Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – Page 9 – Asia Times

In one of Reuters' pictures of the year for 2017, Kurdish fighters fire rifles at a drone operated by Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria, on June 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Goran Tomasevic

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

No takers yet for US ceasefire in Euphrates valley

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 5, 2017

Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab is shown in a court room sketch as he appears in Manhattan federal court in New York. Photo: Reuters / Jane Rosenberg

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

Gold dealer’s testimony puts Erdogan on shaky ground

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 1, 2017December 1, 2017

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Erdogan, attend a joint news conference following a meeting in Sochi, Russia, on November 22, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syria war, Sochi peace

by Pepe Escobar November 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Metzel via Reuters

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

The rise and fall of Turkey’s Erdogan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkey is strategically positioned to profit from the rail projects. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

How Turkey, Iran, Russia and India are playing the New Silk Roads

by Pepe Escobar November 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia, Turkey, Iran meeting to discuss Syria strategy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Erdogan looks on as he walks next to Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic during his recent visit to Serbia. Photo: Reuters/Marko Djurica

Iran, Middle East, Turkey

Lira crashes as Erdogan, Turkish gov’t implicated in Iran money-laundering scheme

by Asia Times staff November 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Erdogan (C), flanked by his Azeri and Georgian counterparts, attends the inauguration ceremony of Baku - Tbilisi - Kars railway in Alyat, Azerbaijan. Photo: Kayhan Ozer/Turkey's Presidential Palace/Handout via Reuters

China, European Union, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Turkey, World

Key link in Belt and Road network opens

by Asia Unhedged November 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint press conference with Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic, on October 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Marko Djurica

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

‘We have no need for you,’ Erdogan tells Europe

by Asia Unhedged October 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Germany, India, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

The two backlashes against globalization

by Shashi Tharoor October 13, 2017

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint press conference with Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic, on October 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Marko Djurica

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

Erdogan steps up US row with boycott of outgoing ambassador

by Agence France-Presse October 11, 2017February 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

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

Turkish market crumbles as Erdogan overreaches

by David P. Goldman October 10, 2017February 18, 2020

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

More reason to watch Turkish markets from a distance

by David P. Goldman October 9, 2017February 18, 2020

A new mosque under construction at Camlica hill overlooking the Bosphorus is pictured at sunrise in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jamal Saidi

France, Middle East, Turkey, World

US, Turkey suspend visa services in escalating diplomatic row

by Stuart Williams October 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Journalists and social activists protest against the killing of Gauri Lankesh, a senior Indian journalist who according to police was shot dead outside her home on September 5, 2017, by unidentified assailants in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave

India, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

India becoming dangerous for intellectuals, social activists

by Pushkar Raj October 6, 2017October 6, 2017

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is seen with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani during a joint news conference in Tehran, Iran, on October 4, 2017. Photo: Murat Cetinmuhurdar / Presidential Palace/ Handout via Reuters

Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, Turkey, World

Iraqi Kurdistan the fly to regional spiders Turkey, Iraq, Iran

by Pepe Escobar October 6, 2017February 18, 2020

A boy rides a bicycle sporting the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq, on September 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Thaier Al-Sudani

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

‘Free Kurdistan’ inevitable, and war may be unavoidable

by Bilal Khan September 29, 2017

Traders walk on the floor of the Borsa Istanbul in Istanbul. Photo: Reuters/Murad Sezer

Middle East, Turkey

Turkish Banks Drop Most in 6 Months on Tax Proposal

by Asia Unhedged September 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Trading floor of the Borsa Istanbul. Turkish stocks have fallen as much as 11% in dollar terms since their August peak. Photo: Reuters/Murad Sezer

Iraq, Middle East, Turkey

Turkish stocks now down more than 11% since August peak

by David P. Goldman September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Kurds show their support for the upcoming independence referendum at a rally in Erbil, Iraq, on September 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Azad Lashkari

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

Moment of glory? Kurdish referenda in Iraq, Syria explained

by Sami Moubayed September 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkish market caught in geopolitical minefield

by David P. Goldman September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Geopolitics drives Turkey’s acquisition of Russian missile defense

by Emanuele Scimia September 15, 2017

General Abdul Rashid Dostum, shown here at his palace in Shiberghan in northern Afghanistan on August 19, 2009, is a thorn in the side of President Ashraf Ghani. Photo: Reuters/Caren Firouz

Afghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey

Afghan President Ghani struggles with the Dostum dilemma

by Vinay Kaura August 16, 2017

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu during their meeting in Beijing on August 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Roman Pilipey/Pool

Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, World

China, Turkey seek bridge over troubled waters of Mideast

by Shazar Shafqat August 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkish purchase of Russian missiles nears completion

by Asia Unhedged August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the beginning of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Bernd Von Jutrczenka

China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The West’s decadent foreign policy

by Chris Patten July 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Kurdish fighters from the YPG run across a street in Raqqa, Syria July 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Goran Tomasevic

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

New front in Syria as Turks rout Kurds with Putin’s blessing

by Sami Moubayed July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Supporters of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu wave Turkish flags on the 19th day of a "justice march" against the detention of the party's lawmaker Enis Berberoglu, near Izmit, Turkey, July 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

India, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey

Turkish opposition ‘justice march’ gathers momentum

by Deutsche Presse-Agentur July 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters as he leaves a mosque after the Eid al-Fitr prayers in Istanbul, Turkey, June 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey, nexus of US incompetence

by Angelo M Codevilla June 28, 2017June 29, 2017

Photo: Reuters/Murad Sezer

Egypt, Germany, Israel, Middle East, Turkey, World

Lira down as Turkey moves to deploy troops in Qatar

by Asia Unhedged June 7, 2017February 18, 2020