Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Erdogan says Turkey may part ways with EU, claims bloc 'making efforts to sever ties'
World | Sep 17, 2023, 08:06 AM ISTPresident Erdogan hinted that Turkey may part ways with the EU and claimed that the bloc is making efforts to "sever ties" with the country.
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Turkish President Erdogan calls India ‘greatest trading partner’ in big jolt to Pakistan
World | Sep 10, 2023, 06:58 PM IST"India is our greatest trade partner in South Asia and we have great potential to enjoy primarily in the field of economy and many others," said Erdogan.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Putin in hopes of reviving Black Sea grain exports
World | Sep 03, 2023, 05:20 PM ISTMoscow pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative in July, claiming that many promises pertaining to the removal of obstacles for Russian exports have not been honoured.
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Sweden: Burning of Quran on Eid al-Adha triggers fresh tensions; Turkey warns to reject NATO bid
World | Jun 29, 2023, 10:08 AM ISTEarlier in January this year, the leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, Rasmus Paludan, burned a copy of the Quran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.
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Turkey: Erdogan takes oath as president for the third time after historic victory I WATCH
World | Jun 03, 2023, 08:48 PM ISTErdogan, 69, won a new five-year term in a runoff presidential race last week that could stretch his 20-year rule in the key NATO country that straddles Europe and Asia into a quarter-century.
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Turkey's Erdogan set to take oath for 3rd term as President today, likely to reveal new cabinet
World | Jun 03, 2023, 02:14 PM ISTTurkey President's oath ceremony: Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a new five-year term in a runoff presidential race that could stretch his 20-year rule in the country.
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PM Modi congratulates Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election as President of Turkiye
India | May 29, 2023, 09:50 AM ISTTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won re-election in a tense run-off after failing to secure more than 50% of the votes required for an outright victory on May 14.
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Turkey Elections: Erdogan reelected as President for 3rd time despite earthquake, inflation mayhem
World | May 28, 2023, 11:52 PM ISTWith nearly 99% of ballot boxes opened, unofficial results from competing news agencies showed Erdogan with 52% of the vote, compared with 48% for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
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Turkey’s fiercely contested election likely to go reelection as Erdogan fails to secure majority
World | May 15, 2023, 04:27 PM ISTWith 99.4% of the domestic votes and 84% of the overseas votes counted, Erdogan had 49.4% of the votes, with his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, garnering 45%, Ahmet Yener, the head of the Supreme Electoral Board, told reporters.
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Turkey Elections: Early poll predictions show Erdogan leading; Opposition rejects
World | May 14, 2023, 11:24 PM ISTOpinion surveys have given a slight lead to Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the 74-year-old leader of the centre-left, pro-secular Republican People’s Party, or CHP, and the joint candidate of a united opposition alliance.
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Turkey gears up for presidential and parliamentary elections; Portfolios of key candidates
World | May 14, 2023, 12:59 AM ISTPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics over the past two decades, has never appeared more vulnerable to an opposition challenge.
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5 days before Presidential polls, THIS country hikes salary of govt employees by 45% I DEETS
World | May 09, 2023, 06:52 PM ISTTurkey’s opposition has long said that the country’s elections are played out on an unequal playing field, claims often backed by international observers.
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Turkey's President claims ISIS leader killed in Syria; 'Islamophobia spreading like cancer in West'
World | May 01, 2023, 06:58 AM ISTErdogan said that their national intelligence organisation has been following the Daesh "so-called" leader, who has a code name Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi, for a long time.
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'No need to come as ministers busy in earthquake relief works': Turkey to Pakistan PM Shehbaz
World | Feb 08, 2023, 07:32 PM ISTAccording to Pakistani media reports, PM Sharif and foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto were scheduled to visit Ankara on February 8 in solidarity with the victims killed in the earthquake.
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NATO member Turkey against Finland, Sweden seeking alliance membership
World | May 17, 2022, 08:23 PM ISTThe move drew strong objections from Turkey, a key NATO member who declared the two nations should not be allowed to join because they have been too lax in taking action against Kurdish militants.
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Turkey plans to complete inoculation in May or June: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
World | Mar 27, 2021, 11:35 AM ISTTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his government plans to complete its nationwide vaccination program against the coronavirus pandemic in May or June.
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Major earthquake with 196 aftershocks kills 26 in Turkey, Greece
News | Oct 31, 2020, 02:20 PM ISTAccording to the US Geological Survey, the major earthquake hit 14 kilometres (nine miles) off the Greek town of Karlovasi on Samos.
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India hits out at Erdogan, British minister for 'irresponsible' comments over Delhi violence
India | Mar 05, 2020, 07:42 PM ISTIndia on Thursday hit out at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the UK's junior foreign minister Nigel Adams for their "irresponsible" comments over violence in the national capital when it is going through a "sensitive time".
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Turkey has captured slain IS leader al-Baghdadi’s wife: President Erdogan
World | Nov 06, 2019, 09:04 PM ISTTurkey has captured a wife of the slain leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
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Jamal Khashoggi's death a 'tremendous mistake', don't know where the body is: Saudi Arabia
World | Oct 22, 2018, 06:58 AM ISTAs of now, 18 Saudi suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the incident and two senior Saudi officials fired.