Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Turkish PM says he never instructed intel agency to probe political parties

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has once again rejected the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader's claims that the intelligence agency conspired against the CHP, underlining that he never instructed the agency to work against any political party. 

‘This nature’ has a serious problem with us

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the Women and Justice Summit yesterday, hosted by the Women and Democracy Association (KADEM). He, purely coincidentally, said, “You cannot bring women and men into equal positions; that is against nature [creation].”

The word he used is “fıtrat,” which translates into nature or creation.

Hollande becoming Erdoğan’s ‘new Berlusconi’ in defense

Just as defense trade with Italy prospered in the 2000s when then-PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Silvio Berlusconi enjoyed a close personal friendship, French arms makers may benefit from Erdoğan’s new-found alliance with President François Hollande For much of the 2000s, when prime ministers Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Silvio Berlusconi did not hide their “personal friendship” and Italy w

A just sultan makes good out of bad laws: Erdoğan

Turkish President Erdoğan attacks a recent court ruling halting a contentious port privatization, arguing that the ruler - not necessarily the laws - ensures justice in a country The laws of a country are relatively unimportant provided that the ruler who applies them is just, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Nov.

Turkey President Says Women Not Equal to Men

"You cannot bring women and men into equal positions, that is against nature because their nature is different," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

During a Monday meeting dedicated to women and justice he reminded of the special status attributed to women by Islam, saying women should strive to be "equivalent, rather than equal."

Former economy minister pays fine for watch allegedly given as a bribe

Former Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan has paid 250,000 Turkish Liras as a customs fine for a much-debated luxury watch, which became one of the symbols of Turkey’s massive corruption probe last December.

Çağlayan paid the 250,000-lira fine that was given by the Customs and Trade Ministry over actions that were contrary to the customs legislation.

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