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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 ...

Turkey's Erdogan Hails 'Courageous' ICC Warrants for Israeli Leaders

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday praised the "courageous decision" of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant. "We support the arrest warrant. We consider it important that this courageous decision be carried out by all ...

US Presidential Vote Unlikely to Revitalize Ties with Turkey

This is Beirut, 2024-11-04 17:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The outcome of Tuesday's knife-edge US election is unlikely to have much of an impact on the tepid ties between Washington and Ankara, although presidential chemistry might help, experts say. Long gone is the closeness of the 1990s when the United States and Turkey saw each other as indispensable allies. Following an extended period of soul ...

Erdogan Calls on UN to Impose an Arms Embargo on Israel

This is Beirut, 2024-10-18 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Friday for the United Nations to impose an arms embargo on Israel, describing it as an "effective solution" to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Erdogan made the remarks in a statement following a several-hour meeting in Istanbul with the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, Armenia, and ...

Turkey and Qatar Call for Calm in Mideast Crisis

This Is Beirut, 2024-08-08 17:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived in Ankara on Friday for a working visit, according to a statement issued by the Amiri Diwan of Qatar. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Emir jointly appealed for greater international efforts to stop the Middle East conflict from escalating. The joint appeal came as the ...

Sweden NATO Bid Cleared by Turkish Parliament Committee

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-26 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Turkish Parliament committee granted approval for Sweden's NATO membership bid, overcoming months of delays. This development marks progress in the Nordic country's accession process, particularly in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. A key committee in the Turkish Parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden's bid to join NATO after ...

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