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Erdogan spokesman slams U.S. military for backing Syrian Kurdish militia

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman lashed out at the U.S. military on Thursday after it re-tweeted a statement by a Kurdish-dominated alliance it backs in Syria saying it had no links to Kurdish militants fighting the Turkish state.
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Publish Date:12/January/2017 | 09:53

Erdogan Vows to Destroy Threats After 39 Killed in Istanbul

EghtesadOnline: Turkey’s president vowed to “destroy threats” targeting the nation after a gunman opened fire inside a fabled Istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people, including 25 foreigners -- an act of terrorism that has become grimly familiar in Turkey.
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Publish Date:02/January/2017 | 07:15

Turkey Moves Arms to Syria Border, Seeks Trump’s Backing in War

EghtesadOnline: Turkey’s military deployed tanks and guns on the Syrian border as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged joint action with the Trump administration against Islamic State in its de facto capital, Raqqa.
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Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 14:47

The Chaos Candidate: Attacks Aid Erdogan Case for Strongman Rule

EghtesadOnline: A bus carrying soldiers blown up in a central Turkish city on Saturday. Two days later, Russia’s ambassador shot dead in Ankara near the parliament building bombed by warplanes during July’s botched coup.
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Publish Date:21/December/2016 | 06:27

Putin, Erdogan Vow to Step Up Terror Fight on Envoy’s Death

EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin vowed to step up the fight against terrorism after the assassination of Russia’s ambassador in Ankara, as he and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted the killing won’t undermine the restoration of ties strained by the war in Syria.
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Publish Date:20/December/2016 | 14:13

Erdogan Crackdown Has Turkey on Edge as Kurd Leaders Jailed

EghtesadOnline: A Turkish court ordered the nation’s most prominent Kurdish lawmakers jailed, sharply escalating a crackdown personally led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and sending markets tumbling over fears of renewed violence and a possible rupture with the West.
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Publish Date:05/November/2016 | 05:39

Turkey's Erdogan says Ankara aims to reinforce troops on Iraq border

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was aiming to reinforce its troops deployments in its Iraqi border town of Silopi and that it would have a "different response" for Shi'ite militia groups if they cause terror in the Iraqi city of Tal Afar.
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Publish Date:30/October/2016 | 06:47

Turkey's Erdogan says Iraq cannot handle Mosul assault alone

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Iraq could not deal alone with driving Islamic State from the city of Mosul and that the presence of Turkish forces in a nearby military camp was an insurance against attacks on Turkey.
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Publish Date:16/October/2016 | 07:15

Erdogan Signals Preference for Longer Turkey Emergency Rule

EghtesadOnline: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the government to extend the state of emergency, saying that “even 12 months” won’t be long enough to finish a crackdown following July’s coup attempt. The lira weakened.
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Publish Date:01/October/2016 | 08:33

Iran, Turkey ready to expand cooperation in all areas

EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Rouhani in a meeting with Turkish counterpart Erdoğan said Tehran values relations with Ankara and is ready to expand cooperation in all areas, including combating terrorism and resolving regional crises.
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Publish Date:21/September/2016 | 18:52

Turkey's Erdogan urges world to act against U.S.-based Gulen

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on world leaders at the United Nations to take measures against a U.S.-based cleric's "terrorist network" that he said threatened their security.
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Publish Date:21/September/2016 | 11:24

Erdogan Says Turkey, U.S. Mull Joint Effort Against IS in Raqqa

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has responded positively to a U.S. request for a joint operation against Islamic State’s self-declared capital in Syria, Hurriyet newspaper reported.
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Publish Date:07/September/2016 | 09:02

Erdogan Says Turkish Officials to Deliver Coup Evidence to U.S.

EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the U.S. would continue its investigation into July’s attempted coup, as Ankara vowed to provide evidence to support a claim the violence was planned by Fethullah Gulen, a 75-year-old preacher living in exile in Pennsylvania.
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Publish Date:04/September/2016 | 09:17

Obama: U.S. to help Turkey ensure coup plotters brought to justice

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday that his administration would work with Turkey to help ensure that those responsible for an attempted coup are brought to justice.
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Publish Date:04/September/2016 | 06:53

China, Turkey pledge to deepen counter-terrorism cooperation

EghtesadOnline: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Saturday to deepen counter-terror cooperation, as the two set aside previous disagreements over China's treatment of a Turkic-speaking Muslim minority.
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Publish Date:03/September/2016 | 06:14

Obama to meet Erdogan over Syria crisis: Official

EghtesadOnline: US President Barack Obama is set to meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss a range of issues including the Syria crisis, a senior US official announces.
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Publish Date:30/August/2016 | 13:19

Terror not allowed on Turkish borders: Erdogan

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara will not allow any manner of terrorist activities on or close to its borders.
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Publish Date:29/August/2016 | 11:56