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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says that a Turkish court will decide the fate of American pastor Andrew Brunson.
2018-09-26

A Turkish court convicts and sentences thirteen "Cumhuriyet" journalists accused of supporting terrorist organisations. The newspaper is critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
2018-04-25

Turkish President Erdoğan announces that Turkish Army ground troops have entered the district of Afrin in Syria. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım says the goal is to establish a 30-km safe zone.
2018-01-21

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey says "the day is close when officially, with God's permission" his nation will open an embassy to Palestine in East Jerusalem.
2017-12-17

The White House confirms Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu's announcement that President Donald Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that America is preparing to stop supplying weapons to ethnic Kurdish fighters in Syria.
2017-11-24

Binali Yıldırım is appointed Prime Minister of Turkey after the resignation of Ahmet Davutoğlu amid disagreements with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
2016-05-23

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announces his resignation effective May 22 amid conflict with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Turkey's increasingly authoritarian rule. Davutoğlu said he would step down following an extraordinary meeting of AKP party leaders scheduled for May 22.
2016-05-5

A day after Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had harsh words for Russia, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, in an essay in the London "Times", says the downing of the Russian jet, "was not -- and is not -- an act against a specific country. ... While the measures to defend our territory will remain in place, Turkey will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions." [http:--www.cnn.com-2015-11-27-middleeast-syria-turkey-russia-warplane-shot-down- (CNN)] [http:--www.thetimes.co.uk-tto-opinion-thunderer-article4624985.ece "(Times of London)"]
2015-11-28

Protesters clashed with police outside the headquarters of the People's Democratic Party (HDP) in the Kurds' main city of Diyarbakır in southeastern Turkey as it became evident President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the AKP were getting a solid majority and would return to power. The tumult spread to other major cities and towns in the Kurdish heartland. The HDP won 10.7 percent of the vote; the party holds 59 of its 80 seats in the parliament.
2015-11-1

In response to Israeli air strikes on Syria, Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says Israel's government is waging "state terrorism".
2013-02-3