Tag: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Is Erdoğan’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque a sign of...
The decision by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to convert the Hagia Sophia Cathedral turned museum in Istanbul back into a mosque reinforces his long-held plans for promoting Islamic supremacy and lifts his sagging...
Erdoğan: Hagia Sophia ‘resurrection’ harbinger for Al-Aqsa ‘liberation’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed on Friday that the “resurrection” of the ancient Hagia Sophia church in Istanbul as a mosque bodes well for the “liberation” of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. He...
Erdoğan is driving a wedge between Europe and the Middle East
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is using the chaos of civil war in Libya to carve out a new Turkish power base in the Maghreb. Erdoğan’s ambitions in North Africa will not only disrupt...
Erdoğan: ‘We will not allow Palestinian lands to be offered to anyone’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a video message posted on social media on Monday that “we will not allow Palestinian lands to be offered to anyone.”
In the video, which was addressed to...
Turkish bank pleads not guilty to charges of evading Iran sanctions
Turkish state bank Halkbank pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to U.S. charges of evading U.S. sanctions on Iran.
The plea was entered by the company’s lawyer, Robert Cary, in an arraignment conducted by U.S. District...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says Turkish military has begun deploying in Libya
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday that the Turkish military has started moving units to Libya to support the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) based in Tripoli, Reuters reported.
“There will be an operation...
Erdoğan’s ‘quiet jihad’
Palestinian Authority officials are calling the gift the Turkish government gave them a few years ago “the treasure.” The trove comprises 140,000 pages of carefully arranged microfilm that could have a dramatic effect on...
Report: Erdoğan turns a blind eye as Hamas plots in Turkey to attack Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is turning a blind eye to the fact that senior Hamas officials based in Istanbul are actively plotting terrorist attacks against Israel, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday.
Citing transcripts of...
Hamas chief arrives in Turkey on first leg of foreign tour
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Turkey on Sunday as part of the first leg of a foreign tour, the terrorist group announced according to a report in the Turkish Anadolu Agency.
Haniyeh is also set...
After meeting with Erdoğan, Graham blocks resolution recognizing 1915 Armenian Genocide
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) blocked a resolution on Wednesday recognizing the 1915 Armenian Genocide after being part of a White House meeting of Republican senators with U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep...