Tag: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine arrive in Turkey for face-to-face talks
The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine have arrived in Turkey for face-to-face talks set for Thursday morning, officials said, in the first high-level contact between the two sides since Moscow invaded its ex-Soviet neighbour
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Turkey bars warships from passing through key straits in bid to de-escalate Ukraine tensions
Move by Turkey to ratify the Montreux agreement comes after Ukraine asked Turkey to prevent the transit of Russian warships from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea
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Russia’s warships are heading towards the Black sea for naval drills
Six Russian warships are heading to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean for naval drills, the Interfax news agency has cited Russia’s Defence Ministry as saying
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Erdogan says ‘likely’ to meet Biden in Glasgow
Turkish media reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he expected to meet with his US counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow
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Erdogan sues opposition rival in row over Iraq deaths
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sued his main opposition rival for claiming he was personally “responsible” for the deaths of 13 Turks in Iraq
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Turkey probes tweet by Dutch far-right chief Wilders
Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation into Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders over a tweet depicting Recip Tayip Erdogan as a “terrorist”
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Biden starts off tough on Turkey, with rocky path ahead
Washington, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):Joe Biden has opened his presidency by taking a visibly harder line on Turkey, with analysts expecting a rocky path ahead between the uneasy allies as their interests increasingly diverge. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, like many of the leaders who wooed Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump, is getting an early cold shoulder…