Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Putin dashes hopes of new Black Sea grain deal after talks with TurkeyRussia refused to extend the deal in July, complaining that a parallel agreement promising to remove obstacles to Russian exports of food and fertilizer hadn't been honoured.WorldSep 4, 2023
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Biden backs Sweden’s NATO bid as U.S. ramps up pressure on hold outsNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he would gather senior officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland on Thursday to try to overcome Turkey’s objections.U.S. NewsJul 5, 2023
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Turkey election appears headed for runoff as Erdogan’s support dipsWith 99.4% of the domestic votes and 84% of the overseas votes counted, Erdogan had 49.4% of the votes, with his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.WorldMay 15, 2023
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Erdogan leads in Turkey’s election, but opposition disputes numbersA pair of news outlets in Turkey provided different partial results from the country's presidential election Sunday with three-quarters of ballot boxes counted.WorldMay 14, 2023
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets UN chief, Turkey’s Erdogan in LvivUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting both men in the western city of Lviv, where diplomatic efforts to help end the war will be on the agenda.WorldAug 18, 2022
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‘Keep your promises’: Erdogan says Turkey sees itself as part of Europe before EU summitIn recent weeks, EU members have raised the prospect of sanctions against Turkey over its gas exploration missions in the eastern Mediterranean.PoliticsNov 22, 2020
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U.S. should ‘look in the mirror’ before preaching on religious freedoms: TurkeyThe State Department said in a statement Tuesday that Pompeo would travel to Istanbul to meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Greek Orthodox Christians.PoliticsNov 11, 2020
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Turkish leaders condemn Charlie Hebdo magazine over cartoon mocking ErdoganLeaders from around the Muslim world also added their voices to criticism of what they see as attacks on Islam in the West, while France vowed not to back away from its defence of the freedom of expression.PoliticsOct 28, 2020
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‘Totally unacceptable’: Champagne slams Turkish president’s comments on French leaderIn a tweet Monday afternoon, Foreign Affairs minister François-Philippe Champagne said that Canada stood "in solidarity with our French friends."CanadaOct 26, 2020
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Turkey passes social media regulation bill that could increase online censorshipThe law requires foreign social media sites to appoint Turkish-based representatives to address authorities' concerns over content and includes deadlines for removal of material they take exception to.WorldJul 29, 2020
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