Tayyip Erdogan

Dozens Killed As Istanbul Nightclub Catches Fire During Renovation Work

Istanbul Nightclub Fire: The blaze started during renovations at the site, which is located underground, says Anadolu, the Turkish news state agency.

Apr 03, 2024, 09:46 AM IST

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes huge remark on Benjamin Netanyahu

Protest In Turkey: Israel's attacks on Hamas have been going on continuously for the last 23 days. Meanwhile, there are many countries which are protesting against Israel. Along with this, people demonstrated against Israel in Turkey too, Turkish President Erdoğan himself participated in this demonstration and called the Israeli PM a terrorist.

Oct 29, 2023, 08:12 AM IST

'Grave Statement': Israel Recalls Ambassadors From Turkey, To Reconsider Diplomatic Ties With Ankara

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a terrorist while the militant group Hamas is not.

Oct 28, 2023, 22:57 PM IST

Turkey Faces Runoff Presidential Election With Tayyip Erdogan Leading

Neither Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan nor his opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu cleared the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round, which is scheduled to be held on May 28.

May 15, 2023, 08:11 AM IST

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Death Toll Over 7,800; Bad Weather Hampers Rescue Ops

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency on Tuesday in 10 of the country`s provinces hit by the quakes.

Feb 08, 2023, 09:35 AM IST

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Newborn Baby Miraculously Survives Deadly Quake, Was Stuck Under Rubble - Video

The baby was found under the debris of a collapsed building in a Syrian town. In a video, shared on social media, a man was seen rescuing the baby.

Feb 08, 2023, 07:50 AM IST

Turkey Earthquake: Emergency Declared in 10 Provinces as Death Toll Crosses 3,500-mark

Turkey earthquake: Some 13.5 million people have been affected due to Monday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

Feb 07, 2023, 23:54 PM IST

Scandinavian countries are 'guesthouses' for terrorist organisations: Erdogan says Turkey not supportive of Finland, Sweden joining NATO

Russia has also called Finland`s announcement hostile and threatened retaliation, including unspecified "military-technical" measures.

May 14, 2022, 10:53 AM IST

US proposed F-16 sales in return for F-35 investment, says Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan

Erdogan said Turkey wants a return for its investment in the F-35 programme and that talks on the issue are ongoing.

Oct 18, 2021, 07:31 AM IST

Women protest as Turkey quits violence-on-women treaty

The protests came hours after President Tayyip Erdogan defended the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, negotiated in Turkey's biggest city in 2011 and designed to prevent and prosecute violence against women and domestic abuse.

Jul 01, 2021, 23:39 PM IST

Tayyip Erdogan withdraws Turkey from international pact designed to protect women

No reason was provided for the withdrawal, but officials in Erdogan’s ruling AK Party had said that last year the government was considering pulling out amid a row over how to curb growing violence against women.

Mar 20, 2021, 09:03 AM IST

Vive la France! India comes in full support for French President Emmanuel Macron

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been taking jibes at the French President after the latter called for action over, what he called, "Islamist separatism”.

Oct 28, 2020, 22:54 PM IST

Turkey to take legal, diplomatic steps against French caricature of President Tayyip Erdogan

The cartoon on the cover of Charlie Hebdo showed Erdogan sitting in a white T-shirt and underpants, holding a canned drink along with a woman wearing an Islamic hijab.

Oct 28, 2020, 17:02 PM IST

Turkey supporting ISIS terror netrowk in India, probe agencies concerned: Report

The Indian Security agencies are increasingly getting concerned as they anticipate the use of Pakistan-based terror groups by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to trouble India and boost his popularity among South Asian Muslims.

Sep 05, 2020, 11:20 AM IST

Turkey says any attack on its ship in Mediterranean dispute will exact 'high price'

Tensions in the eastern Mediterranean have risen sharply this week after Turkey sent a survey vessel to the region, escorted by warships, in a move Greece decried as illegal.

Aug 14, 2020, 00:22 AM IST

Donald Trump discusses Syria, Libya with Turkey's Erdogan: White House

The two leaders discussed the need to eliminate foreign interference and maintain the ceasefire in Libya. The leaders agreed that the violence being carried out in Idlib, Syria must stop," White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a tweet.

Jan 28, 2020, 10:26 AM IST

6.8-m earthquake jolts eastern Turkey; 18 dead, over 550 injured

The death toll in the 6.8 magnitude earthquake which struck eastern Turkey on Friday has risen to 18, while over 550 others have sustained injuries, country's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday.

Jan 25, 2020, 06:33 AM IST

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan discusses Libya ceasefire during surprise Tunisia trip

Erdogan`s visit to Tunis came a month after Turkey and Libya signed two separate accords, one on maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean and another on security and military cooperation. Turkey backs Fayez al-Serraj`s Government of National Accord (GNA), which has been fending off a months-long offensive by Khalifa Haftar`s forces in eastern Libya.

Dec 25, 2019, 22:30 PM IST

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says 50,000 Syrians fleeing Idlib to Turkey

Turkey currently hosts some 3.7 million Syrian refugees, the largest refugee population in the world, and fears another influx from the Idlib region, where up to 3 million Syrians live in the last significant insurgent-held swathe of territory.

Dec 19, 2019, 16:41 PM IST

Turkish President Erdogan says world cares more about Syria''s oil than its children

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, whose country hosts 3.7 million Syrian refugees, the largest refugee population worldwide, said more than 600,000 should voluntarily join around 371,000 already in a "peace zone" in northern Syria from which Turkey drove Kurdish militia.

Dec 17, 2019, 22:17 PM IST