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Turkey won't become Europe's 'refugee warhouse', warns Erdogan as Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 20 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on other European countries to take responsibility for Afghans fleeing the Taliban, stating that Ankara has no obligation to be a "Europe refugee warehouse".
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Turkey believes Kabul airport should remain open despite Taliban offences
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 12 (ANI): Despite the Taliban's advancing offensive in Afghanistan, Turkey believes that it would be beneficial for Kabul's Hamid Karzai airport to remain open as the issue will "take shape" in the coming days.
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Taliban warns Turkey of dire 'consequences' over its troops presence at Ka
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): The Taliban called on Turkey's military presence at Kabul airport "reprehensible" and warned of dire "consequences" after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced last month that his nation's troops would continue to secure the airport in Afghanis
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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 new COVID-19 lockdown enters into force
Updated : 4 years, 10 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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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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Greek analysts call for Indo-Greek alliance amid Turkey's growing closenes
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Amid reports indicating the growing closeness between Turkey and Pakistan, Greek analysts have called for an Indo-Greek alliance, such that India and Greece formulate a new doctrine of cooperation that could counter the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Does Erdogan truly want to mend ties with US?
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], February 8 (ANI): While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is supposed to be trying to mend ties with the United States, his Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu last week told Hurriyet newspaper that "it is blatantly clear that the US is behind the (failed coup of) July
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Turkey announces 4-day curfew over New Year's to combat COVID
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the introduction of a round-the-clock curfew in Turkey for the New Year holidays, from 9 pm on December 31 to 5 am on January 4.
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EU Parliament Vice President calls for sanctions on Turkey during December
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union should agree on imposing sanctions on Turkey by the year-end in order to deter Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from jeopardizing the regional peace any further, European Parliament Vice President Dimitrios Papadimoulis
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Erdogan accepts Turkish Finance Minister's resignation
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, the Turkish leader's office said in a statement.
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