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House members urge Trump to rescind invitation to Erdoğan
World
November 13, 2019
House members urge Trump to rescind invitation to Erdoğan
US Representative Eliot L. Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday led House members in pressing President…
Turkey revokes security detail assigned to prominent opposition figure
Turkey
November 12, 2019
Turkey revokes security detail assigned to prominent opposition figure
The Turkish government has revoked a protective detail it previously assigned to Canan Kaftancıoğlu, a prominent member of the main…
Boston Celtic Enes Kanter Calls Foul on Repression in Turkey
Sport
November 10, 2019
Boston Celtic Enes Kanter Calls Foul on Repression in Turkey
Enes Kanter, the Boston Celtics’ new center, isn’t the kind of athlete who is content to shut up and play.…
Davutoğlu says he wanted to work with Babacan on new party but was turned down
Turkey
November 9, 2019
Davutoğlu says he wanted to work with Babacan on new party but was turned down
Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said he wanted to work together with former minister Ali Babacan for the…
Erdoğan aide says regrets remarks about post-coup purges being a ‘disaster’
Turkey
November 9, 2019
Erdoğan aide says regrets remarks about post-coup purges being a ‘disaster’
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker Bülent Arınç, currently a member of the Presidential Higher Advisory Board, who recently…
Erdoğan to raise US ‘lack of fulfillment’ of Syria border pledge with Trump
World
November 7, 2019
Erdoğan to raise US ‘lack of fulfillment’ of Syria border pledge with Trump
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday the United States was not fulfilling its pledge to remove a Kurdish militia…
Turkish president condemns UEFA for investigating military salutes at int’l games
World
November 7, 2019
Turkish president condemns UEFA for investigating military salutes at int’l games
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday condemned UEFA, European football’s governing body, for launching an investigation into military salutes given…
Presidential board vows to give no ground in fight against Gülen movement
Turkey
November 7, 2019
Presidential board vows to give no ground in fight against Gülen movement
Turkey’s newly established Presidential Higher Advisory Board led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has voiced its determination to continue with…
80 fellow graduates of Erdoğan’s son in management at Turkey’s national carrier
World
November 7, 2019
80 fellow graduates of Erdoğan’s son in management at Turkey’s national carrier
Some 80 executives at Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY), are graduates of the same high school as President Recep…
Erdoğan shrugs off criticism of executive presidency, gives Atatürk as an example
Turkey
November 6, 2019
Erdoğan shrugs off criticism of executive presidency, gives Atatürk as an example
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday responded to criticism of Turkey’s executive presidential system of governance directed by the…