Archiv: Erdogan


04.01.2024 - 20:18 [ Middle East Eye ]

War on Gaza: Turkey backs South Africa ‚genocide‘ case against Israel at ICJ

(03.01.2024)

Turkish foreign ministry spokesperson Oncu Keceli said in a statement that Ankara welcomes the South African case, which says Israel has violated its obligations under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

“Israel‘s murder of more than 22,000 Palestinian civilians, the majority of whom were women and children, in Gaza for nearly three months should not go unpunished in any way,“ Keceli said.

07.12.2023 - 11:13 [ Muhammad Jalal, Political scientist, Educator, Host of The Thinking Muslim ]

Read this Turkey, Jordan, and Qatar could invoke the Genocide Convention against Israel and its co-conspirators. But not one of these states has called out the genocide [by invoking the Convention].

Why?

15.11.2023 - 23:10 [ DW Politics / Twitter ]

„The accusations being made against Israel are absurd.“ German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Israel is acting in accordance with international law in defending itself against Hamas.

Scholz was responding to a question about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan‘s recent comments accusing Israel of „fascism.“ The two leaders are due to meet in Berlin on Friday.

04.11.2023 - 18:02 [ France24.com ]

Turkey recalls envoy to Israel, ‚writes off‘ Netanyahu

Palestinian ally Turkey had been mending torn relations with Israel until last month‘s start of the Israel-Hamas war.

But its tone hardened against both Israel and its Western supporters — particularly the United States — as the fighting escalated and the death toll among Palestinian civilians soared.

24.10.2023 - 04:00 [ Times of Israel ]

Visiting US senators: Hamas must be destroyed, war was opened to prevent Saudi peace

Delaware Democrat Chris Coons also said that the Abraham Accords and progress toward normalization were among Hamas’s reasons to attack now.

Graham added that 10 percent of the US Senate is currently in Israel “because we care… I come here because I love Israel. I do not hate Palestinians. I hate Hamas.”

Graham also had stark words of warning for Tehran: “We’re here today to tell Iran, we’re watching you. If this war grows, it’s coming to your backyard. There won’t be two fronts, there will be three.”

07.10.2023 - 06:46 [ Tass.com ]

S-400 technology transfer to Turkey is purely commercial matter, Putin says

(3. April 2018)

Commenting on Russia’s decision to expedite S-400 deliveries to Turkey, the Russian leader stressed it had been done „at the request of our Turkish partners and friends.“

„Naturally, we discussed cooperation between Russian and Turkey in the military technical sphere, in particular, the implementation of the contract for supplies of S-400 Triumf missile systems to Turkey. We have decided to expedite deliveries if these highly efficient Russian-made defense systems,“ Putin said.

07.10.2023 - 05:26 [ CNN ]

Drone attack on Syria military college kills at least 89 and wounds hundreds more

Five children and 31 women were among the dead, Syria’s state-run news agency SANA reported.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

07.10.2023 - 05:15 [ Bloomberg ]

Turkey Urges US End Working With Kurds Amid Airstrikes on Syria

Turkey called on the US to stop working with Kurdish YPG militants in Syria, vowing to maintain its cross-border offensives against America’s Kurdish allies in Syria after the US shot down a Turkish drone in the region.

07.10.2023 - 04:45 [ Al Jazeera ]

US shoots down Turkish drone over Syria after attacks near Hasakah

Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu, reporting from Istanbul, said the UAV did not belong to the Turkish military, according to a statement.

“It is not only the Turkish military that conducts counterterrorism operations in northern Iraq and Syria,” she said.

She said that the Turkish intelligence and interior ministry’s gendarmerie also joined operations.

02.10.2023 - 09:33 [ pardaphash.com ]

Turkey Launches Airstrikes on Kurdish Militant Targets in Iraq Following Explosion Near Parliament

This incident occurred on the day when the Turkish Parliament was set to reopen after a summer recess. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his address, labeled the attack as “the last stand of terrorism” and reiterated the government’s commitment to establishing a 30-kilometer safe zone along Turkey’s border with Syria to enhance border security.

