Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey kills YPG militant who fired across Syrian border

Istanbul - Egypt Today

Turkish forces killed a Kurdish YPG militant who fired into Turkey from Syria, a Turkish security source said on Wednesday, the most recent cross-border clash between Turkey and Kurdish militants east of the Euphrates River. The militant had fired from Syria’s Ras Al-Ayn region into Turkey’s Sanliurfa province, the source said. Turkey considers the YPG militia a terrorist organization and..Read more

Erdogan says Kurdish militia still in Syria’s Manbij

Istanbul - Egypt Today

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that the Kurdish YPG militia has not left the northern Syrian town of Manbij, contrary to a US-Turkish agreement, and Turkey will do what is necessary. “They are now digging trenches in Manbij. What does this mean? It means ‘we’ve prepared the graves, come and bury us’,” Erdogan said at a rally in..Read more

Al-Jazeera distances itself from Khashoggi death claims, blames Reuters

London - Egypt Today

Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera has distanced itself from a news item speculating that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered while visiting the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Al Jazeera Arabic, which had repeated the Reuters story extensively, has acknowledged the claims to be unverified and instead blamed newswire Reuters for the information. The Reuters story cited only Turkish sources without naming them..Read more

Turkey will strengthen observation posts in Idlib, Erdogan says

Ankara - Egypt Today

Turkey will strengthen its observation points in Syria's northwest and work with Russia against radical groups, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Speaking to members of his AK Party in Parliament, Erdogan also said that Turkey will hold a summit with Russia, Germany and France in October or November to discuss Syria, adding that Turkey will continue to seek a..Read more

Russian President meets Turkish counterpart

Moscow - SPA

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is currently visiting Russia. According to a statement issued by the Kremlin, the two sides discussed the bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries, in addition to discussing the settlement of the Syrian crisis and the situation in Idlib. ..Read more

Situation in Syria's Idlib requires high-level talks, says Kremlin spokesman

Moscow - TASS

The situation in Syria’s Idlib province requires a serious high-level discussion, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "The situation in Idlib is difficult, discussions will go on," he said. "You know that several days ago, there were bilateral and trilateral discussions. Today, the conversation will continue because the situation is serious - let’s put it this way - there are..Read more

Turkey plans to strengthen military positions in Syria’s Idlib, says Erdogan

Ankara - TASS

Turkey is determined to continue strengthening its military positions in Syria’s Idlib province, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters upon returning from Azerbaijan on Monday. "It is true that we have been strengthening the positions of our troops [in Idlib]. We cannot afford to have any weak spots," he said, as cited by the Haberturk newspaper. "If we don’t..Read more

Erdogan, Putin To Discuss Syria Next Week: Turkish Fm

Moscow - NNA

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the Syrian crisis with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, the Turkish foreign minister said Friday. "Turkey is open to cooperation with everyone regarding efforts to fight terror groups in Syria," said Mevlut Cavusoglu at a joint news conference in Islamabad with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Recalling Turkey's efforts to find..Read more

Turkish Cypriot paper attacked over Syria 'occupation' headline

Nicosia - Egypt Today

Hundreds of protesters Monday demonstrated outside the offices of a Turkish Cypriot newspaper that aroused the ire of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by slamming Ankara's operation inside Syria as an "occupation". The Afrika newspaper -- which is often anti-Ankara and staunchly critical of Erdogan -- wrote on its front page Sunday: "One more occupation from Turkey." This was an ironic..Read more