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Members of the EU and other European countries are in a state of “panic” over the influx of refugees from Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed on Sunday. Speaking in front of his party’s supporters in the town of Kizilcahamam, Erdogan said that while Turkey “has been successfully managing …

Turkey will step up its efforts to create what it calls a 30-kilometer-wide “security zone” alongside its southern border with Syria, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday. The Turkish Armed Forces are to launch an “anti-terrorist” operation, which will target the northern Syrian cities of Tal Rifat …

Turkey has withdrawn from dialogue with Greece, the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed on Wednesday, a few days after saying that the Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis “no longer exists” for him. Erdogan accused Mitsotakis of sabotaging efforts to resolve long-running disputes and of trying to block deliveries of …

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold phone talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Asked by Russian media on Sunday whether the rumored talks would take place, the official said the conversation was “in the plans.” Earlier in the day, the …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out against the Greek prime minister, saying Kyriakos Mitsotakis “no longer exists for me” as he prefers to deal with honorable politicians “who keep their promises.” “There’s no longer anyone called Mitsotakis in my book,” Erdogan said in a televised address on Monday, …

Turkey will not say “Yes” to Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership bids, the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on Monday, adding that any attempts to persuade Ankara to change its position would be fruitless. “These countries do not have a clear unequivocal stance against terrorist organizations. Sweden is the …

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has underlined Turkey’s importance for both the EU and the US-led NATO military bloc, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. He made the remarks during a speech at the ruling AK Party headquarters in Ankara. Senior party members gathered in the headquarters …

Ukrainian TV star Oksana Marchenko, the wife of the country’s arrested opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk, released a video on Wednesday pleading to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to assist in freeing her husband. She claims her husband was illegally captured at the personal request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday and …

Turkey’s long-planned use of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems will not be reversed, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told journalists on Friday as he was flying home from a summit of NATO leaders in Brussels. Western media claimed the US was negotiating a possible transfer of the weapons from Turkey to Ukraine, …

As Ukraine claims that Russia could be poised to invade, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited the leaders of both nations to come to his country to try to settle their differences diplomatically. Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesperson for Erdogan, announced the offer on Wednesday, saying that Turkey would like …