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Erdogan calls for caution over blaming Iran for Saudi attacks
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for caution over blaming Iran for this month’s attack on a Saudi Arabian oil facility in an interview with Fox News. US blames Iran for attacks on…
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Imran, Erdogan, Mahathir join hands to counter Islamophobia
New York: Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan, President of Turkey, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mr. Mahathir Mohamad joined hands to counter Islamophobia. They decided to…
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Erdogan says 3m refugees could be returned to Syria safe zone
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip said Wednesday that up to three million Syrian refugees could be returned to a “safe zone” it is seeking to establish in northern Syria. Turkey is home to…
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Erdogan hosts Putin, Rouhani for Syria summit
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host his Russian and Iranian counterparts on Monday for their latest summit on Syria, with attention focused on Damascus’s push on the last rebel-held bastion…
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Erdogan to visit Moscow after convoy hit in Syria
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Moscow on Tuesday for a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, the presidency said in a statement, days after a Turkish convoy was hit by…
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Putin, Erdogan to step up counter-terror efforts in Syria
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Friday to intensify joint efforts to eliminate terrorist threats in Idlib, the last major rebel enclave of Syria.…
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Erdogan threatens operation against Syria Kurd militia
Istanbul:Turkey and the US were on a collision course Tuesday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to “eliminate” a Kurdish militia in northern Syria — a move deemed “unacceptable” by the Pentagon.…
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Erdogan lays stone for modern Turkey’s first new church
Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the first new church in Turkey since it became a modern republic in 1923. The church in the Istanbul suburb…
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Turkey’s Erdogan faces new threat: Former allies
Ankara: Following losses in key cities this year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan now risks losing more voters as former allies stick their head above the parapet and appear to be on the…
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Erdogan sacks Turkey central bank governor amid rate tensions
Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the governor of Turkey’s central bank and replaced him with his deputy, a presidential decree said Saturday, after months of tension with the government over…
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Erdogan says ‘out of question’ to support US Palestinian plan
Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it was “out of the question” for Turkey to support the US economic plan for Palestinians, in comments published on Monday. The White House plan revealed…
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All details on Khashoggi’s murder should be shared by Saudi: Erdogan
Osaka [Japan]: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said that Saudi Arabia should share all facts and details about the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. However, Erdogan said that while…
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Erdogan says ‘no backtrack’ on Russia missile deal
Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that NATO-member Turkey would take delivery of Russia’s S-400 missile defence system in July — a deal that has created tensions with the United States.…
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Erdogan in lose-lose situation after Istanbul vote: analysts
Ankara: Voters in Istanbul will take part in a re-run of the mayoral election on Sunday after a vote in March was annulled over alleged irregularities. Local elections around Turkey on March…
