Tag: Turkey
Erdoğan: Turkey ‘will not compromise’ over its claims in Mediterranean
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Turkey would not back down regarding its claims to energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
“We will not compromise over what belongs to us. …...
Old terrorists do not die, they just move to Turkey
Condemnation of Israel and Jews from terrorists and their supporters is not new, it just comes from different directions. One case in point is Sami Al-Arian, who was deported from the United States following a...
Germany tries to calm rising Greece-Turkey tensions in eastern Mediterranean
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas visited Greece and is also scheduled to visit Turkey on Tuesday in an effort to calm rising tensions between the two countries over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean,...
Trump administration slams Erdoğan for meeting with Hamas leadership
The Trump administration slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday for meeting with Hamas leadership on Saturday.
“The United States strongly objects to Turkish President Erdoğan hosting two Hamas leaders in Istanbul on Aug....
Erdoğan hosts Hamas leaders, including ‘designated terrorist’ with $5 million bounty
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted a large delegation of Hamas leaders in Istanbul on Saturday.
According to NBC News correspondent Raf Sanchez, who posted a photo of the meeting on Twitter, the delegation included Hamas deputy leader Saleh...
Iran, Turkey take aim at UAE over normalization agreement with Israel
The chief of Iran’s armed forces, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, said on Sunday that his country’s approach to the United Arab Emirates would shift because of the UAE’s normalization agreement with Israel.
“Definitely, the Iranian...
Israel says it backs Greece in standoff with Turkey in Mediterranean
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that only “dialogue and negotiation” can solve its dispute with Greece over energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
“The path to a solution in the eastern...
Turkey and the future of the Eastern Mediterranean
“Instability in the Eastern Mediterranean” is a commonplace phrase, and with good reason. In parallel with the civil wars in Syria and Libya, the power play between the United States and Russia, the Israeli-Palestinian...
Turkey’s Hagia Sophia opens as mosque with Erdoğan reciting first prayer
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan joined hundreds of Muslim worshippers in Istanbul on Friday for the first prayers from the Koran in nearly 90 years inside the Hagia Sophia, once one of Christianity’s most...
Turkey’s mad sultan
Last week, in defiance of Pope Francis and the entire Christian world, Sultan Erdoğan’s dream became reality. Images depicting the Archangel Gabriel, the Virgin Mary and Christ Pantocrator, along with numerous other famous mosaics...