20.09.2023 - 21:12 [ i24news.tv ]

Netanyahu meets Zelensky, Erdogan on sidelines of UNGA

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

On encountering the Israeli delegation, the Ukrainian leader made note of the „very big team“ receiving him, which included Israel‘s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan and Mossad chief David Barnea.

31.08.2023 - 14:40 [ ORF.at ]

Insider: Treffen zwischen Erdogan und Putin nächste Woche

Das von der Türkei und den Vereinten Nationen vermittelte Abkommen zur Ausfuhr von Getreide aus der Ukraine über das Schwarze Meer wurde von Russland im Juli nicht mehr verlängert.

22.07.2023 - 13:48 [ News.cn ]

Erdogan says plans talks with Putin for extension of Black Sea grain deal

„The termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative will have a series of consequences, ranging from an increase in global food prices, famine in some regions, to potential new waves of migration,“ Erdogan told reporters on his flight back to Türkiye.

„I believe we will ensure the continuation of this humanitarian movement by discussing the issue in detail with Mr. Putin,“ he said.

22.07.2023 - 12:38 [ AA.com.tr ]

Turkish, Ukrainian presidents discuss extension of Black Sea grain deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the extension of the Black Sea grain deal over a phone call on Friday.

„The leaders discussed in detail the extension of the Black Sea Grain Corridor Agreement during the phone call held at the request of President Zelenskyy of Ukraine,“ the Turkish Communications Directorate said on Twitter.

29.06.2023 - 18:55 [ ORF.at ]

Blockade: Kein NATO-Beitritt Schwedens auf Gipfel

Schweden kann seine Hoffnungen auf einen NATO-Beitritt auf dem Gipfel des Verteidigungsbündnisses Mitte Juli begraben.

Das ungarische Parlament habe die Ratifizierung des Beitrittsprotokolls nicht auf die Tagesordnung seiner letzten Sitzung vor der Sommerpause gesetzt, teilte die oppositionelle Abgeordnete Agnes Vadai heute nach einer Sitzung des parlamentarischen Hauptausschusses mit.

03.06.2023 - 19:12 [ Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan / Nitter ]

Leaving for Türkiye today at the invitation of my brother, H.E. President @RTErdogan, to attend his inauguration ceremony. I will convey our warmest greetings to the President on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan on his re-election.

(02.06.2023)

The fraternal ties between Pakistan and Türkiye are set to deepen further in line with our shared resolve and common destiny. The upcoming 7th Meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Islamabad will provide the right avenue to take the momentum of our strategic partnership forward. We have yet to unlock the potential of our multifaceted relationship and efforts are being made in that direction.

29.05.2023 - 19:57 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Schweinebucht am Bosporos

(30. Juli 2016)

Votel, steil aufgestiegen vom Leiter des Kommdos für Sonderoperationen (S.O.C.O.M.) zum Leiter des Zentralkommandos, hatte sich im Mai unter Begleitung von diverser U.S.-Presse zu einem Besuch in den eroberten Teil Syriens begeben – wir fragten diesbezüglich, ob zu “geheimer Vorbereitung für einen bevorstehenden Coup”.

Wohlgemerkt: die nun von Votel gestern im Aspen Think Tank vorgetragenen “Besorgnisse” hat die U.S.-Militär- und Kriegslobby schon in der Nacht zum 16. Juli, als sich das Scheitern des Putsches abzeichnet. Die “Washington Post” ändert ihre diesbezügliche Schlagzeile (vorher / nachher).

Gerade auf Votels nun fast zwei Wochen später gezielt gestartete Provokation antwortet Tayyip Erdogan, der in der Nacht des Putsches gerade noch dem Schicksal von Ägyptens demokratisch gewählten Präsident Mohammed Mursi entging, in bislang ungekannter Deutlichkeit: Zentralkommando-Leiter Votel stelle sich damit auf die Seite der Putschisten. Wer dieser General Votel überhaupt sei, was er sich einbilde.

