Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses foreign powers of trying to weaken his country. He also noted that the illegal Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C), a left-wing group listed by Turkey and the United States as a terrorist...

Turkey is threatening Greece with an incident in the Aegean if the country decides to take advantage of its EU presidency and initiate procedures for the proclamation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and proceed to exploit hydrocarbon reserves...

The statement made by Turkish Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdogan, that Turkey’s borders reach Thessaloniki, provoked an angry reaction from the Greek government. Responding to a reporter's question about the Turkish Prime Minister’s statements in Kessani, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan abolished the compulsory Islamic head scarf for women in state institutions. The ban has kept many women from joining the public workforce and a decades-old restriction has been finally ended. The lifting of the...

In a brief but very important announcement, the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Agia Triada of Halki, expresses its deep sorrow over the fact that Erdogan’s promises to reopen the Theological School of Halki,...

A march was held in the center of Melbourne, which marked the end of events for the 39th anniversary of the July 15, 1974 coup against Archbishop Makarios, the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and the ongoing occupation...

Thousands of followers of the Justice and Development Party gathered on June 16 in Kazlıçeşme Square and listened to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announcing that such gatherings are going to take place on June 22 and 23 in Erzurum and...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appears to be moving toward allowing Hagia Sophia, now a museum, to be opened as a mosque. According to the Turkish daily newspaper Vatan, during a meeting between the executives of the ruling Justice...

Every year on May 29, Turkish people celebrate the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD with glamorous festivities. Now, they discuss declaring this day a National Day for Turkey. The French newspaper Le Monde, wrote the article "Fall of Constantinople to...

The Turkish PM has announced that his country will stop participating in the EU's activities as long as Cyprus resides over the European Council in 2012. "We will have a six-month-long break, starting on July 1," said Tayyip Erdogan at...