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ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed in telephone talks on Sunday that the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul needed to be clarified, the Turkish presidency said. “The two leaders agreed that the Jamal Khashoggi case should be clarified in all its aspects,” a Turkish presidential source said. © Agence France-Presse
by Raziye Akkoc with Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul Agence France Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday asked Saudi officials to prove their claim that missing journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi left the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Erdogan’s comments’ came after media reports said his government sought permission from Saudi authorities to search the consulate premises in Istanbul. Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, vanished last Tuesday after entering the […]
by Antoine LAMBROSCHINI with Michelle FITZPATRICK in Frankfurt Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s Angela Merkel hosts Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Berlin Friday to try to repair badly frayed ties, a task complicated by planned anti-Erdogan protests and the chancellor’s own domestic woes. The pair is meeting a day after Germany beat Turkey to become the Euro 2024 host nation, following a tight race that took on political significance when Erdogan […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said Turkey would boycott US electronic goods, in retaliation for punitive sanctions Washington placed against Ankara over the detention of an American pastor. “We will boycott US electronic goods,” Erdogan said in a televised speech. “If (the United States) have the iPhone, there’s Samsung on the other side,” he said, referring to US giant Apple’s iconic phone and the top South Korean brand. “We (also) […]
by Raziye Akkoc and Stuart Williams in Istanbul Agence France-Presse ANKARA, Turkey – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday took on greater powers than any Turkish leader for decades as he was sworn in for a second presidential term, naming his son-in-law to the key post of finance minister in a revamped cabinet. Erdogan, who has already transformed Turkey in 15 years of rule, took his oath of office in parliament under the new presidential […]
PARIS France (AFP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a decisive victory in an election that will give him five more years in office with sweeping new powers. Here are some of the first reactions on Monday from foreign governments: Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin “stressed that the results of the vote fully speak of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s great political authority (and) mass support of the course conducted under his leadership to solve Turkey’s […]
by Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won tightly-contested presidential polls, the election authority said Monday, extending his 15-year grip on power as the opposition complained bitterly about the conduct of the vote count. Turkish voters had for the first time cast ballots for both president and parliament in the snap elections, with Erdogan looking for a first […]
by Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi and Stuart Williams in Istanbul © Agence France-Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday faces the biggest ballot box challenge of his 15-year grip on Turkey, seeking to overcome a revitalized opposition against the background of an increasingly troubled economy. A self-styled heavyweight champion of campaigning, Erdogan has won successive elections since his Islamic-rooted ruling party came to power in 2002, transforming Turkey with growth-orientated economic policies, religious conservatism […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed it was “wrong” for the United States to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, a Turkish presidential source said late Thursday. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defied the wishes of world powers when he announced that Washington would pull out of the historic nuclear accord and impose new sanctions on Tehran. Calling Trump’s decision “wrong,” Erdogan and Putin pointed […]
by Raziye Akkoc and Maria Panina Agence France Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — The presidents of Iran, Turkey, and Russia vowed to work for a lasting ceasefire after over seven years of civil war in Syria, following a summit aimed at boosting both peace prospects and also their influence in the country. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iran’s Hassan Rouhani, and Russia’s Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their commitment to cooperating for “the achievement of a lasting […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey on Friday condemned a statement by European Union leaders bitterly critical of Ankara’s policies towards bloc members Cyprus and Greece, raising tensions just days ahead of a key summit. “The statement that was issued contained unacceptable comments against our country that serve the interests of Greece and the Greek Cypriots,” foreign ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy told reporters in response to Thursday’s EU statement. EU President Donald Tusk and European Commission […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to expand Turkey’s offensive in Syria against Kurdish militia to key border towns controlled by the group right up to the Iraqi frontier. Turkey launched its operation seeking to oust Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia from the Afrin region of northern Syria on January 20 and Erdogan said Thursday its forces could now enter Afrin town at “any moment”. But Ankara has always threatened […]
