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Turkish support to Palestinian cause ensures Gazans are heard: President Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkiye’s support to the Palestinian cause ensures that the voice of Gazans is heard around the world, Anadolu Agency reports. In a post on X, Erdogan said: “Turkiye’s full support for the just Palestinian cause ensures the voice of our brothers and sisters in Gaza is heard. We are aware of our historical responsibility and act accordingly.” He said the final declaration of the […]

today19 November 2023

International

Sweden-Nato: F-16s and ending Canada’s arms embargo win Erdogan’s approval

After weeks of insisting he would block Sweden’s bid for Nato membership, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said he would allow it to move forward. It left many wondering what on earth changed his mind. Two sources familiar with the negotiations between Turkey and its western allies told Middle East Eye that there were two primary developments that convinced Erdogan - not without several setbacks along the road. First, the Biden administration […]

today12 July 2023

International News

Turkey appoints ambassador to Israel after two years: Report

Turkey has appointed a new ambassador to Israel after a two-year absence, reports say. In May 2018, Ankara withdrew its envoy over deadly attacks against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip who were protesting US President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The move to appoint Ufuk Ulutas, 40, as the new Turkish ambassador is part of an attempt to improve ties with […]

today14 December 2020

International News

Erdogan: Macron’s remarks on Islam ‘clear provocation’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the French president’s recent claims about Islam amount to a dangerous provocation. “[Emmanuel] Macron's statement on ‘Islam is in crisis’ in a city where Muslims are the majority go beyond disrespect and are a clear provocation,” Erdogan told a gathering of mosque and religious workers in the Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday. A French president making statements urging the restructuring of Islam […]

today7 October 2020

International News

Turkey reconverts Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared Istanbul's Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship after a top court ruled that the building's conversion to a museum by modern Turkey's founding statesman was illegal. Erdogan made the announcement on Friday an hour after the court ruling was revealed, despite international warnings not to change the status of the nearly 1,500-year-old monument, revered by Christians and Muslims alike. "The decision was taken […]

today11 July 2020

International News

Turkey’s Erdogan heading to Brussels to discuss refugee crisis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to hold talks with senior European Union officials in Brussels over a refugee crisis unfolding at the Turkish-Greek border, as Germany said the bloc was considering taking in 1,500 child refugees. Tens of thousands of asylum-seekers have been trying to break through the land border between Turkey and Greece for days after Ankara announced it would no longer prevent people from trying to […]

today9 March 2020

International News

Brawl in Turkey’s parliament after MP criticises Erdogan

A fistfight erupted in the Turkish parliament on Wednesday during a speech by an opposition legislator who earlier accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of disrespecting Turkish soldiers who died in Syria. Dozens of parliamentarians joined the brawl, some climbing on top of desks to throw punches, while others tried to stop the fighting, according to video footage of the brouhaha. Some legislators fell to the ground during the fray, Turkey's […]

today5 March 2020

International News

Erdogan vows to continue military ops in Idlib after 6 Turkish soldiers killed

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to continue retaliating heavily to any attacks against Turkish forces in Syria's Idlib Province, after six Turkish soldiers were killed. "We have responded in kind to these attacks and will continue to do so, whether it is with our artillery or mortars," Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul on Monday, adding that a military operation in Syria's northwestern Idlib Province is ongoing. He said that […]

today3 February 2020

International News

Turkey issues arrest warrants for soldiers accused of Gulen links

Turkish prosecutors on Friday issued arrest warrants for 271 soldiers suspected of links to Fethullah Gulen, the exiled cleric accused of orchestrating a failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan two years ago. State media said security forces started conducting operations across Turkey in the early hours of Friday morning response to the warrants. The Star newspaper said those facing arrest included 10 serving colonels and a retired general. About […]

today6 July 2018

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