Tayyip Erdogan

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed to take immediate measures to improve coordination of their countries’ actions in Syria, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Putin and Erdogan, in a phone call initia…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The attack on Turkish military personnel in Syria damages joint peace efforts in the region, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Tuesday. Erdogan also told Putin that Turkey will use its self-defense rights in case of a similar…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday developments in Syria’s northwestern region of Idlib had become “unmanageable”, after Ankara said Syrian shelling killed five of its soldiers there. Earlier on Monday, Erdogan said Turkey wa…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Turkey will continue to retaliate against attacks on its forces in Syria’s northwest Idlib region, after the government said four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine wounded by Syrian government shelling. “We have responded in kind to these attacks and will…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday criticized Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab nations for not speaking out against the U.S. Middle East plan which he said endorsed the Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands. FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference ahead of…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will take additional measures against attacks targeting its forces and civilians in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, the national security council said on Thursday, after a nearly 5-hour meeting chaired by President Tayyip Erdogan. Bombardments by Russia-backed Syrian government forces on Idlib have raised concern…

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Istanbul, Turkey, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Umit BektasANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Washington and Ankara had done little to solve a row over Turkey’s purchase of Russian defenses…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Russia was not abiding by the Sochi or Astana agreements regarding Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, broadcaster NTV reported on Wednesday. Renewed bombardments by Russia-backed Syrian gover…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump discussed developments in Syria and Libya in a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, a White House spokesman said on Twitter. Reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Eric Beech

(ANKARA, Turkey) — The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 22 on Saturday as rescue crews searched for people who remained trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, officials said. Speaking at a televised news con…