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Features December 18, 2017

Turkey calls on world to stand by people of Palestine

THE CALL OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY, THE SUMMIT CHAIR OF THE ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION, TO THE WORLD PUBLIC OPINION By Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, President of…

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands as they arrive for their their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on November 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Pavel Golovkin

World November 22, 2017

Putin to hold Syria peace talks with Erdogan, Rouhani

Vladimir Putin will meet with the presidents of Turkey and Iran Wednesday for a key summit aimed at re-booting the peace process in Syria, a…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he speaks during a joint press conference with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic after their meeting in Belgrade on October 10, 2017 / AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

World October 11, 2017

Erdogan steps up US row with ambassador boycott

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Tuesday that Turkish officials will boycott the US ambassador, deepening one of the worst rifts in decades between the NATO…

People wave Turkish national flags as they stand near an armoured vehicle at the "July 15 Martyrs Bridge" (Bosphorus Bridge) in Istanbul on July 15, 2017.
Turkey is marking one year since the defeat of the coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seeking to showcase national unity and his grip on power in an increasingly polarised society. The authorities have declared July 15, an annual national holiday of "democracy and unity", billing the foiling of the putsch as a historic victory of Turkish democracy. / AFP PHOTO / YASIN AKGUL

World July 16, 2017

Turkey marks coup defeat with rallies, Erdogan warning to ‘traitors’

Turkey on Saturday marked one year since the defeat of the failed coup bid with mass nationwide rallies seeking to showcase national unity and a…

First aid officers carry an injured man to hospital August 20, 2016 in Gaziantep following a late night militant attack on a wedding party in southeastern Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said the Islamic State (IS) group was the "likely perpetrator" of the bomb attack. Erdogan said in a written statement that there was "no difference" between the group of US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen who he blames for a failed July 15 coup bid, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) "and Daesh (IS), the likely perpetrator of the attack in Gaziantep". / AFP PHOTO / AHMED DEEB

World August 23, 2016

Turkey backtracks on ‘IS child bomber’ claims

Turkey on Monday went back on claims that a child bomber linked to Islamic State (IS) jihadists carried out a deadly suicide bombing close to…

Women gesture as they kneel by a grave at a cemetery during the funeral for the victims of last night's attack on a wedding party that left 50 dead in Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border on August 21, 2016.
At least 50 people were killed when a suspected suicide bomber linked to Islamic State jihadists attacked a wedding thronged with guests, officials said on August 21. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the IS extremist group was the "likely perpetrator" of the bomb attack, the deadliest in 2016, in Gaziantep late Saturday that targeted a celebration attended by many Kurds.
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World August 22, 2016

‘IS child bomber’ kills at least 51 at Turkey wedding

A suicide bomber as young as 12 killed at least 51 people at a wedding in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, pointing the…

(FILES) This hand out picture released on September 24, 2013 by Zaman Daily Newspaper shows exiled Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.

US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen has condemned Turkey's judicial system after a court issued an arrest warrant which accuses him of ordering last month's bid to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "It is well-documented that the Turkish court system is without judicial independence, so this warrant is yet another example of President Erdogan's drive for authoritarianism and away from democracy," he said in a statement late on August 4, 2016.
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World August 10, 2016

Turkey warns US not to ‘sacrifice’ ties over Gulen

Turkey warned the United States on Tuesday not to sacrifice bilateral ties over Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for the failed coup and…

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C-L) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C-R) enter a hall to start their meeting with Russian and Turkish entrepreneurs in Konstantinovsky Palace outside Saint Petersburg on August 9, 2016.
Putin said on August 9 that restoring trade ties with Turkey will take time and work, after his first meeting with counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan since Ankara shot down a Russian warplane last November. / AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV

World August 10, 2016

Putin and Erdogan pledge reset after diplomatic rift

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday pledged to reinvigorate ties after their first meeting since Ankara shot down a…

(FILES) This file photo taken on September 5, 2013 shows Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) welcoming Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the start of the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg.
Ankara's downing of a Russian war plane over the Syrian border last November 2015 prompted rapid retaliation from Moscow and a bitter war of words between presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan from which there appeared no going back. But just half a year on Russia has accepted Ankara's expressions of regret over the incident and Erdogan will meet Putin in Saint Petersburg on August 8, 2016 for their first summit since the crisis erupted, in the hope of reviving the relationship. / AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG

World August 9, 2016

Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet downing rift

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia Tuesday for his first meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin since the two strongmen leaders began healing a…

People leave on August 7, 2016 in Istanbul after a rally against a failed military coup on July 15.
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Istanbul for a pro-democracy rally organised by the ruling party, bringing to an end three weeks of demonstrations in support of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after last month's failed coup. / AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE

World August 8, 2016

Mass unity rally against Turkey coup plotters

Opposition leaders and vast crowds of ordinary Turks on Sunday rallied behind President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a huge show of unity against the plotters…

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