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Turkey’s President says Netanyahu is ‘no different’ than Hitler
Amid Israel’s ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that “there is no difference” between what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing in the Gaza Strip…
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Erdogan vows to submit constitution amendment proposal to Parliament
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to submit a new proposal for amending the Constitution to Parliament. “We will re-submit our constitutional amendment proposal to the parliament’s discretion,” Erdogan said…
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Erdogan vows introduction of new constitution in his 1st speech
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to introduce a new constitution to replace the current one, as he officially began a new five-year term as the Turkish head of state.…
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Turkish Parliament sworn in new term
Ankara: The Turkish parliament convened, the first time after the May 14 polls, holding the oath-taking ceremony of the newly-elected 600 deputies. As the parliament began its 28th term, Turkish President Recep…
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Erdogan receives presidential candidate’s support in election runoff
Ankara: Turkish presidential candidate Sinan Ogan, who won third place by receiving 5.17 per cent of the votes in the first round, endorsed incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the runoff elections slated…
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Erdogan says Black Sea grain deal extends for 2 more months
Ankara: The Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allows the export of Ukrainian grain and other agricultural products from Black Sea ports, extended for another two months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced.…
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Turkey greatly reduces defence industry’s foreign dependency: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkey has reduced its foreign dependency in the defence industry from around 80 per cent to some 20 per cent in the past two decades, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.…
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Turkish Prez revises salaries of civil servants, pensioners twice in 2 days
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the salaries of civil servants and pensioners would rise by an additional 5 per cent to 30 per cent in the first half of 2023.…
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Erdogan announces 25% raise for civil servants, pensioners
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the government will introduce a 25-per cent rise in the salaries of civil servants and pensions to ease the burden of rising living costs.…
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Turkey: Erdogan asks for freedom to wear hijab to be included in constitution
Ankara: The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the leader of the Turkish opposition, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, to work on including the issue of the headscarf in the country’s constitution, instead…
