Exclusive Story: Turkey’s Erdogan says to discuss with Trump buying U.S. Patriot missiles
Relations September 14, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he will discuss buying U.S. Patriot missiles with President Donald Trump this month, saying his personal bond with the U.S. leader could overcome a crisis caused by Ankara buying Russian air defense systems. Turkey’s purchase of the Russian S-400 missile system in July raised the prospect of U.S. […]
READ MOREErdogan facing major setbacks in local elections in Turkey’s major cities
Editor Express Daily April 1, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan suffered stunning setbacks in local elections as his ruling AK Party lost control of the capital Ankara for the first time since the party’s founding in 2001, and was on course to lose the biggest prize of all, Istanbul. Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics since coming […]
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Major setback in Turkey local elections: Erdogan lose capital
Editor Express Daily April 1, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This The party of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost control of the capital, Ankara, in local elections in a setback to his 16 years in power. The opposition is also ahead in the contest for mayor of the largest city, Istanbul, the election commission says. Nationally, the president’s AKP-led alliance has won […]
READ MORETurkey’s Erdogan sparks diplomatic row by invoking Gallipoli in aftermath of Christchurch terror attack
Editor Express Daily March 20, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sparked a diplomatic row by linking the Australian gunman in the Christchurch mosque massacres to a battle involving Australian and New Zealand troops in his own country more than a century ago. Speaking at a political rally Monday, Erdogan warned that any anti-Islamic extremists from Australia or New Zealand […]
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