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Isolated Erdogan seeks rapprochement with Egypt
Updated : 5 years, 3 months 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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US blocks Turkey's fighter helicopter sale to Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 10 (ANI): The United States has prevented Turkey from supplying 30 locally made attack helicopters to Pakistan, Turkish Presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said.
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Greek analysts call for Indo-Greek alliance amid Turkey's growing closenes
Updated : 5 years, 4 months 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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Erdogan wants to write a new constitution in his own favour
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], February 22 (ANI): Quite unexpectedly Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on February 1 that the country needed a new 'democratic" constitution that would replace the 1982 constitution drawn by Turkish generals in the wake of the military coup of 1980. But what prompt
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Does Erdogan truly want to mend ties with US?
Updated : 5 years, 4 months 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, 6 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, 7 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, 7 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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Erdogan's belligerent policies leave Turkey more isolated than ever
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia (Cyprus), November 02 (ANI): In the past few years Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has reversed the policy of his country from "zero problems with neighbours" and from a model of Muslim democracy and ally, into a country with almost zero friends and allies, while Ankara is currently
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Turkey puts death toll from Izmir quake at 37
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], November 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late on Saturday that the death toll from an earthquake in the western Izmir province had climbed to 37, with hundreds more injured.
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Turkey says 12 killed, 438 injured in Aegean Sea earthquake
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people were killed and 438 others were injured at a strong earthquake that hit Turkey's western province of Izmir on Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
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Putin offers condolences to Erdogan over casualties from earthquake in Tur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the casualties and massive destruction caused by the powerful earthquake in Izmir Province, the Kremlin said on Friday.
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