Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey has welcomed the removal of a demand to shut down the Turkish base in Qatar from a list of demands imposed by Saudi Arabia and four other countries on the gas-rich country, calling it a positive move. 

The relationship between Turkey and Germany is experiencing a new low after strong-worded accusatory statements from Germany's senior officials threatened to revise Ankara's already halted accession process to the European Union and urged its citizens not to visit Turkey due to security concerns.

Turkey on July 20 accused Greek Cyprus of taking "dangerous" steps in its search for energy resources in the Mediterranean, two weeks after crunch talks aimed at reunifying the divided island collapsed, as reported by AFP. 

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım visited the northern Cyprus to mark the 43rd anniversary of Turkey's intervention on the island.

Six outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants who had abducted and killed a teacher in the eastern province of Tunceli were killed in an operation by armed drones on July 19, the Tunceli Governor's Office has stated.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has thanked a main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy in a phone call over a speech he delivered in parliament about a teacher who had been abducted and killed by outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the eastern province of Tunceli.

On the first anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt; I was invited by international media outlets to share my views. The questions focused on the anti-democratic dimension of the purges that has taken place after the failed coup. I was also asked about the journalists behind the bars.

On the first anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt; I was invited by international media outlets to share my views. The questions focused on the anti-democratic dimension of the purges that has taken place after the failed coup. I was also asked about the journalists behind the bars.

Turkey reshuffled its Cabinet with five new ministers, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported.
Speaking to reporters at the presidential complex in Ankara after an unscheduled meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Yildirim said six ministers have new portfolios, while five newcomers have joined the Cabinet.

In the latest display of Turkish anger at U.S. policy in Syria, the state news agency has divulged the locations of 10 U.S. military bases and outposts in northern Syria where the U.S. is leading an operation to destroy the so-called Islamic State in its self-styled capital of Raqqa.

Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım announced the much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle on July 19, changing four of his five deputy premiers while keeping the foreign team in place and introducing six new names.