President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
28 Oct
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called on Israel to "immediately stop this madness" and end its "attacks" on targets in Gaza after Israeli forces intensified strikes on the Palestinian territory. "The Israeli bombardments on Gaza intensified last night and once again targeted women, children and innocent civilians and worsened the ongoing humanitarian crisis,"…
17 Sep 2023
Turkish scuba divers searched Sunday for three firefighters who went missing when their helicopter crashed into a water reservoir near the western resort city of Izmir. Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said the helicopter crashed while picking up water to douse a forest fire on Saturday night. The helicopter team included three Kyrgyz nationals…
10 Sep 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Sunday for Russia not to be "marginalised" in talks aimed at reviving a key deal to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. "No process that marginalises Russia on the Black Sea grain initiative will be viable," Erdogan told reporters after the close of the G20 summit in…
4 Jul 2023
Turkey warned Tuesday it will not be pressured into backing Sweden's bid to join NATO and said it was still assessing whether the Nordic country's entry would help or hurt the bloc. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's comments came two days before he was due to meet his Swedish counterpart in Brussels to discuss Stockholm's attempt…
28 Apr 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stayed home for a third day Friday following a stomach ailment that has interrupted his campaign to extend his rule to beyond 20 years.T