Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – Page 4

Oct- 2023 -

23 October

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech

Erdogan Submits Sweden’s NATO Bid to Turkish Parliament

President Erdogan of Turkey officially submitted Sweden's NATO membership application to parliament, bringing closer the possible end of a 17-month diplomatic standoff.

18 October

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Extends Syria, Iraq Operations by Another Two Years

Turkey's parliament extended the military's authorization to launch cross-border operations in neighboring Syria and Iraq by two more years.

15 October

Europe

A 2018 file photo shows fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) manning a roadblock in the Qandil Mountains, the groups's main rear-base in northern Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP

Three PKK Members Killed in Suspected Turkish Drone Strike on Iraq

Three members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in a drone strike on northern Iraq blamed on the Turkish army.

12 October

Europe

Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a press conference at the NATO summit in Brussels

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey ‘Stands By’ Deal on Sweden Joining NATO: Stoltenberg

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Turkey remains committed to a deal to ratify Sweden's membership of the military alliance.

9 October

Middle East

Smoke billows from the Babasi oil facility in the countryside of al-Qahtaniya in Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeastern Hasakeh province on October 6, 2023 following a Turkish strike

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkish Strike on Kurds in Syria Kills 20: Monitor

A Turkish air strike killed 20 Kurdish security personnel and wounded dozens at a training center for police in Kurdish-held northeast Syria, a war monitor said.

6 October

Europe

Turkish soldiers with the Turkish flag flying

Staff Writer With AFP

First Turkish Soldier Dies in Syria Escalation

A Turkish soldier has died of injuries sustained in a rocket attack in Syria, the defense ministry said, Ankara's first fatality since it launched a wave of air strikes this week.

4 October

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Threatens to Expand Strikes in Syria, Iraq

Turkey said it could step up air strikes against Kurdish targets in Syria and Iraq after a weekend attack in Ankara.

1 October

Europe

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during his party's group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) in Ankara

Staff Writer With AFP

Erdogan Says ‘Terrorists’ Will Never Achieve Aims After Turkey Attack

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "terrorists" will never achieve their aims, hours after a blast in Ankara.

Sep- 2023 -

18 September

Middle East

Turkey-backed Syrian fighters take part in a military training near the town of Marea, in the rebel-controlled northern part of Syria’s Aleppo province

Staff Writer With AFP

14 Fighters Dead in North Syria Attack by Kurdish Group

A Syrian Kurdish armed group attacked an area controlled by pro-Turkish fighters in rebel-held northern Syria, killing at least 14, a war monitor said.

13 September

Africa