Istanbul: Istanbul’s popular mayor tried to fight off a ban from politics on Wednesday in a trial stemming from his stunning election victory over a close ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2019. Ekrem Imamoglu’s fate is being watched closely for signs of judicial independence nine months before a general election in which Erdogan […]
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PM congratulates President Erdogan over Ukraine grain deal
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday congratulated President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan after Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal with the United Nations and Turkiye on resuming grain supply to avert a global food crisis, affecting millions across the globe. The prime minister on his Twitter handle, said that Ukraine grain […]
Ukraine asks Turkey to be among guarantors of any Russia deal
Istanbul: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has asked Turkey to be a guarantor of any future deal with Russia, along with the UN Security Council’s five permanent members and Germany, Ankara’s top diplomat said Thursday. “Ukraine made an offer on the collective security agreement: P5 (the UN Security Council’s five permanent members), Turkey and Germany,” […]
Erdogan proposes joint Pakistan, Hungary mission to guard key Afghan airport
BRUSSELS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed a new joint mission, which will also involve Pakistan and Hungary, to protect and run Kabul’s international airport following withdrawal of other NATO-led foreign troops. Talking to reporters during the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in Brussels, the Turk president said that his country would need […]
Erdogan inaugurates mosque in Istanbul’s Taksim Square
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated the first mosque in Istanbul’s popular Taksim Square on Friday, eight years to the day after protests began there that shook his government. The mosque is Erdogan’s mark on the square, the most famous area in Turkey’s economic capital, and a fulfilment of a 30-year-old dream. The opening was […]
What stops Imran Khan from becoming Erdogan of Pakistan?
As the public anger on the Pakistani street is bursting against the Gaza conflict–which has entered into the second week–the Imran Khan government is under pressure to reflect that anger by channelising, (a) through state level support for angry demonstrations, and (b) via diplomatic forays into the conflict. The public is angry and wants […]
Turkish President Erdogan urges pope to help end Israel’s ‘massacre’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip on Monday urged Pope Francis to help rally the world to adopt sanctions against Israel for its “massacre” of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The phone call between Erdogan and the pontiff came as Turkey presses ahead with a furious diplomatic push to help end bloodshed that has claimed the lives […]
Putin calls for de-escalation, Erdogan wants global force to protect Palestinians
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday urged Israel and Palestinians to halt fighting in a call with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said the world needs to give Israel a strong lesson. “Serious concern was expressed about the continuing clashes and the growing number of people killed and wounded,” the Kremlin said […]
Erdogan says Saudi Arabia wants to purchase Turkish armed drones
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia is seeking to buy armed unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) from Turkey, following years of tension between the two rival regional powers. Ties between the both, Ankara and Riyadh have been strained since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, at Saudi consulate in Istanbul. […]
Turkey’s Erdogan sees Russian S-400s coming from July: NTV
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he expected Russian S-400 missile defense systems to start arriving in Turkey in the first half of July, broadcaster NTV reported on Sunday, a development set to fuel tensions with NATO ally Washington. “We discussed the S-400 subject with Russia. Indeed the S-400 issue is settled,” Erdogan was cited as […]