Turkish president attends funeral of quake victims
ANKARA
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday attended the funeral of two quake victims in Turkey's eastern province of Elazig.
'Awarding Nobel to Handke encourages Islam's enemies'
ANKARA
Awarding the Nobel Prize to Peter Handke will only encourage “enemies of Islam and humanity”, the Turkish president said on Tuesday.
Erdogan slams awarding of Nobel prize to Peter Handke
ANKARA
Turkey’s president Tuesday condemned the awarding of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature to Peter Handke, as the writer is accused of denying the 1995 Bosnian genocide.
Turkish president rejects reference to 'Islamic terror'
ANKARA
A Muslim cannot be a terrorist and Islam does not produce terrorists, the Turkish president said on Thursday, once again rejecting the term “Islamic terrorism”.
Turkish President, new EU commission head discuss Syria
ISTANBUL
The new president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday on her first day in office.
Erdogan says disrespectful to define YPG/PYD as Kurds
ISTANBUL
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Saturday his urge for distinguishing PKK terrorists from Kurdish people.
Turkey braving independence war-like fight: Erdogan
ANKARA
Turkey is braving another war similar to the War of Independence, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday.
'All YPG terrorists in Tal Rifat, Manbij to be removed'
ANKARA/MOSCOW
All YPG/PKK terrorists will be removed from Syria's Tal Rifat and Manbij, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
