Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will discuss buying US-made missiles with President Donald Trump this month despite ongoing tension with Washington sparked by Ankara's purchase of Russia's S-400 missile defence system. In an interview with Reu…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he will discuss buying U.S. Patriot missiles with President Donald Trump this month, saying his personal bond with the U.S. leader could overcome a crisis caused by Ankara buying Russian air defense s…

Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced his resignation from Turkey's ruling AK Party, and says he will launch a new political movement, in the latest challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from his former allies. "It is our historic…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Wednesday acquitted an Austrian student, activist and journalist of terrorism charges and lifted his travel ban, according to his lawyer, who called his detainment last year “unjust and unlawful.” Max Zirngast was acc…

John Bolton's tenure as President Donald Trump's national security adviser included disagreements on several key policy issues, including relations with Iran and North Korea. During his year and a half at the White House, Bolton had particular success in sha…

Thirty-four migrants, including women and a small child, who had been rescued by a German sailboat were successfully transferred to a larger humanitarian ship during a thunderstorm in international waters north of Libya. The transfer happened late on Monday …

"It seems Turkey's ally is after a safe zone in northern Syria not for Turkey but for the terrorist group. We reject such an approach," Erdogan told a crowd of supporters in Malatya on Sunday.  In August, Turkish and US military officials agreed to create a …

THESSALONIKI, Greece (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday Turkey should not try to coerce either Greece or Europe in its attempts to get support for a plan to resettle Syrian refugees in northern Syria. Turkey plans to resettl…

Armed Turkish military vehicles have crossed into northeast Syria to begin joint patrols with the United States army as part of a planned so-called "safe zone" along the border. Turkeys state-run Anadolu Agency said that six Turkish-flagged armoured vehicles…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he expected the central bank to keep cutting interest rates, five days before its monetary policy board is due to meet. The central bank slashed its key interest rate by 425 basis points …