Nicht nur für N.A.T.O.-Verhältnisse ein Präzedenzfall.

27.03.2023 - 03:42 [ almayadeen.net ]

Turkey to uphold Chinese Ukraine initiative if it promotes peace talks

(26 Mar 00:17)

The top Turkish official confirmed that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to discuss the settlement of the Ukraine conflict with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky after similar talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Earlier in the day, Putin and Erdogan held phone talks and discussed, among other things, the settlement of the Ukraine conflict.

11.02.2023 - 14:36 [ ZDF ]

Bomben nach dem Beben: Türkei greift Kurdengebiete in Syrien an

Da die türkisch-syrische Grenze bis auf einen Übergang für humanitäre Hilfe Richtung der syrischen Flüchtlingshochburg Idlib geschlossen ist, kamen bislang kaum internationale Hilfslieferungen in die Erdbebengebiete im Norden.

Die Situation der Erdbebenopfer in Syrien ist dramatisch. Es fehlt an allem. Trotz anderslautender Beteuerungen hat der syrische Machthaber Assad bislang keine Lieferungen in das von Rebellen kontrollierte Idlib zugelassen. Auch die Hilfe für die kurdische Autonomieregion läuft nur schleppend.

24.12.2022 - 16:21 [ Al Jazeera ]

Sweden still has requirements to meet to join NATO: Turkey

Billström said Sweden is determined to fulfill its commitments and Stockholm was in the process of strengthening its “anti-terrorism” legislation.

A constitutional amendment will enter into force on January 1 that restricts the freedom of association of groups that engage in or support “terrorism”, he said.

The Swedish government also plans to introduce legislation that further impedes people taking part in the activities of “terrorist” groups, Billström said.

29.11.2022 - 19:04 [ APNews.com ]

Russian army chief in Syria meets Kurds over Turkey tensions

Siamand Ali, a spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed to The Associated Press that Lt. Gen. Alexander Chaiko met Sunday with Kurdish commander Mazloum Abdi in northeast Syria, adding that he has no details about what they discussed.

29.11.2022 - 18:40 [ Ragıp Soylu / Nitter ]

Turkey ‚gives Russia time to broker a deal‘ on Syria‘s Tal Rifaat: Reports • Russian officials are trying to convince Damascus and YPG militants to withdraw from the northern Syrian city of Tal Rifaat to prevent a Turkish ground offensive

29.11.2022 - 18:33 [ ANF Deutsch / Nitter ]

In Bukarest findet heute ein NATO-Außenministertreffen statt. Der AANES-Vertreter Khaled Davrisch fordert von Bundesaußenministerin Baerbock eine klare Positionierung gegen die völkerrechtswidrigen Angriffe der Türkei auf Nordostsyrien.

22.09.2022 - 14:04 [ @Mephist13755568 / Nitter ]

In der Türkei braut sich der perfekte Sturm zusammen via @welt

16.09.2022 - 09:15 [ PML(N) / Nitter ]

PM Shehbaz Sharif with President Tayyip Erdogan and President Vladimir Putin at the #SCO2022 in Uzbekistan.

16.09.2022 - 08:49 [ ORF.at ]

Gipfeltreffen in Usbekistan endet: Putin trifft Erdogan

Der 2001 gegründeten Schanghai-Gruppe, die sich Kooperation und Sicherheit auf die Fahnen schreibt, gehören heute außer Russland, China, Indien auch Pakistan, Kasachstan, Kirgistan, Tadschikistan, Usbekistan und neuerdings der Iran an.

