Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – Page 8

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkish Presidential Palace via Reuters/Cem Oksuz

Middle East, Turkey, World

Erdogan outdoes himself with handout to voters – at the expense of markets

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Turkey’s ruling AK Party offers US$6 billion in handouts ahead of elections

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament of his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Parliament in Ankara. Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas

Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Motives behind snap elections in Turkey

by Nicos Panayiotides April 24, 2018

Syrian boys walk along a destroyed street in Douma on the outskirts of Damascus on April 16. Photo: AFP/Louai Beshara

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Syria, Iran and ‘chaos in international relations’

by Pepe Escobar April 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party in Ankara. Photo: Reuters

European Union, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkish voices stifled by new law as Ankara launches crackdown

by Jonathan Gorvett April 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds hands with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin after a summit on Syria on April 4. Photo: AFP / Adem Altan

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

From Ankara to Moscow, Eurasia integration is on the move

by Pepe Escobar April 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Saudi Arabia has to face a pro-Iranian Turkey

by Khalid Ibn Muneer March 31, 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference at the EU-Turkey summit, in Varna, Bulgaria, on March 26. Erdogan accused the EU of being biased in the ongoing dispute over energy exploration work off the disputed island of Cyprus.
Photo: Petko Momchilov/Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Greco-Turkish relations at a critical crossroads

by Nicos Panayiotides March 30, 2018March 31, 2018

A soldier prepares an AT-4 rocket for launch. Photo: AFP/Simon Lim

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Lax US arms controls drive Turkish ‘fake news’ over Afrin

by Joseph Ataman March 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey can’t leverage US-Russia tensions in Syria forever

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 22, 2018

Australia, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Comparative thuggery challenging interests of US and its allies

by Norman A. Bailey March 12, 2018March 12, 2018

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters near the city of Afrin, Syria on February 19, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

Afghanistan, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey is attacking us in Afrin, says SDF commander

by Mahmoud Berkhdan February 22, 2018

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on February 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US baits Turkey in hopes of ending Ankara’s Russian dalliance

by MK Bhadrakumar February 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) in Ankara, Turkey February 15, 2018. Presidential Palace Handout via Reuters/Kayhan Ozer

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Tillerson throws Erdogan a bone in Syria

by Sami Moubayed February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

The face of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a billboard in Ankara. Photo: AFP/Adem Altan

Bahrain, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s outreach hints at Ottoman revival

by Jonathan Gorvett February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish tanks gather close to the Syrian border on January 21, 2018, at Hassa, in Hatay province. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Uneasy quest for Turkish-US compromise on Syrian Kurds

by Emanuele Scimia February 9, 2018

A still image obtained from social media shows the wreckage from a Russian military plane shot down by rebel forces near Idlib, Syria, on February 3. Photo via Reuters

Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russian-Turkish axis in Syria faces meltdown

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor aims to strengthen China's strategic and economic ties in South Asia and help Pakistan reduce its dependency on the US and its allies in the West.Image: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, France, Germany, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

US-Pakistan relations: A troubling scenario for South Asia

by Rahim Nasar February 4, 2018

Kurdish fighters in the northern Aleppo countryside in Syria. Photo: Reuters / Khalil Ashawi

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

A Turkish war of America’s making

by Barak Barfi February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

US forces could be caught in the crossfire if Turkish President Recep Erdoğan makes good on his vow to attack Kurdish forces in Manbij. Photo: Reuters

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

US blinks under Turkish pressure in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends the funeral ceremony, in Ankara, of Musa Ozalkan, a Turkish soldier who was killed during the operation against Syrian Kurds in Afrin region. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace / handout via Reuters, January 23, 2018

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey re-enters Syrian endgame with ‘smart power’

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 24, 2018January 24, 2018

People hold flags and carry a banner reading 'We condemn and denounce the attacks of the Turkish government against our people in Afrin' during a protest against Turkish attacks on Afrin, in Hasaka, Syria, on January 18, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Rodi Said

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia faces complex choices on how to play the Kurdish card

by Khalid Ibn Muneer January 22, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses with French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (center) during the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Photo: AFP / Tobias Schwarz

European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, World

Can ‘fake news’ really be outlawed as Europeans intend?

by Raphaël Hadas-Lebel January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on January 5, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ludovic Marin

Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Macron’s snub sends Erdogan further into Putin’s embrace

by Sami Moubayed January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Angered by allies, Turkey buys Russian defense system

by Emanuele Scimia January 2, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

As guns fall silent, Russia to shape Syria’s political endgame

by Sami Moubayed December 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

Turkey’s stance on Jerusalem limited to rhetoric

by Khalid Ibn Muneer December 19, 2017

Mehmet Hakan Atilla is depicted in a court room sketch. Photo: Reuters / Jane Rosenberg

China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Plenty of spice in New York trial Erdogan wishes would go away

by Sami Moubayed December 18, 2017February 18, 2020

China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Turkey switches to full defiance of US, continues Putin courtship

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 14, 2017

Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with his counterparts Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, and Hassan Rouhani of Iran after a joint news conference in Sochi, Russia, on November 22, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev / Kremlin via Reuters

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

How Jerusalem issue plays into Iranian, Turkish (and Russian) hands

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 11, 2017

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Tag: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Erdogan outdoes himself with handout to voters – at the expense of markets

Turkey’s ruling AK Party offers US$6 billion in handouts ahead of elections

Motives behind snap elections in Turkey

Syria, Iran and ‘chaos in international relations’

Turkish voices stifled by new law as Ankara launches crackdown

From Ankara to Moscow, Eurasia integration is on the move

Saudi Arabia has to face a pro-Iranian Turkey

Greco-Turkish relations at a critical crossroads

Lax US arms controls drive Turkish ‘fake news’ over Afrin

Turkey can’t leverage US-Russia tensions in Syria forever

Comparative thuggery challenging interests of US and its allies

Turkey is attacking us in Afrin, says SDF commander

US baits Turkey in hopes of ending Ankara’s Russian dalliance

Tillerson throws Erdogan a bone in Syria

Turkey’s outreach hints at Ottoman revival

Uneasy quest for Turkish-US compromise on Syrian Kurds

Russian-Turkish axis in Syria faces meltdown

US-Pakistan relations: A troubling scenario for South Asia

A Turkish war of America’s making

US blinks under Turkish pressure in Syria

Turkey re-enters Syrian endgame with ‘smart power’

Russia faces complex choices on how to play the Kurdish card

Can ‘fake news’ really be outlawed as Europeans intend?

Macron’s snub sends Erdogan further into Putin’s embrace

Angered by allies, Turkey buys Russian defense system

As guns fall silent, Russia to shape Syria’s political endgame

Turkey’s stance on Jerusalem limited to rhetoric

Plenty of spice in New York trial Erdogan wishes would go away

Turkey switches to full defiance of US, continues Putin courtship

How Jerusalem issue plays into Iranian, Turkish (and Russian) hands

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