Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Pro-Ankara Rebels, Syria Regime ‘agree Security Line’ In Al-Bab

Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's forces have created a security corridor to avoid clashes in...

Headlines

Turkey’s Erdogan In Saudi On Gulf Tour

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday to further strengthen ties as part...

Headlines

Erdogan Calls For Safe Zone In Northern Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Ankara wanted to establish a "safe zone" in northern Syria free of...

International

Turkey Academics Speak of Fear and Loss Amid Mass Sackings

Turkey's university lecturers remain defiant, despite what they describe as heavy-handed police tactics during protests...

Headlines

Erdogan Says Turkish Troops Inside IS Bastion Al-Bab, Capture Imminent

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies have entered the centre of...

Opinion

Turkish Troops, Syria Rebels Enter IS-Held Town

Turkish troops and Syrian rebels on Saturday entered the Islamic State-held town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, as...

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Syria War: Russian ‘friendly Fire’ Kills Turkish Soldiers

President Vladimir Putin has sent condolences after a Russian air strike accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers in...

International

UN Demands Release of Rwanda Case Judge

Aydin Sefa Akay is part of a panel of UN judges reviewing the case of a former Rwandan minister A UN legal body has...

International

Turkish Anger As Greece Rejects Extradition of Eight Soldiers

Turkey has reacted with anger after a Greek court ruled against extraditing eight Turkish soldiers accused of...

International

Greece Snubs Turkey Soldiers’ Extradition

The soldiers say they would not receive a fair trial in Turkey Greece's Supreme Court has ruled against extraditing...

International

Turkey’s President Erdogan Wins Power-Boosting Vote

Turkey's parliament has approved a new draft constitution paving the way for a presidential system of government. The...

International

World May Be In For Rocky Road During My Tenure

The political tumult that rocked the world in 2016 might be an appetizer for 2017. Crucial elections loom this year in...

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IS Claims Turkey Nightclub Attack

So-called Islamic State says it was behind the new year attack on a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. The group...

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Manhunt After Dozens Killed In Istanbul Nightclub Attack

Police in Istanbul are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a well-known nightclub, killing at least 39 people. The...

International

Turkish Police In Court For First Istanbul Trial Over Coup Plot

Twenty-nine police officers have gone on trial in a Turkish prison accused of trying to overthrow the government in the...

International

Turkey Cafe Boss Held For Erdogan ‘tea Insult’

The boss of a cafeteria at a Turkish opposition newspaper has been detained after saying he would refuse to serve tea...

International

Turkey Targets 10,000 Social Media Users In ‘terror’ Probe

Turkey is investigating 10,000 people on suspicion of using social media to support terrorism, its interior ministry...

International

Bana Alabed, Aleppo’s Tweeting Girl, Meets Turkey’s President Erdogan

Bana Alabed - the seven-year-old Syrian who tweeted about life inside rebel-held east Aleppo - has met Turkey's...

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Russia To Boost Security After Killing

Russia’s intelligence services are to develop extra security measures for its embassies following the killing of its...