Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken out against US sanctions on Iran, saying the measures violate international law and Ankara will not abide by them. Washington’s latest round of renewed sanctions on Tehran came into effect on Monday, as US President Donald Trump’s administration aims to isolate the country’s[…]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said Ankara would not allow the Fetullah Terrorist Organisation (FETO) to make South Africa its base. At the inauguration of a new Turkish Embassy building in South Africa’s capital Pretoria, Erdogan warned the country of the threat of FETO as South Africa is[…]
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan will make the latest in a string of trips to Africa this week, visiting SA and Zambia as well as attending the Brics summit, the Turkish presidency said on Sunday. The five Brics countries — Brazil, China, India, Russia and SA, which are seen by[…]
America has rejected plans to link the case of an American pastor held for almost two years with US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara blames for the failed 2016 coup bid, a senior US official said on Friday. A Turkish court on Wednesday ruled to keep in jail on terror-linked[…]
Austria’s main federation of Muslim residents (IGGiOe) on Sunday voiced its “indignation” after Vienna announced the closure of seven mosques and said it would expel Turkish-funded imams. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who faces elections in two weeks, on Saturday strongly criticised the move as anti-Islamic and promised a response,[…]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the United Nations “collapsed” when faced with Israeli security forces killing more than 60 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip during protests earlier this week. Speaking on Wednesday in the Turkish capital, Ankara, Erdogan described the UN as “finished” because of its lack of response[…]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a “terrorist” and said it was impossible for Syrian peace efforts to continue with him. Erdogan made his comments while in Tunis to sign key agreements along with 10 government ministers and more than 150 businessmen on the[…]
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas spoke over the phone on Saturday to discuss the status of Jerusalem, according to a Turkish presidential source. The leaders also discussed the latest developments in Palestine, the source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to[…]
Turkish police have launched raids in 49 cities to detain over 300 soldiers accused of links to the group blamed for last year’s attempted coup, state media reported Wednesday. The Istanbul public prosecutor issued arrest warrants for 360 people as part of a probe into followers of US-based Muslim cleric[…]
By Yaseen Kippie The Hizmet Movement, founded by exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, hosted a panel discussion by its South African branch last weekend. The purpose of the event was to clarify misconceptions about the movement and its involvement in the current political situation in Turkey. Its philosophies, history and[…]
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