Recep Tayyip Erdogan

EU-Turkey relations are at a historic low point and need a restart

EU-Turkey relations have deteriorated to such an extent that the EU needs to profoundly reassess them, MEPs say in a…

3 years ago

Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention is an inadmissible regression

Millions are shocked by the decree signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for withdrawal from Istanbul Convention. It was just…

4 years ago

Austria’s Kurz declares war on terrorism and ‘political Islam’

Austria faced a hybrid attack of several “heavily armed and dangerous” terrorists. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz described this attack as a…

4 years ago

Macron demands Turkey explain unacceptable provocations

France has recalled its ambassador to Turkey after Erdogan says Emmanuel Macron needs 'mental check'. For France, it was the…

4 years ago

EU calls Turkey to end drilling in East Med immediately

Josep Borrell with a written statement warns Turkey to immediately end renewed drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean. The statement…

4 years ago

Hagia Sophia culture battle of Turkey. Museum or Mosque?

For hundreds of years, Hagia Sophia is at the heart of an old ideological and political battle. Fatih Sultan Mehmed…

4 years ago

EU officials visit Greek-Turkish borders. EU cannot be blackmailed

Since last Friday, Turkey "opened its doors" for refugees and migrants to leave for the European Union. Thousands have massed…

5 years ago

Migration: A Hybrid Threat? Turkey sends Migrants to Europe. Blackmail or Hybrid threat?

A New Form of “Hybrid Warfare”? On social media many Europeans have been claiming online that Erdogan is conducting a…

5 years ago

Turkey opened border gates to illegal migrants and threatens Europe

Erdogan threatens Europe with illegal migrants and refugees after Syria failure. Tensions have escalated in Idlib and Erdogan drops the…

5 years ago

Can Turkey, Libya and Greece avoid armed conflict in the Mediterranean?

Greece has ordered the expulsion of the Libyan ambassador in an escalation of a dispute over a controversial deal signed…

5 years ago

Erdogan is a tough guy and doesn’t change his VR plans for Syria!

The World condemns Turkey's war on Kurds but Erdogan doesn't accept a truce. While Turkey may be facing international pressure,…

5 years ago

Syria War dust: Turkey ready to invade as Trump opens the way

U.S. President Donald Trump shifts US Syria war policy and gives green light to Erdogan for invasion. The United States…

5 years ago

Asylum, refugees, migration and borders EU debate

The arrival of more than one million asylum seekers and migrants to Europe in 2015 exposed serious migration flaws in…

5 years ago

Turkey – Erdogan: We will open gates for migrants to enter Europe

President Erdogan warns of new migrants wave in Europe. Turkey plans to resettle 1 million refugees in northern Syria and…

5 years ago

EU-Turkey: Anatomy of a difficult relationship

EU parliament calls for freeze on Turkey's membership talks but EU governments have the final say in any suspension. Ankara…

6 years ago

EU-Turkey relations at breaking point! EP Freezes Turkey Accession Talks!

Amid an intensifying crackdown by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, MEPs are calling for a temporary freeze of membership talks between…

8 years ago

Turkey’s President Erdogan threatens Europe with new wave of refugees

Turkey's President Erdogan has wasted no time in reacting fiercely to what he sees as another snub to Turkey by…

8 years ago

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