December 9, 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slammed the UN Security Council after the United States vetoed a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. Erdogan, who does not recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization, described UN leadership as the “Israel protection council,” following a Friday vote in which the U.S. was the only member
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The pair will focus on economic cooperation and addressing issues such as migration, aiming for a “win-win” approach and improved ties with the European Union. ADVERTISEMENT Turkish President Erdogan is visiting Athens today, a significant diplomatic mission aimed at recalibrating the historically strained relations between the neighbouring states. Erdogan, alongside Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis,
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan claimed on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be tried as a “war criminal” after Israel’s war against Hamas has concluded. Erdogan does not recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization and has been deeply critical of Israel’s campaign in Gaza. He compared Netanyahu to genocidal dictators of the past
READ MORENATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he has told Turkey’s president that “the time has come” to let Sweden become a member of the military alliance. Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO countries that have not yet formally approved Sweden’s accession bid. Stoltenberg told The Associated Press that he urged Turkey to finalize the process
READ MORETurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Hungary’s capital in December, his second trip to Budapest this year at a time when both countries remain the only NATO members not to have ratified Sweden’s accession into the trans-Atlantic military alliance. During his visit on Dec. 18, Erdogan will take part in a meeting of the
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Erdogan was invited to visit Germany months ago after his reelection, but recent weeks have been marked by discomfort in Berlin over his increasingly strident stance against Israel. ADVERTISEMENT Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday aired deep differences over the war between Israel and Hamas as the Turkish leader
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BERLIN (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Germany Friday on a short visit overshadowed by the two countries’ very different stances on the war between Israel and Hamas. Erdogan was welcomed by Germany’s largely ceremonial president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, ahead of an evening meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Scholz invited Erdogan to visit
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This is the first visit to Germany by the Turkish president since 2020. ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s chancellor will welcome Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday at a challenging time in their relations. Berlin and Ankara have often sparred over the years. But the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in October has placed the two firmly on
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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is accusing the West Thursday of being “too weak to even call for a cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war, a report says. Erdogan, who previously has called Israel a “war criminal” for its military actions against Hamas, made the comment during a meeting of the 10-member Economic Cooperation Organization in
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“Western powers shed tears for Israel and do nothing else,” lamented the Turkish president. ADVERTISEMENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Hamas “liberators” and condemned the West for not stopping Israel’s assault on Gaza. Turkey’s president said on Wednesday he was abandoning plans to go to Israel, vowing “we will not go”. Referring to a past
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