Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

The embattled leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli, has expressed support for stripping "terrorist sympathizers" of their citizenship, a proposal voiced by President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, while he also criticized a German comedian who read out a crude poem about Erdo?an on German TV for "insulting" the president.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has requested an appointment from the White House in order to meet U.S. President Barack Obama during his upcoming official visit to the country next month. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an is set to pay visits to Baku and Zagreb, first attending a global forum meeting of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) in the capital of neighboring Azerbaijan.

While in Croatia, Erdo?an will be accompanied by a large business delegation and attend a meeting of the Turkey-Croatia Business Forum. 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu threatened to annul the agreement between Turkey and the EU on the refugee crisis, if the latter did not uphold its part of the deal. Speaking before the country’s national assembly, Cavusoglu said the EU was slow in fulfilling its obligations emanating from the deal, despite the fact that refuge flows to the EU had dwindled.

The executives of a major Turkish company and a number of bankers were among 100 people detained by police on April 19 over allegations of funding the movement of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, prosecutors and company officials have said. 

Turkish police detained nearly 100 people in an investigation of their alleged financial links to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gülen, a foe of President Tayyip Erdo?an, state-run Anadolu Agency said on April 18. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an slammed terrorist groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and al-Qaeda for abusing Islam, stressing that these groups do Islam greater harm than even "its worst enemies."  

Turkey and Iran have said they see no harm in "naturally" having varying opinions on topics that are of concern to the region, while also stressing that both sides are open to more cooperation during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's official visit to Ankara. 

Ankara and Tehran should lead the way to ending violence in Iraq, Syria and the region, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said on April 16 during a press meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has reiterated Turkey's determination to fight terror during a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Ankara, before President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an welcomed him at the presidential palace on April 16.