Tayyip Erdogan

The White House says Turkey will soon begin an operation in north-east Syria, with US forces no longer in the immediate area. The move was confirmed in a statement late on Sunday following a call between President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Ta…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey does not think its effort with the United States to form a “safe zone” in northeast Syria will yield the results it wants and is ready to carry out a military operation, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying on Thurs…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Days ahead of the anniversary of the grisly slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that his country will press ahead with efforts to shed light on the killing. In a Washington Post …

Turkey's air force has downed an unidentified drone on its border with Syria after it breached Turkish airspace multiple times, the defence ministry said.  The drone, detected near the border by the military, intruded into Turkish airspace six times before i…

President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (AP) Preparations by Turkey and the United States on a safe zone for refugees in northeastern…

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Istanbul slightly injured eight people Thursday and sent school children and residents into the streets of Turkey's commercial and cultural hub. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said the earthquake struck in the S…

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said nuclear power should either be free for all states or banned completely, and warned that the "inequality" between states who have nuclear power and who do not undermines global balanc…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Doctors from Turkey’s large cities have been stationed in two southern provinces to prepare for a possible incursion into northern Syria, two security sources told Reuters on Friday, adding leave for doctors in the region had been cancele…

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. The leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey met in the ASSOCIATED PR…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Russia is ready to help Saudi Arabia following attacks on the Saudi oil industry if needed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with leaders of Turkey and Iran in Ankara on Monday, and proposed Russian weapons for purchase. …