Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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Erdoğan: Fascists will be responded in a way they deserve in 2023

Erdoğan: Fascists will be responded in a way they deserve in 2023

“Those who are uncomfortable with the influence and power of our country are striving to send Turkey back to its former quagmire of instability and to keep it there,” President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has said.

Erdoğan breaks the ‘good news’: We have discovered gas reserve in Black Sea

Erdoğan breaks the ‘good news’: We have discovered gas reserve in Black Sea

President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced his good news. He has said that Turkey’s drill ship Fatih has discovered 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserve in the Black Sea.

Reports: Turkey has discovered natural gas that can meet its need for 20 years

Reports: Turkey has discovered natural gas that can meet its need for 20 years

President Erdoğan is expected to announce the "good news" today.

Erdoğan says he will announce 'good news' Friday

Erdoğan says he will announce 'good news' Friday

Turkey will not "bow down to colonialists" in the Eastern Mediterranean, the President has said.

Suit for damages against CHP Chair: Erdoğan demands 2 million lira

Suit for damages against CHP Chair: Erdoğan demands 2 million lira

President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit against main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu over his allegations that Erdoğan has money abroad. He demands 2 million lira in non-pecuniary damages.

Turkey may suspend relations with UAE, withdraw ambassador over Israel deal

Turkey may suspend relations with UAE, withdraw ambassador over Israel deal

President Erdoğan and his spokesperson have reacted to the UAE's normalization agreement with Israel.

Erdoğan appoints 16 university presidents, only two are women

Erdoğan appoints 16 university presidents, only two are women

President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have appointed presidents to 16 public universities, including the İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) and Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara.

Erdoğan: Any attack on Turkey's drillship will cost dearly

Erdoğan: Any attack on Turkey's drillship will cost dearly

The President's remarks came ahead of an extraordinary meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council.

France to increase military presence, Erdoğan says 'We'll never bow to this scheme'

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

France to increase military presence, Erdoğan says 'We'll never bow to this scheme'

While France's Macron has asked Turkey to cease its hydrocarbon exploration activities, President Erodğan has said that all Turkey's actions in the region are legitimate.

Erdoğan: Take a break from entertainment rather than sleeping in a coma

Erdoğan: Take a break from entertainment rather than sleeping in a coma

"We have to wear a mask. You see [people] with masks under their chins. This shouldn't happen," the President has warned.

Polemic between Erdoğan, Babacan on 'giving a loan to IMF'

Polemic between Erdoğan, Babacan on 'giving a loan to IMF'

The President and the former economy minister, who found a new party after resigning from the AKP, got in an exchange following Turkish lira's slide against the US dollar.

Erdoğan says Turkey's economy on the rise, cites fridge sales

Erdoğan says Turkey's economy on the rise, cites fridge sales

Following the spike in the dollar, Erdoğan performed the Friday prayer at Hagia Sophia and then addressed the people in front of the museum-turned-mosque.

Erdoğan 'reopens' Sümela Monastery via teleconference

Erdoğan 'reopens' Sümela Monastery via teleconference

"If we were a nation targeting other symbols of other beliefs, the Sümela Monastery, which we have had for five centuries, would have gone forever now," the President has said.

Erdoğan: Turkey’s intelligence organization has been a game-changer in Libya

Erdoğan: Turkey’s intelligence organization has been a game-changer in Libya

“Thanks to our widening area of influence in foreign intelligence, our country has begun to take its place on all platforms as a regional and global power,” President Erdoğan has said at the opening ceremony of new service building of the MİT.

MESA sends an open letter to President Erdoğan for Bülent Şık

MESA sends an open letter to President Erdoğan for Bülent Şık

President of Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Dina Rizk Khoury has addressed an open letter to President Erdoğan for Asst. Prof. Bülent Şık, who has been sentenced to prison for sharing the results of Health Ministry’s cancer research with the public.

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Erdoğan has signed 2,755 decrees since shift to presidential system

Erdoğan has signed 2,755 decrees since shift to presidential system

The president has spoken at a special meeting marking Turkey's two years after switching to a presidential system.

Erdoğan visits Hagia Sophia ahead of mass Friday prayer

Erdoğan visits Hagia Sophia ahead of mass Friday prayer

The presidential spokesperson has reiterated that Hagia Sophia's mosaics will be preserved.

Erdoğan: Who can stand against those who throw crowbars to fighter planes?

