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Erdogan asks Lapid to refrain from Israel's settlement expansion until upcoming election
Jul 11, 2022 07:06Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Israel to refrain from its illegal construction of new settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories until the upcoming election.
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Erdogan: Turkey to expel ambassadors of 10 Western countries
Oct 24, 2021 06:55Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has ordered the foreign ministry to declare ambassadors from 10 Western countries, including the American envoy, “persona non grata” over their joint call on Ankara for the release of Osman Kavala, a civil society leader.
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Erdogan vows to protect Palestinian lands amid Israel’s annexation plans
May 25, 2020 12:30Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated Ankara's support for Palestinians, vowing to help protect their lands amid Israel’s plans to annex parts of the West Bank.
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Erdogan defies EU sanctions threat over Cyprus drilling
Nov 12, 2019 12:40Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that he would not give in to EU demands to stop oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean around Cyprus.
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NATO no place for ‘significant Russian military purchases,’ Trump to tell Erdogan
Nov 11, 2019 07:06US President Donald Trump will tell his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that NATO is “no place” for “significant Russian military purchases.”
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Erdogan censures NATO for not helping in Turkey's Syria operations
Mar 12, 2018 07:19Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed NATO over its refusal to aid Ankara in its operations in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin.
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In talks with Erdogan, Rouhani warns of plots to disintegrate regional states
Feb 20, 2018 07:50Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned against plots to disintegrate regional states in talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, calling for enhanced cooperation to eliminate such security concerns.
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Turkish President, Saudi King discuss Syria military operations
Feb 14, 2018 07:07Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed his country's latest military operations in Syria with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
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Turkish president censures Trump's Jerusalem al-Quds announcement
Dec 09, 2017 18:01Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed the US President Donald Trump’s announcement on recognizing occupied Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the illegal Zionist entity, saying the move was a "provocation."
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Erdogan pushing more mayors to resign amid AK shake-up ahead of 2019 elections
Oct 19, 2017 17:29Three more Turkish mayors, including the high-profile mayor of the capital Ankara, will resign, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says, as he seeks to repair the image of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party ahead of 2019 elections.