Tayyip Erdogan

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Author Peter Handke received his Nobel Literature Prize on Tuesday amid criticism of him in Sweden and abroad as an apologist for Serb war crimes in the 1990s. Handke accepted the 9 million-kronor ($948,000) award from King Carl XVI Gustaf a…

Top European politicians are apparently not respected that much by Erdogan; he struggled to name at least one single leader whom he deems to be an “example” for others to follow. “Europe is experiencing a serious leadership crisis, there’s leadership void. I…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey could deploy troops in Libya, if the UN-supported government in Tripoli were to request such support. His comment came weeks after Turkey signed security and military cooperation agreements, as well …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday called for the immediate release of Turkish businessman and activist Osman Kavala, saying there was a lack of reasonable suspicion that he had committed an offense. Kavala has been in jail f…

Turkey and Libya can carry out joint exploration operations in the eastern Mediterranean after the two sides signed a deal on maritime boundaries, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after the move sharpened disputes over the area. Libya's internationally re…

© Erin Schaff for The New York Times Rudolph W. Giuliani didnt get the job he expected. But as unpaid personal counsel to the president and for-profit peddler of access and advice, he got the spotlight. Correction: December 8, 2019 This article has been r…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey approved a NATO defense plan for the Baltics and Poland after some allies demanded support, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying on Thursday, adding that allies must not abandon Ankara in its fight against terror. Reuters r…

President Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he held an unexpected meeting on the sidelines of the NATO gathering in London with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the two leaders discussed Syria. “We discussed a lot. We had a meeting, unscheduled, bu…

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan did not issue demands in return for an agreement to back NATO’s defense plans for Poland and the Baltic states, Lithuania’s president said on Wednesday. “No one demanded anything from us for this. We all …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump had a “very productive” meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Britain on Wednesday, Turkey’s communications director said. Fahrettin Altun made the comment on Twi…