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Taliban should end occupation in Afghanistan, says Erdogan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 20 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Taliban should "end the occupation" in Afghanistan amid rising violence in the war-torn country.
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Turkey President discusses Uyghurs with his Chinese counterpart in phone c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 14 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday (local time) discussed situation of Uyghur Muslims during a telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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Turkey's offer to secure Kabul airport could prove to be a very risky busi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], July 12 (ANI): The proposal made by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to US President Joe Biden last month on the sidelines of a NATO summit that Turkey could undertake the security of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after NATO's withdrawal from Afghan
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Erdogan inaugurates the controversial canal project, Istanbul Mayor has ni
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], June 28 (ANI): Ignoring strong reservations and objections from many quarters, Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday took the first step for the implementation of his most ambitious mega project called the Canal Istanbul project, with the groundbrea
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Turkish police resort to using tear gas, rubber bullets to dispel Pride pa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], June 27 (ANI): At least 20 people were detained in Turkey as riot police resorted to using tear gas and rubber bullets to disrupt the annual Pride parade, intensifying a crackdown on the march at a time of rising government hostility toward LGBTQ individuals in the country
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Turkish mafia boss revelations rattle Erdogan's government and top officia
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] May 29 (ANI): In a series of seven You Tube videos released so far, and watched by more than 57 million people, notorious Turkish mafia leader Sedat Peker made bombshell revelations with his claims that the Turkish government and politicians are in cahoots with the crimin
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Erdogan's 'crazy' canal project may turn into Turkey's White Elephant
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], 4 May (ANI): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after trying to change the country's history through his involvement in numerous conflicts in the Middle East and Nagorno Karabakh, appears to be determined to change the geography also by trying to create a second Bospo
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Turkey's new COVID-19 lockdown enters into force
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus-related lockdown announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came into force across the country on Thursday and will last through May 17, becoming the longest-running restriction since the onset of the pandemic.
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Turkey-Iran-Pakistan axis trying to gain traction again amid 'regional cha
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 22 (ANI): The proposal that Iran, Pakistan and Turkey should band together to address regional security challenges is once again gaining traction. However, there are inherent limitations for such a framework to consolidate and evolve into a formidable framework.
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Erdogan and Bahceli move to ban Turkey's third largest party
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], March 22 (ANI): Before the ink was dry on President Tayyip Erdogan's much touted "Human Rights Action Plan," announced on March 2, the autocratic President of Turkey showed his real "commitment" to human rights, by granting the wish of his ultra-nationalist ally Devlet Bahc
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Turkish top leaders hail withdrawal from European treaty protecting women
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 21 (ANI): Turkish top leaders are supporting the country's withdrawal from a landmark European treaty, the world's first binding treaty to protect women from violence.
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Isolated Erdogan seeks rapprochement with Egypt
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], March 15 (ANI): Facing increasing international isolation, while pressure is increasing on Ankara with the recent US sanctions, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday expressed his intention "to strengthen relations with Egypt, if current diplomatic contact betwee
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