Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used the global platform of the COP28 summit in the United Arab Emirates to urge for peace in between Israel and Palestine, expressing Türkiye's readiness to this end.

ISTANBUL - His aim is to no longer rely on the collaboration of nationalists, thus freeing himself from counterweights.

Despite his rhetoric against Israel and his support for Hamas, there is a belief that he is attempting to maintain connections with the West.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected in Berlin on Friday on a short visit to Germany as the two countries' stances on the war between Israel and Hamas are poles apart.

Erdogan is due to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany's largely ceremonial president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Scholz invited Erdogan to visit in May following his re-election.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has denounced Israel as a "terrorist state" due to its actions in Gaza, accusing it of committing genocide against the Palestinian people.

Erdoğan pointed to Israel's deliberate targeting of hospitals and schools, claiming that the country is engaged in state terrorism.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' talks in Berlin on Tuesday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will reportedly cover a wide range of issues focusing on the economy, energy, migration and the Middle East.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared Türkiye's active pursuit of international support to bring a swift resolution to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Huseyin Buyukdag says he loves Turkey and his job as a teacher. But with the rampant economic crisis and growing repression in his country, he said he and his wife have decided to try and find a better life in Germany.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye is ready to undertake responsibility in case a regional security mechanism is established amid ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza.

"The Israeli administration, backed with unconditional support by Europe and America, has been committing crimes against humanity in front of the entire world for exactly 25 days," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

This year's recipients of the Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards were announced on Oct. 29 by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.