Presidents of Turkey
Erdoğan and Trump may meet soon: Turkish official
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump may soon have a face-to-face meeting, either in Turkey or on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan next month, a senior Turkish official said on May 22.
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President Erdoğan vows to deliver 2023 targets ‘despite foreign interventions’
The Turkish government will exert the utmost effort to deliver targets set for 2023, the centennial of the Turkish Republic, in the areas of democracy and economy "despite continued interventions by some foreign powers," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.
Turkey to receive F-35 jets ‘sooner or later’: Erdoğan
The F-35 jets, developed by nine countries including Turkey and the United States, will be delivered to Ankara eventually, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said late on May 18.
Turkey 'neutralized' 420 senior militants in 2.5 years: Erdoğan
Turkey "neutralized" over 400 high-level militants over past two-and-half years, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 16.
Greece reiterates support for Turkey’s EU membership
Notwithstanding rising tension in the Eastern Mediterranean due to Turkey's plans for offshore drilling operations in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Foreign Giorgos Katrougalos has reiterated Greece's support for Turkey's European Union ambitions.
Turkey-Iraq mull military cooperation, trust agreement
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 15 that Turkey and Iraq are in discussions to sign a mutually beneficial military cooperation and trust agreement after day-long meetings in the capital Ankara.
US House members criticize Turkey over Russia ties
Senior Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives called on Turkey on Wednesday to cancel its planned acquisition of a Russian S-400 missile defense system, the latest effort by US lawmakers to discourage Ankara from pursuing the deal.
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Turkey accuses Greece of harbouring terrorists after acquittal of Kurds
Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Thursday accused Greece of sheltering terrorists, following the acquittal by a Greek court of nine Turkish nationals, all ethnic Kurds, who had been accused of being members of a terrorist organization.
President Erdoğan pledges more than 3 billion lira support to farmers
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to give farmers 3,447,000 Turkish Liras in support until Eid al-Fitr, early June.
Criminal appeals court drops charges against nine ethnic Kurds
A three-member criminal appeals court in Athens on Wednesday dropped charges against nine Turkish nationals, all ethnic Kurds, who had been accused of being members of a terrorist organization.
The suspects had been arrested and placed on pre-trial detention ahead of a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Greece in December 2017.