President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Türkiye, on Monday blamed Egypt's "tyrants" for the death of Morsi. "History will never forget those tyrants who led to his death by putting him in jail and threatening him with execution," Erdogan, a close ally of Morsi, said in a televised speech in Istanbul. The Turkish leader called the former Egyptian president a "martyr". "May Allah rest our Morsi brother, our martyr's soul in peace," said Erdogan, who had forged close ties with the former president. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/mohamed-morsi-death-world-reaction-190617162635604.html
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President Tayyip Erdogan said he expected Russian S-400 missile defence systems to start arriving in Türkiye in the first half of July, broadcaster NTV reported on Sunday, a development set to fuel tensions with NATO ally Washington. The S-400s are not compatible with NATO's systems and have been a growing source of discord between Türkiye and the United States in recent months. "We discussed the S-400 subject with Russia. Indeed the S-400 issue is settled," Erdogan was cited as telling reporters on his plane returning from a visit to Tajikistan, where he attended a summit and met...
Türkiye has finalized a controversial deal to purchase the Russian-made S-400 missile system, announcing weapon deliveries could begin as soon as July — in the face of American threats to kick the NATO nation out of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. “Türkiye has already bought S-400 defense systems. It is a done deal. I hope these systems will be delivered to our country next month,” Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday during a speech in Ankara. The announcement comes days after Pentagon officials terminated training programs for Turkish pilots aboard the F-35, the most advanced fighter jet...
Türkiye on Wednesday criticised a letter from Washington on Ankara's eventual removal from the F-35 fighter jet programme, saying the language used did not suit the spirit of alliance between the two NATO allies. Writing to Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar last week, U.S. acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan outlined how Türkiye would be pulled out of the F-35 programme unless Ankara changes course from its plans to purchase the Russian S-400 missile defence system. Akar, cited by his ministry in a statement, said Ankara was working on a response to the letter and that...
Turkish officials have condemned the treatment its national soccer team endured upon arrival in Iceland ahead of a European Championship qualifying game. The Türkiye players were kept at passport control for more than two hours at Keflavik Airport on Sunday while their bags were repeatedly searched. A man held a toilet cleaning brush like a microphone while team captain Emre Belezoglu spoke to Turkish journalists. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu wrote on Twitter the team's treatment in Iceland was "unacceptable from the point of diplomatic and humane practices." Türkiye moved to the top of its Euro 2020 qualifying group...
Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Monday he hoped Türkiye would post a current account surplus in June for the first time since President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party came to power nearly 17 years ago. "God willing, we will post the first current account surplus of the AK Party government era in June and start a new era," Albayrak said on Twitter. "We will strengthen our production and export-led economic model with steps in every area, and put the current account issue out of our agenda." Earlier this month, Türkiye's central bank said the country's current account deficit...
The delivery schedule for Russia's S-400 missile defence systems to Türkiye is continuing as planned, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said on Friday, dismissing reports that Ankara was evaluating a delay in response to U.S. concerns. Türkiye's purchase of the Russian systems has strained its already tense ties with the United States, a NATO ally, which says the S-400s are not compatible with the alliance's defence network and pose a threat to F-35 stealth fighter jets which Türkiye is due to receive. Ankara has since proposed forming a working group to assess the U...
President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the ceasefire in Syria's Idlib must be implemented to prevent more civilian deaths and an influx of refugees to Türkiye, a statement from Erdogan's office said. Erdogan told Putin over the phone on Thursday that Syria needed a political solution, the statement added. (Reporting by Ece Toksabay Editing by Andrew Heavens) No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without permission of the publisher.
President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call on Wednesday to meet on the sidelines of a G-20 meeting set for June 28-29 in Japan, the Turkish Presidency's communications director said. Ties between the NATO allies have recently been shaky over Ankara's decision to purchase the Russian S-400 missile system, which Washington says could compromise its F-35 fighter jets. Türkiye has offered that the two countries form a working group that would asses the potential impact of the S-400s on the aircraft but has yet to hear back from the United...