Search For "turkish president"
Polls close in presidential runoff in Turkey with Erdogan fighting for thi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Erdogan is going head-to-head with opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. In the first round of voting on May 14, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured a nearly five-point lead over Kilicdaroglu. However, he fell short of the 50 per cent threshold required to win.
Read More
Erdogan counts on nationalism, security and defiance of the West to win th
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the inconclusive elections held on May 14, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan beating expectations, defied dozens of polls predicting that his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu will lead the elections and proved that he correctly focussed on winning over nationalists and promising a strong
Read More
Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal for another two months: Turkish
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Russia has agreed to extend the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal for another two months.
Read More
Turkey neutralizes ISIS leader in Syria: President Erdogan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Turkish President said that their national intelligence organisation has been following the Daesh "so-called" leader, who has a code name Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi, for a long time, Erdogan aid in a live interview on Turkish broadcaster TRT Turk.
Read More
Turkish President honours Israeli rescue workers who saved lives after ear
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Israeli rescue mission was one of the first to arrive to provide aid after the earthquake and succeeded in rescuing 19 survivors from the ruins.
Read More
Turkish President Erdogan calls Israeli counterpart over security escalati
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a readout from Isaac Herzog's office, Erdogan initiated the phone call and expressed his condolences to the Israeli people for the separate attacks Friday in the West Bank, where two sisters were killed and their mother was critically injured, and in Tel Aviv, where an Italian t
Read More
Turkish Parliament approves Finland's NATO membership bid
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The vote in the Parliament fulfils Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's "promise" to allow Finland to become part of the military alliance.
Read More
Turkish President Erdogan holds talks with Russian counterpart Putin, disc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Erdogan thanked Putin for his "positive stance" regarding the extension of the Black Sea grain initiative.
Read More
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces extension of Black Sea gr
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The deal was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July to ensure safe passage for ships carrying grain exports from Ukraine. The deal had been set to expire today.
Read More
Turkish lawyer who accused India of "war crimes in Kashmir" admits links t
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A prominent Turkish human rights legal consultant has said he paid one of the suspects in the European parliament corruption scandal for "ethical lobbying services" that included resolutions condemning war crimes in Syria and Yemen, the Financial Times reported. London-based Hakan Camuz said
Read More
Turkish Prez Erdogan admits "shortcomings" as death toll from Turkey-Syria
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As many as 12,391 people have been killed and 62,914 others have been injured in Turkey.
Read More
Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll surpasses 11,300-mark
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that at least 8574 people have died and nearly 50,000 others have been injured in Turkey.
Read More