Erdogan’s trip to north raised at European Parliament
The recent visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the north was raised on Monday at the European Parliament, during the first day of the plenum.
A proposal was ...
Trump says he had a productive call with Turkey’s Erdogan, visits planned
US President Donald Trump said he had a “very good and productive” telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, discussing a wide range of topics including how ...
Top Erdogan advisor insinuates north ‘PM’ is a Greek Cypriot
Oktay Saral, one of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top advisors, on Thursday attacked the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel over his handling of the ongoing “headscarf crisis” ...
Christodoulides: Macron told Erdogan EU ties depend on Cyprus problem
Ankara’s wish to strengthen ties with the EU must go hand in hand with the Cyprus problem, French President Emmanel Macron has told Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, according ...
Tatar meets Erdogan in New York
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Turkish House in New York on Thursday.
Tatar’s office said he had “expressed his gratitude” to ...
Erdogan to Putin: Western ‘silence’ worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a call that Western countries’ “silence“ was exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Erdogan’s office ...
Erdogan says Turkey expects more counter-terrorism support from allies
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he expected concrete steps from allies in support of Turkey’s counter-terrorism fight after a weekend bomb attack in Ankara, for which ...
Erdogan slams Unficyp over Pyla incident
The physical intervention of UN peacekeepers on the sovereign territory of the ‘TRNC’ is unnacceptable, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday evening.
Erdogan’s comments on Friday’s ...
Turkey’s Erdogan says he is open to meeting with Syria’s Assad
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he was open to a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al Assad, but that setting the withdrawal of Turkish troops from ...
Fear among Turkey’s LGBT community after hostile election campaign
Campaign speeches targeting Turkey’s LGBT community during last month’s election have left some living in constant fear of police raids and even planning to leave the country.
Ahead ...
Turkey’s Erdogan to take oath, name new-look cabinet
Tayyip Erdogan was set to be sworn in as Turkey’s president on Saturday after winning re-election last weekend and will later name his cabinet, which is expected to signal ...
Turkey’s Erdogan claims victory in presidential election (Update 3)
President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which have polarised Turkey and strengthened its position as ...
Turks clash with police on anniversary of anti-Erdogan ‘Gezi’ protests
Turkish police clashed with protesters around Istanbul’s main Taksim Square on Tuesday as they gathered to mark the anniversary of nationwide anti-government demonstrations that began nine years ago in ...
Turkish court to rule in case against top Erdogan opponent
A Turkish court is expected to reach a verdict on Wednesday in a case against Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, an opposition figure who opinion polls suggest would be a strong ...
President issues bleak warning to refugees over Varosha
Losing Varosha to resettlement under Turkish administration would sound the death knell for a Cyprus solution, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday.
It also appears the message he passed to ...