Scholz is visiting Turkey in the wake of an EU summit focused on migration and amid an emotional debate on harsher asylum rules and increased deportations at home. Erdoğan, during a meeting which marks the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and Turkey, expressed a desire to move past prior difficulties in defense cooperation. … Read more
“Western nations that provide Israel with weaponry,” the Turkish leader argued, “do so at the expense of being complicit in these violations.” “Until comprehensive, sustainable peace is established in Palestine, attempts at cooperation with Israel within NATO will not be approved by Turkey,” Erdoğan said on Friday at a summit of alliance members in Washington. … Read more
On Friday, UEFA said it had determined that Demiral “violated basic rules of decent conduct” and decided to ban the Turkish player for “using sports events for manifestations of a non-sporting nature and for bringing the sport of football into disrepute.” Turkish state media TRT immediately criticized UEFA’s move, labeling it a “scandalous decision.” The … Read more
The founder and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Erdoğan has been Turkey’s president since 2014 following a decade as the country’s prime minister. Erdoğan said that the outcome of the local election will have a significant impact on his plans for political succession. “The result that comes out of this election will … Read more
