Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Turkey Launches Air Raids Against Kurdish Militants in Syria, Iraq

Turkey announced it had carried out air strikes against the bases of outlawed Kurdish militants across northern Syria and Iraq.

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Turkey Accuses Kurdish PKK After Istanbul Attack Kills Six, Wounds Scores

Turkey accused the Kurdistan's Workers' Party of responsibility for a bombing in a busy Istanbul street that killed six people.

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Swedish PM Seeks to Convince Erdogan on NATO Membership

Swedish Prime Minister is due to meet President Erdogan in Ankara, in a bid to persuade Turkey to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.

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Israel’s Gantz Relaunches Defense Ties With Turkey

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz heralded a new era in his country's overt security ties with Turkey after a decade-long rupture.

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Turkey May Turn to Russia if US Blocks F-16 Sales: Erdogan

President Erdogan said that Turkey may turn to countries such as Russia if the US fails to follow through a pledge to deliver F-16 fighter jets.

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Turkey Captures ‘Senior’ IS Leader Abu Zeyd: Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish security forces had arrested a "senior executive" of the jihadist Islamic State group.

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Turkey Accuses Greece of ‘Hostile Action’ Against Jets

Turkey said fellow NATO member Greece had used a Russian-made air defense system to harass Turkish jets on a reconnaissance mission.

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Erdogan Says Turkey Not Looking to Take Syrian Territory

President Erdogan said that Turkey was not looking to seize any Syrian territory despite stepping up its attacks against Kurdish forces in the war-torn country's north.

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Turkish Defense Delegation to Visit US for Jet Talks

A Turkish delegation will visit Washington to follow up on US President Joe Biden's pledge to deliver F16 fighter jets to Turkey.

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Four Syrian Kurds Killed in Turkish Strike: Kurdish Forces

A Turkish drone strike in northern Syria killed four Syrian Kurdish fighters, the second such attack in recent days.

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