Tayyip Erdogan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan discussed a U.S. proposal to end the war in Ukraine by phone on Monday, the Kremlin said. "Vladimir Putin noted that these proposals, in the version in which we have reviewed them, are in line with the discussions at the…

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would have a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss peace efforts in Ukraine, adding that he would also ask him to restart a deal for the safe passage of grains via the Black Sea. NATO member…

Ukraine-Russia war: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday met Turkey's president, Tayyip Erdogan, and plans to meet US Army officials amid discussions of US proposals for peace conditions with Russia amid Moscow's drone and fresh missile barrage on the city of Ternopil that killed at least 25 people. Zelenskiy met…

ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey believes the most realistic way to resolve political deadlock over Cyprus is to have two states on the ethnically-split island. Erdogan was speaking alongside Tufan Erhurman, the newly-elected Turkish Cypriot president who has pledged to explore a federal solution -…

A Turkish military cargo plane crashed Tuesday in neighboring Georgia, killing all 20 servicemen aboard, Turkish authorities said Wednesday, launching an investigation into the incident. The C-130 aircraft crashed shortly after crossing into Georgia, returning from Ganja, Azerbaijan, to Turkey, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. Search…

Pakistan - Afghanistan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Sunday that Turkey’s foreign and defense ministers, along with its intelligence chief, will visit Pakistan this week to discuss peace efforts with Afghanistan, with the aim to finalize a lasting ceasefire after earlier talks failed to reach a deal. Mediated…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey's foreign and defence ministers and intelligence chief plan to travel to Pakistan this week to discuss its stop-start talks with Afghanistan over a ceasefire in place in South Asia, President Tayyip Erdogan said. According to an official readout on Sunday of his comments on a return flight…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Monday that Hamas remains “determined” to uphold the Gaza truce, according to AFP. He also said that it is essential for Muslim nations to play an active role in reconstructing Gaza. “It seems that Hamas is quite determined to…

British PM Keir Starmer and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a 10-year, $11 billion agreement for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets, described as the biggest UK fighter jet deal in a generation and a new symbol of UK-Turkey strategic ties Britain and Turkey on Monday signed what both sides hailed…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed an agreement to sell Eurofighter jets to Nato member Turkey in a 10-year deal worth nearly US$11 billion after talks on Monday with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “This is a really significant deal, because it’s £8 billion (US$10.7 billion) worth of orders … These…