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Erdogan, launching presidential bid, vows ‘pioneering new Turkey’

August 25, 2021 at 1:26 a.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Tayyip Erdogan outlined his vision for a "pioneering new Turkey" on Friday, pledging to re-write the constitution, forge a more prominent role on the world stage and...

Terror and sympathy from Turkish hostages seized in Iraq

August 25, 2021 at 1:18 a.m.

SANLIURFA Turkey (Reuters) - When truck driver Vehbi Demir was handcuffed by masked Islamists wielding machine guns and driven to an unknown destination, he little imagined he would end up...

Turkish miners stay off work after disaster, eight suspects held

November 3, 2021 at 8:46 p.m.

SOMA, Turkey (Reuters) - Several thousand workers stayed away on Tuesday from mines run by a company at the center of Turkey's worst industrial disaster, with the main labor union...

Turkish miners stay off work after disaster, eight suspects held

December 23, 2018 at 5:49 p.m.

SOMA, Turkey (Reuters) - Several thousand workers stayed away on Tuesday from mines run by a company at the center of Turkey's worst industrial disaster, with the main labor union...

Turkish president rules out role swap with Erdogan

August 24, 2021 at 11:07 p.m.

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's president appeared to rule out a job swap with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan when his term as head of state ends in a few months, signaling...

Twitter challenges Turkey ban, Erdogan holds fast

August 24, 2021 at 10:22 p.m.

ANKARA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan appeared on Wednesday to have succeeded in asserting a ban on the Twitter networking site in the run-up to critical local polls he...

Turkish president contradicts Erdogan, dismissing foreign plot

November 3, 2021 at 8:25 p.m.

ANKARA (Reuters) - President Abdullah Gul has dismissed suggestions that outside forces are conspiring against Turkey, openly contradicting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's assertions that a corruption scandal shaking the country...

Turkish president contradicts Erdogan, dismissing foreign plot

December 23, 2018 at 4:48 p.m.

ANKARA (Reuters) - President Abdullah Gul has dismissed suggestions that outside forces are conspiring against Turkey, openly contradicting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's assertions that a corruption scandal shaking the country...

Turkish cleric says Erdogan risking decade of reforms: FT

November 3, 2021 at 8:23 p.m.

ANKARA (Reuters) - A U.S.-based cleric locked in a feud with the Turkish government has likened Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's grip on power to that of the once-dominant military, and...

Turkish cleric says Erdogan risking decade of reforms: FT

December 23, 2018 at 4:41 p.m.

ANKARA (Reuters) - A U.S.-based cleric locked in a feud with the Turkish government has likened Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's grip on power to that of the once-dominant military, and...

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