Russia hopes Turkey will “refrain” from launching an offensive in northern Syria. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned NATO ally Turkey on Wednesday. Erdogan said they would then proceed, “step by step, into other regions”. Russia hopes Turkey will “refrain” from launching an offensive in northern Syria, a diplomatic spokesperson for Russia said Thursday, … Read more
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday that construct a “safe zone” inside Syria near the Turkish border, According to his office, Russia and Turkey agreed in 2019 that Russian military police and Syrian border guards would begin driving a Syrian Kurdish militia 30 kilometers (19 miles) away from … Read more
Erdogan claims he won’t let terrorism supporting countries into NATO Turkey’s leader has told columnists he actually expects to obstruct Finland and Sweden’s increase to NATO. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said gatherings this week with Finnish and Swedish appointments had not been “at the normal level,” taking note if there had been no means taken to … Read more
Three Turkish soldiers were killed Tuesday while serving in northern Iraq as part of operations against Kurdish militants, according to the defense ministry. Another four soldiers were injured during the fighting, according to the ministry statement, which did not specify where the clash occurred. According to Anadolu, Turkey’s official news agency, Turkish soldiers clashed with … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey would not look “positively” on Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids unless its terror-related concerns were addressed, Despite widespread support from other allies, including the United States, Turkey has long accused Nordic countries, particularly Sweden, of harbouring outlawed Kurdish militants as well as supporters of Fethullah … Read more
Syrian authorities rejected Turkey’s plan to return one million Syrian refugees to a “safe zone” along the border on Friday, according to state media. In early May, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Ankara hoped to encourage one million Syrian refugees to return home by providing housing and local infrastructure. More than 3.6 million … Read more
Finland’s lawmakers overwhelmingly approved joining NATO as a deterrence to Russian aggression on Tuesday, opening the way for a combined application with Sweden to be presented in the coming days. After a long debate that lasted over a day and a half, 188 of Finland’s 200 lawmakers voted in favour of NATO membership, reversing the … Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, accusing them of failing to take a firm stance against terrorism. “We will not say ‘yes’ to those (countries) who apply sanctions to Turkey to join the security organization NATO,” Erdogan said. Since 2019, Sweden has suspended all arms sales to Turkey … Read more
During talks in Berlin on the two countries joining NATO, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu lauded Finland’s conciliatory approach but reprimanded Sweden for making “provocative” statements. Turkey vowed on Friday to stymie NATO’s enlargement process with the two Nordic nations, which requires the alliance’s members’ unanimous agreement. “The Swedish foreign minister’s statements are unfortunately not … Read more
Amid Turkey’s mounting economic crisis, animosity is growing toward the country’s millions of refugees. Tensions are threatening to boil over in recent weeks. Thousands of citizens have taken to social media to voice their outrage and urge for refugees to be sent back to their countries after seeing videos of big gatherings of foreign nationalities … Read more
Syrian rebels killed ten soldiers in northern Syria on Friday, the deadliest such attack since a truce agreement was reached more than two years ago, according to a war monitor and state media. The attack also injured nine soldiers, according to Syria’s official news agency SANA, which cited a military source. “Around 9:30 this morning … Read more
Germany summoned Turkey’s ambassador on Friday over the imprisonment of Osman Kavala, a vocal critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan according to a foreign ministry official, “I can tell you that we summoned the Turkish ambassador to the foreign ministry today and made the government’s position very clear once again,” the spokesman told a … Read more
Osman Kavala, sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, has been thrust from relative obscurity into a symbol of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s intolerance of dissent in the wake of a failed 2016 coup. Bearded, tender-spoken, and gaunt, the 64-yr-old intellectual’s destiny modified the instant he landed in Istanbul from … Read more
Turkey has launched a new air and ground offensive in opposition to Kurdish opponents in northern Iraq, defense minister Hulusi Akar stated. Commandos and forces, backed through unmanned aerial vehicles and assault helicopters concerned in Operation Claw-Lock, are focused on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) hideouts within the Metina, Zap and Avashin-Basyan areas of northern Iraq, … Read more
ANTALYA, Turkey – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday were holding talks in Turkey in the first such high-level contact since Moscow invaded its neighbour. Turkey has for weeks pushed to play a mediation role in the conflict. But analysts fear there are only the lowest chances of a … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to discuss the Ukraine issue, according to spokesman Ibrahim Kalin, who added that Turkey was ready to assist in resolving the problem. Read More: The evacuation of Mariupol has been put on hold Speaking to reporters in Istanbul, Kalin restated Turkey’s … Read more
ABU DHABI – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on business leaders in the wealthy United Arab Emirates to invest in his country during his recent visit to Abu Dhabi for the first time in nearly a decade. The Turkish president said that that trip “started a new era” with the UAE, adding there was … Read more
ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to rein in inflation decimating Turks’ purchasing power and doubled down on his opposition to high interest rates. Erdogan has gone against orthodox economic thinking as part of a “war of economic independence”, arguing repeatedly that high rates push up inflation. “Sooner or later, just as we lowered inflation … Read more
ISTANBUL, Dec 18, 2021 (AFP) – Turkey will send 15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday at a major summit of the continent’s leaders, adding that the low vaccination rates there were a blot on humanity. Ankara has invested heavily in developing trade and diplomatic ties with the world’s … Read more
WASHINGTON: S&P Global Ratings on Friday changed its outlook for Turkey’s credit rating to negative from stable, as the country struggles with high inflation and a depreciating currency. Turkey’s annual inflation has surged above 20 per cent to its highest level in three years after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan installed loyalists at the central bank who … Read more
ASHGABAT: President Dr Arif Alvi held a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and agreed to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation. They concurred to further strengthen the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) to achieve its objectives. The two leaders underlined the need for collective efforts of the region, particularly of the Islamic countries to … Read more
ANKARA: Turkey’s Central Bank meeting on Thursday was held amid heated debates about the high interest rates and the continued depreciation of the Turkish lira against foreign currencies, Arab News reported. As expected, the central bank cut rates by another 100bps, which sent the lira plummeting to a new record low. On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip … Read more
ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday backed down from his threat to expel 10 Western ambassadors over their joint statement of support for a jailed civil society leader. He spoke after the United States and several of the other concerned countries issued identical statements saying they respected a UN convention that required diplomats … Read more
ANKARA: The Turkish lira dropped to record lows on Monday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the weekend ordered the expulsion of the ambassadors of 10 countries, including Germany and the United States. The envoys had angered the president in calling for the release of Parisian-born philanthropist and activist Osman Kavala, who has been in … Read more
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday he felt that relations with his US counterpart Joe Biden had “not gotten off to a good start” since the latter’s arrival in the White House. “My wish is to have friendly and not hostile relations” with the United States, the state news agency Anadolu quoted Erdogan … Read more
ANKARA: On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said that he may meet with the leader of the insurgent group of Taliban in an effort to help ensure peace in Afghanistan. In less than a week, the Taliban have taken control of more than a fifth of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals. Turkey has troops in … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will leave for Turkey later this week. Qureshi will be attending the diplomacy forum in the Turkish City of Antalya from June 18-20. This will be the third visit of FM Qureshi in three months. In April this year, he visited Turkey to discuss the bilateral situations and the Afghan … Read more
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday urged the world to take effective action against Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem, and Palestinian homes. In a Twitter post, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that “Jerusalem is the world itself. And the Muslims there is humanity itself.” He said that protecting the honor and dignity of the … Read more
