Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey signals new military intervention in Syria if Kurdish groups hold municipal election

Sports
Daniel Miller

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey will not hesitate to carry out a new offensive in northern Syria if Kurdish-led groups – which ...

Israeli FM’s accusations against Erdoğan try to conceal crimes in Gaza

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Sarah Wilson

Unfounded allegations made by Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attempt to divert attention from Tel Aviv’s crimes ...

Turkey halts trade with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza

World
David Turner

Turkey has suspended all trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza, citing the “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the strip. The Turkish ...

May Day 2024: Workers and activists call for greater labor rights

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Sarah Wilson

ISTANBUL (AP) — Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with largely peaceful protests Wednesday over rising prices, low wages ...

New economic corridor planned to link Turkey to Gulf via Iraq

World
David Turner

President of the Kurdistan region in Iraq Nechirvan Barzani (R) and Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (L) receive Turkish President Recep ...

Mideast Updates: G7 warns of sanctions on Iran for attack on Israel

World
David Turner

Group of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran on Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and ...

Eid 2024: Muslims celebrate with family reunions, new clothes, treats and prayers

World
David Turner

ISTANBUL (AP) — Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday Wednesday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. ...

Opposition’s local elections win shows voters are unhappy with Erdogan’s government, experts say

Politics
Amanda Smith

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey was coming to terms on Monday with the opposition’s unexpected success in local elections which saw it outperform ...

In setback to Turkey’s Erdogan, opposition makes huge gains in local election

Politics
Amanda Smith

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday’s local ...

Erdoğan offers to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey

World
David Turner

Turkey has renewed its offer to bring Ukrainian and Russian officials together for peace talks, as opposed to Kiev’s proposal to initially ...