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Erdogan says Turkish-backed rebels close to taking Syria’s al Bab
ANKARA — Turkish-backed rebels are just 2 km from the northern Syrian city of al Bab and are expected to take it from ISIS quickly despite some resistance, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. The rebels said on Tuesday they had taken Qabasin, several km northeast of al Bab, to set the stage for an...
Turkey’s Erdogan to drop lawsuits against people who insulted him
Turkey's president has said he is withdrawing all lawsuits against people charged with insulting him. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was inspired by the feelings of unity in the wake of the recent failed coup. But he also stepped up his attacks on nations criticising his crackdown in the wake of the coup attempt, telling them...
Reuters: Erdogan wants army under president’s control after coup – Turkish official
Reuters: Erdogan wants army under president's control after coup – Turkish official Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the armed forces and national intelligence agency brought under the control of the presidency, a parliamentary official said on Thursday, part of a major overhaul of the military after a failed...
Turkey coup arrests hit 6,000 as Erdogan roots out ‘virus’
Turkey has arrested 6,000 people after a failed coup, with President Erdogan vowing to purge state bodies of the "virus" that caused the revolt. Mr Erdogan's top military aide Col Ali Yazici is among those now in custody. The overall death toll for the weekend violence has risen to 290, the foreign ministry said....
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Turkey’s ruthless president
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party enjoys a fierce and loyal support among Turkey's conservative, Muslim base, while outside the country outrage grows over his silencing of critics, often by force. Turkish journalists have been investigated and put on trial, foreign journalists have been harassed and deported. Last month,...
Turkish President Erdogan appears in Istanbul to denounce army coup attempt
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has flown in to Istanbul, after an army group said it took over the country. He was seen surrounded by cheering supporters, saying in a live TV speech that the coup attempt was an "act of treason" and the army must be cleansed. Sixty people died during overnight clashes, many of...
President Obama Reaffirms Goal to Defeat ISIS in Wake of Istanbul Attack
President Obama indirectly blamed ISIS for Tuesday's terrorist attack in Istanbul, calling the carnage "an indication of how little these vicious organizations have to offer" to society. “We stand with the people of Turkey and we intend to do what's necessary to make sure that these kinds of terrible...
Boris Johnson wins offensive poetry competition with prose on Turkey’s Erdogan and a GOAT
FORMER London Mayor and chief campaigner for Brexit Boris Johnson has won an offensive poetry competition with a limerick about a goat and the Turkish president. The competition was launched after Recep Tayyip Erdogan implemented new blasphemy laws in a bid to prevent himself from criticism in Turkey. Many critics in the...
Turkey’s STRATEGIC GOAL is to join the EU and visa deal is a major step, says Erdogan
TURKEY’S controversial visa deal is a major step in the country’s "strategic goal" of joining the European Union, leader Tayyip Erdogan declared. It comes just days after the president said Ankara would not change its terror laws as part of the EU agreement declaring "we're going our way, you go...
Turkey PM Ahmet Davutoglu to quit amid reports of Erdogan rift
Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says he will stand down at an extraordinary congress of his ruling AK Party later this month. Mr Davutoglu is believed to have fallen from favour having disapproved of Mr Erdogan's plans to move Turkey to a presidential system of government. But in a speech, Mr Davutoglu pledged...