Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed Turkey’s ongoing Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin over the phone, a Turkish presidential source said on Saturday. According to the source, Erdogan and Macron also exchanged views on bilateral relations and on the outcome of the Syrian National Dialogue […]

Criticizing the US policy , Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said no one could dare to establish a new state in northern Syria, warning that any such effort would be “useless”. In his remarks at a meeting with local administrators known as mukhtars at the Presidential Complex in capital Ankara, Erdogan said, “Those who are […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is “seriously tired” of waiting for the European Union to decide whether to accept his country as a member of the bloc. The Turkish leader made the comments during a joint press conference with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, making it plain that Ankara […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is launching an initiative at the United Nations to annul the recent “disgraceful” decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize Israeli-occupied Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Tel Aviv regime. “We, as Turkey, are determined to perform our duties on this issue. We will stand up […]

President Rouhani told his Turkish counterpart Erdogan that the solidarity among Muslims against the Trump’s order of relocating US embassy has ramped up the hope for the Palestinian cause. “Solidarity in Istanbul summit made the Muslims of the world hopeful about the issue of Palestine,” said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday. The Iranian president […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that a deal to purchase Russian S-400 air defense systems will be finalized by the end of the week. Erdogan made the remark following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ankara on Monday. S-400, whose full name is the Triumf Mobile Multiple Anti-Aircraft Missile System (AAMS), is […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he would talk to the US President Donald Trump again in the coming days. In a Justice and Development (AK) Party’s group meeting, Erdogan recalled that he held a phone call with Trump on Nov. 24. “It was a conversation during which we made a connection […]

The presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey held a joint press conference in Sochi following a meeting. Vladimir Putin, Hassan Rouhani and Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the future of Syria after the defeat of ISIL. The Russian, Iranian and Turkish leaders reaffirmed the importance of preserving sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Syria. The presidents […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held talks Kuwait’s emir amid the ongoing conflict between a bloc of Arab states and Qatar. According to Kuwait’s state-run news agency KUNA, Erdogan and Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah discussed “regional and international developments” during their Tuesday meeting at Bayan Palace in the Kuwait city. The two sides also […]