16.09.2022 - 08:25 [ DailySabah.com ]

Erdoğan arrives in Uzbekistan to attend SCO summit

First lady Emine Erdoğan, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez, Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Trade Minister Mehmet Muş, National Intelligence Organization (MİT) head Hakan Fidan, Presidency Defense Industries head İsmail Demir, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın and Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Deputy Chairperson and party spokesperson Ömer Çelik also traveled to Samarkand.

03.09.2022 - 20:16 [ Haaretz ]

Turkish Warship Docks at Israeli Port for NATO Drill

A U.S. missile destroyer ship, the USS Forrest Sherman, also docked at the northern port about as an hour earlier as part of a NATO drill

07.08.2022 - 18:12 [ ORF.at ]

Treffen in Sotschi: Putin und Erdogan schließen neue Deals

Auch das türkische Atomkraftwerk Akkuyu, das von einem russischen Staatsunternehmen gebaut wird, sei bei dem rund vierstündigen Treffen zur Sprache gekommen, sagte Nowak. Darüber hinaus hätten sich beide Seiten darauf geeinigt, dass die Türkei für russisches Gas künftig in Rubel zahlen werde.

07.08.2022 - 17:06 [ trades-academy.com ]

Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vow to deepen economic ties

After a four-hour assembly at Putin’s residence in Sochi on Friday, the Russian and Turkish presidents launched a joint assertion pledging to lift their bilateral commerce volumes and deepen their financial and power ties.

Deputy prime minister Alexander Novak, Moscow’s high power official, instructed reporters that Turkey had agreed to start paying for Russia’s gasoline in roubles, in response to Interfax.

20.07.2022 - 14:51 [ Yahoo.com ]

Right before meeting with Putin in Iran, Turkey‘s Erdogan threatens to ‚freeze‘ Sweden and Finland‘s NATO membership

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday once again threatened to stand in the way of Finland and Sweden joining NATO — a day before he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Iran.

19.07.2022 - 10:07 [ Axios.com ]

Putin to make rare trip abroad to meet Erdoğan and Raisi in Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a rare foreign trip Tuesday for a summit in Iran with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

Why it matters: With Syria, Ukraine and oil on the agenda, all three leaders have something to gain from the summit.

19.07.2022 - 09:44 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Treffen Putin, Erdogan und Raisi: Drei Mal eigene Interessen

Keiner der drei Parteien gehe es bei dem Treffen um das syrische Volk, kritisiert Bente Scheller, Referatsleiterin Nahost und Nordafrika der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, gegenüber der ARD – Putin, Erdogan und Raisi gehe es um „Kriegsmanagement“ und darum, sich für die jeweiligen geostrategischen Interessen in Syrien stark zu machen.

29.05.2022 - 18:41 [ ORF.at ]

Erdogan beharrt auf Nein zu NATO-Norderweiterung

Gespräche mit Vertretern der beiden skandinavischen Länder am Mittwoch seien nicht wie erwartet verlaufen, so Erdogan weiter. Die Länder hätten nicht die erwarteten Schritte im Kampf gegen den Terrorismus unternommen. Erdogan äußerte sich auf seinem Rückflug aus Aserbaidschan vor türkischen Journalisten.

29.08.2021 - 19:04 [ Al Jazeera ]

Erdogan says Turkey to maintain diplomatic presence in Kabul

The Turkish embassy in Kabul has returned to its building in the city and Ankara will maintain its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

NATO countries have been pulling out their diplomatic missions in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s victory two weeks ago.

06.04.2021 - 10:52 [ France24 ]

EU leaders to pay rare visit to Turkey‘s Erdogan to revive relations

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Charles Michel will now see how Erdogan intends to follow through on his repeatedly stated desire to „turn a new page“ in relations.

04.04.2021 - 18:22 [ ORF ]

Türkei geht gegen Admiräle wegen Erklärung zu Bosporus vor

In der Erklärung bekennen sich die Unterzeichner zum Vertrag von Montreux, der die Durchfahrt durch den Bosporus und die Dardanellen – also die Meerengen zwischen Schwarzem Meer und Mittelmeer – regelt.

