Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the first head of state to call New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to congratulate him on this great victory and wished him good luck on Sunday evening, according to New Democracy's sources. On...

Turkey's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned Cyprus on Thursday that his country will not hesitate to use force over drilling rights in the eastern Mediterranean. Speaking on Turkey's state television, he pointed out that " cannot take unilateral steps in...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that the U.S. will not impose sanctions on Turkey over the purchase of the Russian S-400 missile system because U.S. President Donald Trump said Turkey had not been treated fairly in...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed anger at French President Emmanuel Macron’s support for Cyprus in its dispute over Turkey’s attempt to drill within the island’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Macron has also approved the arrest warrants issued by Cyprus...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrated the 556th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) to Ottoman Turk forces on May 29, 1453. In a tweet posted on Wednesday, Erdogan lavished praised on Sultan Mehmed II, whose army breached...

Turkey criticized Greece on Wednesday for acquitting nine people jailed before a 2017 visit by the Turkish president. They had been accused of plotting a coup while the President was on his visit. Turkey's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that stability in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean will come only by protecting the rights of Turkish Cypriots'. Speaking in front of Ambassadors during an event organized by the ruling Justice and...

On the eve of Greek national day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced the possibility of reverting the Hagia Sophia to a mosque. "This is not unlikely. We might even change its name to Ayasofya Mosque," Erdogan said during a...

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison reacted furiously on Wednesday to comments by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan which invoked the battle of Gallipoli to denounce anti-Islamic sentiment. Morrison warned that “all options are on the table” due to the offensive...

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that minarets should be built on  the mosque in Athens currently under construction. "Why isn't there a minaret? Can a church be a church without a bell tower?" Erdogan was quoted as...