Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke Wednesday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the phone, according to Turkey’s Presidential Communications Directorate. Erdogan and Merkel discussed migration, developments in Syria, Libya and bilateral relations, the directorate said in a statement. Turkey has been pressing the EU -- of which Germany is a powerhouse member -- to fulfill its obligations to do more to help in the migrant and refugee crisis. Erdogan had earlier warned that Turkey cannot deal with a renewed migration wave from conflict-torn Idlib, Syria, saying if the EU does not step up, Turkey might open the doors...
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Turkish mayors who shun terrorist groups and breaking the law "are welcome" at the presidential complex, said Turkey’s president on Wednesday. "I am pleased to be with mayors who keep a distance from terrorism, terror groups, and lawlessness," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a gathering of big city mayors in the wake of March local elections and last month’s suspension of the mayors of three cities on terrorism charges. The suspended mayors of the cities of Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van are all from the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), a party accused of having links to the PKK terror...
The Presidential Cabinet convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/109587/presidential-cabinet-convenes-under-president-erdogan-s-chairmanship
Turkey cannot bear a new influx of migrants from Syria, Turkish president said in the capital Ankara on Tuesday. "We expect from the U.S. to stand with us in our efforts on fighting terrorism and on establishing safe zones for migrants," Erdogan said at a reception, which was held as part of U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' visit to Turkey. On Aug. 7, Turkish and U.S. military officials agreed to set up a safe zone in northern Syria and develop a peace corridor to facilitate the movement of displaced Syrians who want to return home. They also agreed...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at a ceremony held at Atatürk Science High School in Istanbul marking the start of the new school year. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/109569/president-erdogan-attends-ceremony-marking-the-start-of-the-new-school-year
The Istanbul Finance Center project in Turkey’s economic hub is expected to be completed as of early 2022, the nation’s president said on Monday. Speaking at a conference in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will take brave and decisive steps in alternative finance in the days to come to assume its rightful place on the world stage. "Our target is to raise the share of participation finance in total banking assets to 15% as of 2025, from its current level of 5%," he added. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/istanbul-finance-center-completion-in-2022-erdogan/1576726
Turkey will go on its own if the establishment of a safe zone east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria does not start by the end of September, the Turkish president said on Sunday. "If de facto formation of a safe zone east of the Euphrates River with Turkish soldiers is not initiated by the end of September, Turkey has no choice but to set out on its own," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a mass opening ceremony in eastern Malatya province. Erdogan said that Turkey and the U.S. are discussing a safe zone in N.Syria but...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced on Sunday his support for the mothers protesting against the PKK terrorists in the southeast Turkey. Speaking during the meeting with imam hatip students in eastern Malatya province, Erdogan said the government does its best to eliminate the terrorists. Number of families in the southeastern Diyarbakir province launched a sit-in protest outside the provincial office of a Turkish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) -- long accused by the government of having links to the PKK terror group. The mothers -- who claim their children were kidnapped by the PKK affiliates -- want to save...
Turkey will sort out the formation of a safe zone in the east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria in few weeks, the Turkish president said Saturday. "Now there is the east of the Euphrates on our agenda. I hope that in a few weeks, one way or another, but surely we will sort it out," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during an event with his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's members in central Eskisehir province. Joint Turkish-U.S. ground patrols for a planned safe zone in northern Syria are set to begin on Sunday, according to Turkey’s...