Erdogan
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Erdogan Defies US Sanctions on Iran Oil, Gas
EghtesadOnline: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Ankara would continue to purchase oil and natural gas from Iran despite US sanctions in comments published on Friday.
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Former Turkish PM Davutoglu Quits Erdogan’s Ruling AK Party
EghtesadOnline: Ahmet Davutoglu, a one-time prime minister and chairman of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party, announced he was resigning from the governing bloc and plans…
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Erdogan Offers to Mediate Between US, Iran
EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he is willing to mediate between the United States and Iran to ease tensions over the international nuclear program.
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Erdogan Vows to Confront Opponents in Own Party
EghtesadOnline: Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Saturday to confront opponents inside his own party weeks after he suffered shock election defeats in the capital Ankara and commercial…
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Zarif, Erdogan Discuss Syria Ahead of Astana Talks
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif held a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday to discuss solutions to the Syrian crisis as well as other regional…
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Erdogan: Turkey Ready to Launch Own SPV for Iran
EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country is "ready" to set up its own trade mechanism with Iran, allowing companies from the two neighboring countries to continue…
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Erdogan Says Turkey Will Set Up 'Security Zone' in N. Syria
EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country would set up a security zone in northern Syria as suggested by US President Donald Trump as both leaders sought to ease…
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Turkey's Erdogan says court will decide fate of detained U.S. pastor
EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said a Turkish court, not politicians, will decide the fate of an American pastor whose detention on terrorism charges has hit relations between…
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Israel's Netanyahu accuses Erdogan of 'massacring Syrians and Kurds'
EghtesadOnline: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday rebuked Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of massacring Syrians and Kurds after Erdogan strongly criticized Israel.
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Erdogan faces major test as Turks vote for president, parliament
EghtesadOnline: Turks voted on Sunday in presidential and parliamentary elections that pose the biggest ballot box challenge to Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party since they swept…
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Turkey's Erdogan, main rival stage final election rallies
EghtesadOnline: President Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger, Muharrem Ince, made a final push for support at rival rallies in Istanbul on Saturday, a day before presidential and parliamentary…
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Erdogan calls on Turks to convert dollar, euros into lira
EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Turks on Saturday to convert their dollar and euro savings into lira, as he sought to bolster the ailing currency which has lost some…
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Erdogan's Party to Send Cash to 12 Million Turks Before Election
EghtesadOnline: More than 12 million Turkish retirees, or about 15 percent of the total population, will get a check in the mail from the government a week before elections on June 24.
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Kurds' Statehood Vote Could Spark Conflict, Erdogan Aide Warns
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi Kurds run the risk of armed conflict with government forces and alienating neighbors if they push ahead with a proposed referendum on independence, according to a senior…
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Erdogan likely using recent coup bid to eliminate enemies: Assad
EghtesadOnline: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sids the Turkish president may be using the recent coup attempt in Turkey to eliminate his opponents in government institutions.
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Turkish coup bid crumbles as crowds answer call to streets, Erdogan returns
EghtesadOnline: An attempted Turkish military coup appeared to crumble in the early hours of Saturday after crowds answered President Tayyip Erdogan's call to take to the streets to support him.