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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Erdogan, Trump discuss wars in Iran, Gaza

Turkish President Erdogan held a phone conversation with Trump, discussing bilateral relations, wars in Iran and Gaza, and the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Turkish presidency says. Erdogan told Trump it was important to continue talks with Iran, and that Turkiye was ready to contribute to the process. Erdogan also raised Gaza, telling Trump that Israel was attacking Palestinians in the enclave at a time when the second phase of the ceasefire plan was to become effective. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Sharif in Turkiye to discuss bilateral ties, regional security

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Istanbul on Friday on an official visit to Turkiye at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, aiming to further strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat received the prime minister upon his arrival at the airport. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Türkiye, Dr Yousaf Junaid, and officials from the Turkish foreign ministry were also present. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Erdogan slams Israel’s ‘poor’ ceasefire record

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Hamas appears more determined than Israel to comply with the ceasefire in Gaza. “We all see that Israel’s record on this matter is very poor,” Erdogan said in remarks carried by the Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency. “We are facing an administration that has massacred over 200 innocent people since the ceasefire agreement and continues its occupation and attacks on the West Bank,” he said. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Erdogan discusses Turkiye’s communication with Hamas amid US push for ceasefire deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his government is in touch with Hamas, sharing its views on what it thought the best way forward was for reaching a ceasefire deal in Gaza, following a request by US President Donald Trump for support in the talks. Erdogan also said that Gaza must be governed by Palestinians. “We are articulating what the most reasonable course of action is, and what must be undertaken to enable Palestine to progress toward the future with assured and steady steps,” he was quoted as… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Capture of aid flotilla exemplifies ‘brutality in Gaza’: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Israel’s interception of the Gaza aid vessels an “act of piracy”. In an address to his AK Party, he said the move in international waters proves “the genocide apparatus is in a state of frenzy to conceal its crimes in Gaza”. “The genocidal Netanyahu government cannot tolerate even the slightest chance for peace to take hold,” Erdogan said. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

President Erdogan commends Trump's Gaza ceasefire push, vows Türkiye's support for peace process

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed Donald Trump for his efforts to broker a ceasefire in besieged Gaza. "I commend US President Donald Trump's efforts and leadership aimed at halting the bloodshed in Gaza and achieving a ceasefire," Erdogan said in a statement on Monday. He added that Türkiye would continue to support the diplomatic process, saying Ankara is committed to helping establish "a just and lasting peace acceptable to all parties." Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Erdogan says Netanyahu is Hitler's ideological 'relative', slams Israel over Doha strike

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lambasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for Israel's attack on the Hamas negotiation team in Qatar last week, saying, "Ideologically, Netanyahu is like a relative of Hitler." “Just as Hitler could not foresee the defeat that awaited him, Netanyahu will face the same ultimate fate,” he added while returning from Doha, where he attended an emergency Arab-Islamic summit following the Israeli air strike. Erdogan called the attack on the Hamas negotiation team “a blatant challenge to international order and international law”. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Erdogan slams US decision to bar Palestinians from UN meeting

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on the US to urgently revise its decision to revoke the visas of Palestinian officials and bar them from attending a gathering of world leaders at the United Nations this month in New York. Washington said last week it would not allow Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and others to travel to New York, where several US allies are set to recognise Palestine as a state. The move "does not fit the United Nations' raison d'etre," Mr Erdogan told reporters on a flight home… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Türkiye is the guarantor of Kurds' security, peace, well-being: Erdogan

Türkiye is the guarantor of Kurds' security, peace, and well-being, like all brotherly people in Syria, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday. “Those who turn to Ankara and Damascus will prevail,” he said during a speech commemorating the 954th anniversary of the Malazgirt victory in Türkiye's Mus Province. The Turkish president underlined that his country’s vision for ‘the Century of Türkiye’ will first turn into a great and powerful terror-free Türkiye, then into a terror-free region, through collective efforts. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

'Gaza has no time to lose': Erdogan calls for urgent action to prevent total humanitarian collapse

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the world to act to stop the war in Gaza, warning the territory is nearing “total humanitarian collapse” amid Israeli attacks, in an opinion piece he wrote for Al Jazeera. Türkiye’s Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran announced the article’s publication on the Turkish social media platform Next Sosyal. In the article, titled “The conscience of humanity is being tested in Gaza” and published on Thursday in English and Arabic, Erdogan accused Israel of carrying out “a systematic policy of annihilation” against Palestinians. Read More…

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