ANNIVERSARY OF THE 2016 COUP ATTEMPT

Erdoğan: Who can stand against those who throw crowbars to fighter planes?

The President has praised the people as heroes for their opposition to the coup attempt in 2016.

Erdoğan: Hagia Sophia converted to a mosque not from a church but from a museum

Erdoğan: Hagia Sophia converted to a mosque not from a church but from a museum

“It was us that turned, even if by a wrong decision, Hagia Sophia into a museum and it is us yet again that is now converting it back to a mosque,” President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has said in his address to the public following a cabinet meeting.

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu to pay damages to Erdoğan over his remarks on ‘Isle of Man’

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu to pay damages to Erdoğan over his remarks on ‘Isle of Man’

Put on trial again over his remarks on Isle of Man, also known as an offshore tax haven, main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has been sentenced to pay 197 thousand lira to President and AKP Chair Erdoğan and his relatives in damages.

Libya: Turkey accuses Brussels of 'sanctioning GNA' as EU foreign ministers meet

Libya: Turkey accuses Brussels of 'sanctioning GNA' as EU foreign ministers meet

President Erdoğan has spoken with Vladimir Putin on the Libya conflict.

İstanbul Mayor backs Hagia Sophia conversion: 'For me, it's been a mosque since 1453'

İstanbul Mayor backs Hagia Sophia conversion: 'For me, it's been a mosque since 1453'

What needed to be questioned was not whether the decision was good or bad, but Erdoğan's remarks a year ago against the conversion of the monument, İmamoğlu has said.

‘Erdoğan’s perspective on women is symbolic’

‘Erdoğan’s perspective on women is symbolic’

Speaking at the opening ceremony of a hospital, President and AKP Chair Erdoğan invited women MPs to the stage, laughingly saying, “Let’s take our female MPs, albeit symbolically.” His remarks have caused an outrage, especially on social media.

There are 54 million social media users in Turkey

There are 54 million social media users in Turkey

President Erdoğan said they would submit a bill to control social media.

Social media debate: 'Let them watch TV series, we'll make history,' says Erdoğan

Social media debate: 'Let them watch TV series, we'll make history,' says Erdoğan

After the President's remarks on entirely banning social media, opposition leaders expressed their frustration about missing their favorite Netflix series.

Erdoğan says his party will draft a bill to 'either completely ban or control' social media

Erdoğan says his party will draft a bill to 'either completely ban or control' social media

The President has lashed out at messages insulting his-son-in-law and his newborn grandchild.

Erdoğan urges ‘the nation to come out against any type of perversion forbidden by god’

Erdoğan urges ‘the nation to come out against any type of perversion forbidden by god’

“The ones supporting marginal movements against our belief and culture are partners in the same perversion,” Erdoğan said and added: “I invite all members of my nation to come out against the ones displaying any type of perversion forbidden by our god.”

AKP's social media woes continue as Erdoğan's YouTube live stream with the youth backfires

AKP's social media woes continue as Erdoğan's YouTube live stream with the youth backfires

After having thousands of "troll" accounts suspended by Twitter and being forced to cancel the "ethics" campaign following sexual harassment tweets, a new social media move by Erdoğan's party has ignited a "No vote" campaign against him.

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Why is Turkey working to set up an 'autonomous agency' against Armenian Genocide recognition?

Why is Turkey working to set up an 'autonomous agency' against Armenian Genocide recognition?

We have spoken with MP Garo Paylan and Prof. Taner Akçam about the government's reported preparations to set up an "autonomous agency" to work against the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

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Erdoğan's communications director slams Bolton's book, praises Trump

Erdoğan's communications director slams Bolton's book, praises Trump

Criticizing the former US National Security Advisor's book for being "one-sided," Altun has said Trump and Erdoğan put great effort into repairing the relationship between Turkey and the US.

'Coup veterans' stage protest in front of AKP headquarters after 'promises were not kept'

'Coup veterans' stage protest in front of AKP headquarters after 'promises were not kept'

The Minister of Interior met with the protesters demanding to enjoy veterans' rights.

Erdoğan: We aim to make İstanbul the center of Islamic finance and economics

Erdoğan: We aim to make İstanbul the center of Islamic finance and economics

Speaking at the 12th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance, President Erdoğan has said, “We aim to make İstanbul, located at the intersection of continents and cultures, the center of Islamic finance and economics as well.”