Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he sensed a great welcome from the leaders of the Gulf countries to normalize relations with Egypt and upgrade diplomatic representation. In Friday’s statements to journalists who accompanied him [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is embarking on a trip to the Gulf this week, marking his first post-reelection multi-country tour that is expected to yield new agreements to further diplomacy and economic cooperation with [ More … ]
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Sisi agreed to reappoint ambassadors to revive Turkish-Egyptian ties following a phone call on Monday. Sisi called Erdogan to congratulate him on his election victory, according to the [ More … ]
‘The only winner is Türkiye,’ President Erdogan said in his election victory speech, as the veteran leader’s new tenure ushers in a new era in Turkey, after a presidential race watched by the world A [ More … ]
Turkey’s Supreme Election Council makes its final announcement Monday on election results, with all ballot boxes across Turkey opened, giving more than 49% of the vote to incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan The Turkish Supreme [ More … ]
The Turkish Iyi (Good) Party announced Friday its withdrawal from the main opposition alliance at the backdrop of differences on selection of a unified nominee to compete in coming presidential elections. The selection of a [ More … ]
Egypt’s Sisi on Tuesday held a phone call with Turkey’s Erdogan and Syria’s Assad to offer condolences and sympathy to the victims of the destructive earthquake that hit the two countries early Monday. Egyptian presidential [ More … ]
At least 1,500 people died Monday in Turkiye when two major earthquakes and 145 aftershocks struck the southeast of the country, Turkish officials said. Vice President Fuat Oktay said 1,541 people were killed and 9,733 [ More … ]
Turkiye-Syria ties could develop in the future in a similar manner to how Turkiye developed ties with Egypt, Turkish President said Sunday. “Just as Turkiye-Egypt relations started to normalize, in the next period it can [ More … ]
The Republic of Turkiye on Saturday held a series of nationwide miscellaneous events to mark Republic Day, 99 years since the country adopted a new regime which stands strong despite challenges “Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to [ More … ]
Ukraine conflict has highlighted repositioning of Turkish foreign policy lauded in the East, West, and Arab world, says article by the French daily Le Figaro As diplomatic efforts by Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to [ More … ]
The gathering marks the first visit to Ukraine by the Turkish president since Russia’s invasion on 24 Feb. and the second visit by U.N. Secretary-General Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Ukraine today, Thursday, [ More … ]
U.S. President Joe Biden may meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit this week to discuss Turkiye’s concerns about bids by Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, U.S. national security adviser Jake [ More … ]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday arrived in the capital, Ankara, on an official visit to the Republic of Turkiye. The Saudi crown prince’s Wednesday visit to Turkiye comes for the first time [ More … ]
Turkish president says he will visit Riyadh next month, following warming relations and the resumption of ties with the UAE Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he plans to visit Saudi Arabia [ More … ]
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