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Tayyip Erdogan

Erdogan says to talk east Med, other issues with EU chiefs
World

Erdogan says to talk east Med, other issues with EU chiefs

  • EU leaders had threatened punitive measures against Ankara over its offshore activities. But Reuters reported Thursday the EU froze plans for further measures against executives at state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO).
  • By discussing the eastern Mediterranean issue primarily, we will have the opportunity to discuss all our issues once again, from the expectations of Turkey, as a NATO ally, from the EU, to the visa liberalisation and Customs Union issues.
Published 19 Mar, 2021 06:32pm
Turkey says it has restarted diplomatic contacts with Egypt
World

Turkey says it has restarted diplomatic contacts with Egypt

  • Two Egyptian intelligence sources said Turkey had proposed a meeting to discuss cooperation, but suggested the contacts were still only preliminary.
  • President Tayyip Erdogan said the contacts were "not at the highest level, but right below the highest level. We hope that we can continue this process with Egypt much more strongly."
Published 12 Mar, 2021 06:45pm
Putin says Akkuyu nuclear plant in Turkey to start working in 2023
World

Putin says Akkuyu nuclear plant in Turkey to start working in 2023

  • The $20 billion project to build four reactors on the Mediterranean province of Mersin is one of the largest nuclear new-build projects worldwide, and will allow Turkey to join the small club of nations with civil nuclear energy.
  • "Our goal is to work with zero emissions while producing energy and add nuclear energy that never harms the environment to our energy basket," Erdogan said via video link.
Published 10 Mar, 2021 08:05pm
Erdogan urges lifting US sanctions on Iran, return to JCPOA
World

Erdogan urges lifting US sanctions on Iran, return to JCPOA

  • Tehran and Washington have said they want the other side to move first to hold talks to salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), under which Tehran secured an easing of sanctions by limiting its nuclear work.
  • Last month, Erdogan told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a phone call that he saw a window of opportunity for Iran and the United States, adding he wanted US sanctions on Tehran to be lifted.
Published 04 Mar, 2021 05:54pm
Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan
World

Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan

  • The plan, promised in recent months as part of a series of legal and economic reforms, would also improve the judiciary system, Erdogan said at the presidential palace in Ankara.
  • No one can be deprived freedom because of their thoughts, said Erdogan, who has faced criticism both at home and abroad for his increasingly autocratic rule over the NATO member country.
Published 02 Mar, 2021 06:16pm
Erdogan says US supports militants who executed Turks in Iraq
World

Erdogan says US supports militants who executed Turks in Iraq

  • Turkey said on Sunday militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) executed the captives, including military and police personnel, amid a military operation against the group.
  • Now there is a statement made by the United States. It's a joke. Were you not supposed to stand against the PKK, the YPG? You clearly support them and stand behind them.
Published 15 Feb, 2021 06:50pm
Erdogan says US supports militants who executed Turkish forces in Iraq
World

Erdogan says US supports militants who executed Turkish forces in Iraq

  • Turkey said on Sunday militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) executed the 13 Turks, including military and police personnel, amid a military operation against the group.
  • Erdogan told supporters of his AK Party that the US statement showed it supported the PKK and the Syrian Kurdish YPG force, which Ankara considers an offshoot of the PKK.
Published 15 Feb, 2021 06:13pm
Turkey's Erdogan says two-state solution only option for Cyprus
World

Turkey's Erdogan says two-state solution only option for Cyprus

  • UN resolutions call for Cyprus' reunification under a two-zone federal umbrella. Previous attempts have failed to unite Greek and Turkish Cypriots on the island.
  • There is no longer any solution but a two-state solution. Whether you accept it or not.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 06:41pm