All posts tagged "Recep Tayyip Erdogan"

A Washington Post opinion writer condemned President Donald Trump's characterization of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (also known as MBS) as "a fantastic guy."

Trump made the comment during a virtual address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, where he said he was asking MBS for $1 trillion in investment money.

"It's also reported today in the papers that Saudi Arabia will be investing at least $600 billion in America, but I'll be asking the crown prince, who's a fantastic guy, to round it out to about $1 trillion. And I think they'll do that because we've been very good to them," Trump said. ...

A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced Selahattin Demirtaş, a jailed key Kurdish politician, to 42 years in jail over his alleged role in violent protests in 2014, local media reported. Demirtaş, former co-chair of the now-defunct pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has been in pre-trial detention since 2016. He was a challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the 2018 elections. Another jailed ex-HDP co-chair, Figen Yüksekdağ, was handed just over 30 years in jail on charges of harming the unity of Turkish state and terror propaganda, among others, state news agency Anadolu repor......

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has warned Israeli authorities not to pursue Hamas members on Turkish territory. "If they dare to take such a step against Turkey, they will pay the price in a way that they will not be able to recover," Erdoğan told reporters on his return flight from Qatar. Erdoğan's remarks were carried by his communication office in response to a question on reported Israeli intelligence service plans to assassinate Hamas members abroad. On Monday, state news agency Anadolu cited Turkish intelligence services as saying Israel will face "serious consequences" should it......

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his harsh rhetoric on Israel to call it a "terror state" on Saturday, hours after his return from a visit to Berlin. "The person in charge of this terror state has at the moment made the the Israeli people cry out and revolt against himself. That is why his end is near," said Erdoğan, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Erdoğan further associated Western governents, including Germany, to what he called "the crusader imperialist structure," without further elaborating. "Unfortunately, I saw this during my visit last night. I ......

Donald Trump, who openly admires and envies the world’s dictators and strongmen, chose the week of Joe Biden’s summit with Xi Jinping to lavish praise on the Chinese president — and trash the U.S. president.

After mocking Biden as confused, Trump, the former president and Republican frontrunner for 2024, said during a gala at his Mar-a-Lago home that Xi is “like a piece of steel — strong, smart,” according to a video obtained by Raw Story.

“There’s nobody in Hollywood who could play the role,” Trump added....

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his willingness to reinstate a UN-brokered deal to safely ship Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea but only after all Russian demands have been met. Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met in the resort of Sochi on the Black Sea on Monday in an attempt to bring Russia back on board the deal. Erdoğan has taken on the role of mediator between Ukraine and Russia and travelled to Sochi to persuade Putin to rejoin the grain agreement. Turkey, a NATO member, has not endorsed Western war sanctions. It was the first meeting between the two ......