Latest in Tag: Erdogan Highlight
Latest in Tag: Erdogan
Turkish football offers Erdogan headaches instead of voters in walk-up to election
Turkish football gave Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more headaches than likely votes as he battles to ensure that his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will secure a majority in snap parliamentary elections on Sunday. Polls on the eve of the election predict that AKP will increase its vote by 6% compared to the …
Erdogan and the ‘Islamic Calvinists’
Suppression of the Gezi Park protests, press censorship, erosion of the constitution. But Erdogan and ‘his’ AKP party are still popular in Turkey ahead of Sunday’s elections. Daniel Heinrich reports from Kayseri. “Respect for God and for work, those are the most important things in life.” Orhan Kara leaves no doubt as to what his …
Turkish police clash with ‘Islamic State’ fighters
A police raid of suspected “Islamic State” in southeastern city has turned deadly. The incident comes as Turkish authorities ramp up security measures following the twin bombings in Ankara. Two police officers and four militants were killed in the clashes early Monday. The gun battle occurred after police raided a house in the mostly Kurdish …
Erdogan pays tribute to Ankara bombing victims
Turkeyâs President Erdogan and his Finnish counterpart have visited the site of the weekendâs twin bombings in Ankara. Three top level security officials in the capital have been sacked for the probe into the incident
Tricky talks with Erdogan in Brussels
The EU is turning to Turkey for help with the refugee crisis. The political price is likely to be high, though, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using the opportunity for his own ends. Barbara Wesel reports. The EU wants “an agreement of mutual trust, which is necessary given the central role Turkey plays …
Turkey’s President Erdogan approves caretaker cabinet ahead of elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved a power-sharing caretaker cabinet put forward by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The interim government is to lead the country into elections to be held in November.
Erdogan’s move means dark days for Kurds in Turkey
Turkey’s President Erdogan has shaken up the domestic political sphere with his decision to end the peace process with the Kurds. As Dalia Mortada reports from Istanbul the repercussions could be powerful. Following a week of violence between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), including airstrikes over the weekend on PKK outposts in northern …
Lack of trust between Turkey and China
Turkish President Erdogan is traveling to Beijing to mend ties between the two countries. The Turkish leader is expected to discuss a number of contentious issues with the Chinese leadership, including the Uighur crisis. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a lot to discuss with his Chinese hosts in Beijing during his two-day official visit which ends on July 30….
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan calls off peace process with Kurds
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called of a peace process with Kurdish militants. He also encouraged parliament to strip politicians with links to "terrorist groups" of immunity. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday it was impossible to continue a peace process with Kurdish militants. "It is not possible for us to continue the peace process with those who threaten…
Turkey’s ‘IS’ crackdown revives Kurdish conflict
Critics worry that Turkey's newest war against 'Islamic State' fighters is being eclipsed by the sudden revival of its oldest with the country's Kurdish minority. Noah Blaser reports from Istanbul. In the aftermath of the Suruc suicide bombing last week, Turkey ended its long reluctance to confront the self-declared "Islamic State" (IS), opening a key airbase to US warplanes, cracking…
Opinion: Erdogan on the warpath
Turkey is bombarding "IS" strongholds – but also those of the Kurdish PKK. That fact is endangering the peace process between Ankara and the Kurds, says Turkey correspondent Reinhard Baumgarten. The radicals are gaining the upper hand and the intra-Turkish peace process is hanging by a thread. Now everyone is waiting for a statement from Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader…
Turkish news agency closes Cairo office
Anadolu staff members deny Al Jazeera report that Egyptian government forced closure
Egypt will launch ground intervention in Yemen if necessary: Foreign minister
Shoukry denounced Turkey’s stance against Egypt, saying Erdogan has “personal issues”
âCruel and Inhumanâ – EU, other states issue cautious criticism of Morsi sentence
More comments issued as Erdogan is reported as calling for EU sanctions against Egypt
Turkey condemns Sinai bombings, despite strained relations with Egypt
Turkey and Egypt have been locked in dispute since ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, ending economic ties between two countries
Synchronisation with Erdoganâs visit to Saudi is coincidence: Al-Sisi
Egyptâs president calls on Turkey to stop intervening in Egyptâs internal affairs
Disputed report in Turkish media takes aim at both Egypt and Erdogan foe
Daily Sabah alleges that Egyptian police raided a GĂŒlen-affiliated school in Cairo, removed Turkish flags
Egypt condemns Erdogan’s âflagrant interventionâ in its internal affairs
Erdogan has reiterated the critical comments about the Egyptian president and government
Egyptian, Cypriot, Greek foreign ministers meet in Nicosia
Talks occur on security, energy and tourism ahead of 8 November meeting in Cairo
Coalition to Support Tahya Masr fund calls for closing cultural centres in Cairo, Alexandria
Coalitionâs secretary general says in statement that Turkish cultural centres are a âthreat to national securityâ
Erdogan in no position to give lessons on democracy: Egypt
Turkish president has illusions of restoring the Ottoman Empire, says Egyptian foreign ministry
Regional stability dependant on Egypt: UAE
Emirati foreign minister rejects questioning the legitimacy of Egyptian government
Erdoganâs comments on Egypt is interference in Arab affairs: Arab League
The recently elected Turkish president has been an outspoken critic of the ouster of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi
Al-Sisi âillegitimate tyrantâ: Erdogan
Turkish prime minister criticises Egyptian president over Gaza
Turkey PM says party to reveal presidency candidate next week
Erdogan is widely believed to be planning to run for the presidency in the 10 August elections.
Iran president visits Turkey hoping to fix troubled ties
Rouhani will meet his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, where the powerful neighbours are expected to discuss security concerns as well as trade opportunities.
Kurdish rebels ramp up pressure ahead of Turkey vote
Erdogan is widely expected to run, but to win he needs support from the countryâs Kurdish minority, who make up one fifth of the population and form a majority in the southeast.
Foreign Ministry summons Turkish Charge dâAffaires
Ministry expresses âdistasteâ for comments made concerning last weekâs elections
Turkish police crackdown on protests condemned
Police clashed with protesters in Istanbul, firing tear gas and water cannon at people clustered on side streets, defying a government ban on demonstrations on the iconic Taksim Square â the epicentre of last yearâs turmoil.
Turkey beefs up security on protest anniversary
Eight people died and thousands were injured in the heavy-handed police crackdown that ensued, as clouds of tear gas wafted through the much-loved park on Taksim Square.