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ECHR convicts Turkey on freedom of speech
8 hours ago

European Court of Human Rights ruled against Turkey in the case of Erbil Tuşalp, a Turkish journalist sentenced to pay damages to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for defamation, indicating Tuşalp’s right to freedom of expression had been violated. ...
Feb 14 was not St Valentine’s Day in Bahrain
8 hours ago

And there is more than sufficient evidence that, according to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, the Syrian conflict, too, is Turkey’s national issue. Needless to say, some of Turkey’s other national/domestic...
Opposition raises cause of lawmakers in prison
8 hours ago

“Are the jailed deputies elected or not? Why are they locked up? The person who is primarily responsible for that is the prime minister and the second is the Parliament speaker,” main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said at the weekly...
BDP urges dialogue with outlawed group
8 hours ago

Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) has called on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to create a delegation for fresh talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), as the only way out of the stalemate on the Kurdish problem. The Justice and...
China, Turkey Sign Business Pacts
11 hours ago

The two leaders, who signed five other business agreements, didn't make any public statements before the Chinese vice president headed to Istanbul to meet Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but Turkish officials were expected to relay their growing...
Syria and Trade Top Agenda for Chinese VP in Turkey
11 hours ago

Observers say the fact Vice President Xi, who is widely touted as China's leader in waiting, is spending three days in Turkey, underlines the country's increasing importance. But China and Turkey remain deeply divided about the ongoing crisis in Syria.
China's Xi begins Turkey talks amid Uyghur rally
11 hours ago

The crisis in neighboring Syria and the dispute between Iran and world powers over Tehran's nuclear program are expected to figure high in Xi's talks with Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as both issues closely concern China, permanent...
Chinese leader begins Turkey talks amid Uighur protests
11 hours ago

The crisis in neighbouring Syria and the dispute between Iran and world powers over Tehran's nuclear programme are expected to figure high in Xi's talks with Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as both issues closely concern China, permanent...
Turkish PM should be more tolerant, says European Court of Human Rights
15 hours ago

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should be more tolerant toward criticism, the European Court of Human Rights stated recently, Kayhan Karaca from broadcaster NTV reported. The scolding stems from the case of Turkish journalist Erbil Tuşalp, who was...
China, Turkey Signs Currency Swap Deal
16 hours ago

Xi, who is expected to become president of the world's most populous nation next year, will meet Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul later Tuesday. Turkey has repeatedly condemned what it calls atrocities in Syria and urged Assad...
China, Turkey signs currency swap deal
16 hours ago

Xi, who is expected to become president of the world's most populous nation next year, will meet Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul later Tuesday. Turkey has repeatedly condemned what it calls atrocities in Syria and urged Assad...
Xi Jinping, China Vice President, In Turkey, To Hear Syria Talks
18 hours ago

Beijing's desire for mediation while remaining averse to U.N. involvement that could lead to the authorization of force, as happened with Libya. Xi, who is expected to become president of the world's most populous nation next year, will meet Turkish...
Recovering Turkish prime minister meets President Gül
19 hours ago

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan left his house in Istanbul yesterday afternoon for the first time since undergoing surgery for a second time Feb. 10. Erdoğan and his wife, Emine Erdoğan, left their home in Üsküdar to visit the Tarabya Mansion to...
Chinese leader visits Turkey, Syria to top agenda
21 hours ago

Xi, who is expected to become president of the world's most populous nation next year, will meet Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss bilateral and regional affairs. Turkey has repeatedly condemned what it...
Chinese leader visits Turkey, dozens of Uighurs protest crackdown on the minority group
23 hours ago

Xi, who is expected to become president of the world's most populous nation next year, will meet Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss bilateral and regional affairs. Turkey has repeatedly condemned what it...
Chinese leader visits Turkey, Syria to top agenda
23 hours ago

Beijing's desire for mediation while remaining averse to U.N. involvement that could lead to the authorization of force, as happened with Libya. Xi, who is expected to become president of the world's most populous nation next year, will meet Turkish...
Chinese leader visits Turkey, Syria to top agenda
23 hours ago

Beijing's desire for mediation while remaining averse to U.N. involvement that could lead to the authorization of force, as happened with Libya. Xi, who is expected to become president of the world's most populous nation next year, will meet Turkish...
How the Iran Nuclear Standoff Looks From Turkey: Soli Ozel
1 day ago

Events seemed to bear out their long-held suspicion that Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party, which has Islamist roots, remains ideologically committed to an anti-Western agenda. That Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Iranian...
Turkish businesses enjoy cheap imports from crisis-hit Greece
1 day ago

6.37 percent to $1.55 billion last year from $1.455 billion while imports from Greece jumped 39.9 percent to $2.56 billion from $1.54 billion. According to Egeli, one of the main reasons behind the great jump in Greek and Turkish trade was the...
China's Xi visits Turkey to discuss trade, Syria
1 day ago

Xi Jinging is expected to meet President Abdullah Gul and parliamentary speaker Cemil Cicek Today and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan tomorrow in Istanbul, where Erdogan is recovering from a second intestinal operation he underwent on February 10. ...

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About Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (b. February 26, 1954 in Rize, Turkey) is serving as the Prime Minister of Turkey since March 14, 2003. He is the chairman of the Justice and Development Party (Turkish: Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, or AKP). Full Article

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