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Turkey Detains 1,100 People Since Erdogan Rival's Arrest

This is Beirut, 24/03 15:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Turkey Arrests Recep Tayyip Erdogan Ekrem Imamoglu

Turkish police have detained more than 1,100 people, including journalists, since the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival sparked the country's worst unrest in years, a minister said on Monday. The demonstrations began in Istanbul after Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest last week and have since spread to more than 55 of Turkey's 81 ...

Turkey Braces for Fourth Night of Protest as Mayor Arrives in Court

This is Beirut, 22/03 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Huge crowds gathered outside Istanbul City Hall late Saturday for a fourth night of protests over the arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who has blasted official allegations against him as "immoral and baseless". The demonstrations, which began in Istanbul on Wednesday, have since spread to more than 55 of Turkey's 81 provinces, ...

Istanbul's Mayor Remains Under Arrest, New Rally Called

This is Beirut, 20/03 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, remained in police custody Thursday over graft and terror allegations after his arrest the day before, as his party called for more protests in Turkey's largest city. Imamoglu of the main opposition CHP is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival and his detention came just days before the ...

Erdogan Says Syria's Agreement with Kurds Will 'Serve Peace'

This is Beirut, 11/03 20:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An agreement to integrate autonomous Kurdish institutions in Syria's northeast into the new Syrian national government will "serve peace," Turkey's president said on Tuesday. "The full implementation of the agreement reached yesterday will serve Syria's security and peace. The winner will be all of our Syrian brothers," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told ...

Erdogan Hails Syria Leader's 'Strong Commitment' to Fighting Terror

This is Beirut, 04/02 21:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday hailed Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa for his "strong commitment" to fighting terror as the newly installed interim president made his first visit to Turkey. Sharaa flew to Ankara from Saudi Arabia where he had sought Riyadh's support to fund Syria's reconstruction and revive its economy after 13 years of civil ...

Syrian Leader in Turkey on Tuesday on Second International Trip

This is Beirut, 03/02 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa will visit Turkey on Tuesday on his second international visit since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad in December, the Turkish presidency said. He went to Saudi Arabia on Sunday. War-ravaged Syria is looking to wealthy Gulf countries to finance reconstruction and revive its economy. Sharaa "will pay a ...

Erdogan Declares Readiness to Intervene to Prevent Syria's Division

This is Beirut, 06/01 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he would order an intervention to prevent any splintering of Syria, a warning aimed particularly at the country's Kurdish forces. "We can not accept under any pretext that Syria be divided and if we notice the slightest risk we will take the necessary measures," the Turkish head of ...

Erdogan Warns Kurdish Militia in Syria to Lay Down Arms

This is Beirut, 2024-12-25 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Wednesday that Kurdish militants in Syria must either surrender their weapons or “be buried,” amid ongoing hostilities between Turkey-backed Syrian fighters and Kurdish militants following the fall of Bashar al-Assad this month, according to a report on Reuters. Since Assad's departure, Ankara ...

Erdogan Reaffirms Turkey’s Stance on Syria’s Territorial Sovereignty

This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 20:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ensuring the protection of Syria's territorial integrity is an unchanging line for Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday. "Protecting Syria's territorial integrity and unitary structure under all circumstances is Turkey's unchanging line. We never step back from this," he said after remarks warning Israel that it would be "forced" to ...

Turkey's Erdogan Seeks to Increase Trade With Russia

This is Beirut, 2024-11-24 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said during a telephone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he wants to expand trade between Ankara and Moscow. "President Erdogan declared that he aimed to increase the cooperation between Turkey and Russia in a number of areas, notably expanding the volume of trade," the ...

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