Tag: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Erdoğan suffers ‘huge blow’ as Turkish opposition wins Istanbul mayor race
Turkey’s opposition mayoral candidate won the mayoral election re-run in Istanbul on Monday, giving longtime Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a stinging defeat.
Harold Rhode, a former adviser on Islamic affairs and specialist on Turkey in...
Pentagon suspends Turkish F-35 training as Erdogan embraces Putin
The Pentagon has been taking major steps toward suspending its F-35 fighter jet training program for Turkish pilots in the United States in response to Ankara looking to acquire the S-400 Russian missile-defense system, a senior...
Trump is unable to pressure Erdoğan economically because his bogus ally Qatar will save...
There have been inexplicable phenomena in the Middle East for some years now. Any attempt to explain them logically comes up against a dead end, and gives way to conspiracy theories. How can one...
Head to head: Bolton and Erdoğan on Syria
It may not have been such a good idea for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to snub U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton in his own capital of Ankara by not only refusing to...
Erdoğan rebukes Bolton about Syria and Kurds, saying he made a ‘serious mistake’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton on Tuesday for promising that Turkey will not attack the Kurds fighting the Islamic State in Syria.
“We cannot accept Bolton’s messages given from Israel,”...
Turkey takes pragmatic steps towards repairing damaged relations with Israel
Amid shared concerns over Iran’s regional aggression among other interests, Israel and Turkey have been attempting to mend relations with one another despite their subtle differences, according to an Israeli media report on Monday.
Were...
Israel weighs measures to counter growing Turkish influence in Jerusalem
Israel’s National Security Council has drafted a list of possible measures to take against the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) operating in eastern Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and Gaza, due to concerns that...
Turkey’s President Erdoğan wins re-election, cementing his firm grip on power
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) emerged victorious in the country’s first-ever dual presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, giving the Turkish leader sweeping executive powers and further...
Amid rising tensions, Israel expels Turkish diplomat
Israel summoned the Turkish Consul General in Jerusalem and expelled him from the country, following Turkey’s expulsion of the Israeli consul general from Ankara.
The diplomatic incident continues increasing tensions between Turkey and Israel, which...
Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Israel of massacring Palestinians
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of “massacres” against the Palestinians and chided the international community for its silence.
Erdogan made his comments on Monday at the Al-Quds Forum in Istanbul, a two-day international event...