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Turkey 'vehemently' fighting for the leadership role in Islamic world
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 20 (ANI): Turkey has been "vehemently" fighting for the leadership role in the Islamic world by replacing Saudi Arabia, according to a report by EurAsian Times.
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Turkey strongman Erdogan making all-out efforts to re-establish Caliphate
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 14 (ANI): With Turkey reconverting the famed Hagia Sophia into a mosque, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is making all-out efforts to establish himself as the ruler of the Muslim world.
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'Erdogan is openly calling for re-establishment of caliphate in Turkey'
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 3 (ANI): Ever since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reconsecrated the Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO world heritage site and museum, as a mosque, critics have questioned whether the move is a long-running attempt to undo Turkish secularism or an effort to bring calip
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Erdogan joins hundreds of worshippers for first Muslim prayers at Hagia So
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], July 24 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by a cabinet minister and other top officials, joined hundreds of worshippers to recite the first Muslim prayers inside Hagia Sophia on Friday, Al Jazeera reported.
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Erdogan visits Hagia Sophia after reconversion to mosque
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 20 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday paid a surprise visit to Hagia Sophia just days before the first Muslim prayer is scheduled to be held at the Istanbul landmark since it was reconverted to a mosque last week.
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Turkey reports over 1,100 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], May 25 (Sputnik/ANI): Turkey confirmed over 1,100 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, while the death toll increased by more than 30 in that period, the country's health minister Fahrettin Koca said.
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Turkish President refuses to accept Interior Minister's resignation
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 13 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has refused to accept Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu's resignation, according to the country's Presidential administration.
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Turkish institutions 'take steps in coordination' to combat COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara[Turkey], Mar 24 (ANI): Turkish authorities and institutions continue taking steps in coordination to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the country, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
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Erdogan assured Turkey wants to remain member of NATO: Merkel
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Mar 18 (Sputnik/ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday after a video conference with Turkish, French and UK leaders that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had assured that Ankara was eager to remain a NATO member.
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Erdogan sought to downplay coronavirus spread over fear of tourism industr
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 17 (ANI): Turkish Health Ministry remained in denial of the existing cases of coronavirus in the country despite evidence showing confirmed cases having travel history to Turkey, as authorities silenced whistleblowers and used media to push the narrative of the co
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Erdogan to discuss migrant issues with EU in Brussels
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], Mar 9 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday (local time) said that he will hold talks with European Union officials in Brussels, as he called in Greece to "open the gates" for refugees at Turkey's border trying to get into Europe.
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Russian S-400 air defence systems will enter service in Turkey in April, s
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Mar 6 (Sputnik/ANI): Russian-made S-400 air defence missile systems will enter service in Turkey in April, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
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