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Turkey elections: Five urgent challenges Erdogan will face in his third term

Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected for a third presidential term on Sunday, prompting his supporters to take to the streets in jubilation. With his win secure, Erdogan addressed some of the things he plans to do in the near future. Yet, amid the celebrations, he nonetheless faces significant challenges, including: addressing the economic crisis, finding solutions for the refugee crisis, and securing victory in the upcoming municipal elections in 10 months' time. […]

30 May 2023

International News

Egypt’s Islamic body reverses Ottomans ‘occupied’ Istanbul remark

Tensions between Egypt and Turkey are showing no sign of abating as Cairo's religious authority, Dar al-Ifta, referred to the Ottoman seizure of the city of Constantinople in 1453 as an "occupation". The statement was issued on Sunday by Dar al-Ifta on its Facebook page in an attack on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who it accused of using religion to further his "colonial ambitions" abroad. "The Hagia Sophia was built […]

11 June 2020

International News

Erdogan vows to keep border open for refugees until EU meets all demands

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he would keep Turkey's border open for refugees until the EU had met all Ankara's demands while comparing Greece's response to the crisis to the Nazis. "Until all Turkey's expectations, including free movement, updating of the customs union and financial assistance, are tangibly met, we will continue the practice on our borders," he said in a televised speech. Turkey's decision at the […]

12 March 2020

International News

Erdogan, Putin announce Idlib ceasefire after Moscow meeting

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have announced a military ceasefire in Idlib, after a meeting in Moscow that lasted six hours. Idlib, the last rebel stronghold in Syria, has witnessed increased violence and bloodshed since last December, the start of a Russia-backed Syrian offensive to regain control over the region. "At 00.01 tonight, as in, from midnight, the ceasefire will be put in place," […]

6 March 2020

International News

Erdogan says Somalia invited Turkey to explore for oil offshore

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Somalia invited Turkey to explore for oil in its seas, private national broadcaster NTV reported. Turkey has been a major source of aid to Somalia following a famine in 2011. Turkish engineers have helped building infrastructure in Somalia, businesses have invested in the country and Turkish officers have trained Somali soldiers as part of efforts to build up the country's army. Speaking to reporters on Monday, on his flight […]

21 January 2020

International News

Erdogan says Turkish forces have begun Libya deployment

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said that Turkish forces had begun deploying to Libya after parliament approved the move last week. "Our soldiers' duty there is coordination. They will develop the operation centre there. Our soldiers are gradually going right now," he told CNN Turk broadcaster during an interview, according to AFP. The Turkish parliament passed a bill allowing the government to send troops to Libya, aimed at […]

6 January 2020

International News

Turkish President Erdogan addresses SA Muslims

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said Ankara would not allow the Fetullah Terrorist Organisation (FETO) to make South Africa its base. At the inauguration of a new Turkish Embassy building in South Africa's capital Pretoria, Erdogan warned the country of the threat of FETO as South Africa is one of the countries where the group is most active. “In our eyes, there is no difference between terrorist organisations,” […]

27 July 2018

Local

Turkey’s president Erdogan to attend Brics summit in Joburg

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan will make the latest in a string of trips to Africa this week, visiting SA and Zambia as well as attending the Brics summit, the Turkish presidency said on Sunday. The five Brics countries — Brazil, China, India, Russia and SA, which are seen by analysts as rising challengers to established western economies — are holding the group’s latest summit in Johannesburg. Turkey is not […]

24 July 2018

International News

US rejects plans to extradite Gulen for US preacher held in Turkey

America has rejected plans to link the case of an American pastor held for almost two years with US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara blames for the failed 2016 coup bid, a senior US official said on Friday. A Turkish court on Wednesday ruled to keep in jail on terror-linked charges US pastor Andrew Brunson, who ran a Protestant church in the city of Izmir and has been held since […]

21 July 2018

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