03.04.2021 - 12:30 [ Rick Rozoff / Antiwar.com ]

NATO Appoints Turkey To Lead Drive Into the Middle East and Asia

On the first of the year the North Atlantic Treaty Organization transferred command of the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) to Turkey.

On March 30 NATO turned over its current mission in Afghanistan to Turkish Brigadier General Selçuk Yurtsizoglu.

20.03.2021 - 12:24 [ Heise.de ]

EU: Neuer Flüchtlingsdeal mit Erdogan?

Soll der Flüchtlingsdeal mit der Türkei verlängert werden? Die Frage wird heute wieder neu aufgeworfen, da die Abmachung auf den Tag genau nun fünf Jahre zurück liegt und die politischen Schockwellen von 2015 zwar seit einem Jahr von der Corona-Krise überdeckt werden, aber dennoch unter der Oberfläche der Aktualität weiter präsent sind.

20.03.2021 - 12:13 [ Heise.de ]

Türkei: Verbot der demokratischen Oppositionspartei HDP eingeleitet

Der türkische Generalstaatsanwalt des Obersten Gerichtshofs, Bekir Sahin, hat das Verbot der zweitgrößten Oppositionspartei eingeleitet. Das Verbotsverfahren, mit dem das türkische Verfassungsgericht beauftragt ist, wurde von langer Hand vorbereitet. Telepolis berichtete Anfang März darüber: Türkei: Oppositionspartei HDP kurz vor dem Verbot?.

01.02.2021 - 17:58 [ Heise.de ]

Deutsche U-Boote: Waffenhilfe für Erdogan

Der griechische Verteidigungsminister soll sich demnach bei dem Gespräch am vergangenen Mittwoch an seine deutsche Kollegin mit der Forderung oder der Bitte gewandt haben, den Bau der sechs U-Boote des Typs 214, die an die Türkei geliefert werden sollen, zu stoppen. Denn die U-Boote könnten von der Regierung Erdogan dazu benutzt werden, „eine expansionistische Politik der Türkei in der Ägais und im östlichen Mittelmeer zu verfolgen“.

Kramp-Karrenbauer soll dies abgelehnt haben. Der Bau könne nicht gestoppt werden, auch nicht verzögert, weil der Hersteller Thyssen seit 2002 durch Verträge gebunden sei.

13.01.2021 - 09:10 [ marsvonpadua.com ]

Militär: Russischer Luftüberlegenheitsjäger Su-35S „Flanker“ hält in Syrien die Lufthoheit

(25.12.2020)

Russland weist die Türkei in die Schranken und behauptet die Lufthoheit auf syrischem Kampfgebiet. Das Abfangmanöver des russischen Kampfjets machte gegen den amerikanischen Konkurrenten eine überzeugende Figur. Eine Gelegenheit den vielfältig einsatzbaren Jäger näher zu präsentieren.

25.11.2020 - 17:21 [ jam-news.net ]

Armenian PM interview: return of refugees, future status of Karabakh, internal political tension

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told Russia’s TASS that security guarantees must be given to Armenian refugees to return to Karabakh villages which have come under the control of Azerbaijan.

17.10.2020 - 17:28 [ armenpress.am ]

Turkey violated US legislation by using F-16s in Azerbaijan, says expert on American studies

Turkey has violated the US legislation by using the American-made F-16 fighter jets in the territory of Azerbaijan during the war against Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), Expert on American studies Suren Sargsyan told Armenpress, adding that the F-16s could be deployed in Azerbaijan’s territory only by the permission of the US President, which, however, didn’t take place.

17.10.2020 - 11:14 [ Tagesschau.de ]

S-400-System: Türkei testet wohl russische Raketenabwehr

Ersten Berichten zufolge hat die Türkei eine Übung mit dem russischen S-400-Raketenabwehrsystem abgehalten. Der Deal mit Moskau belastet die Beziehungen zur NATO schwer. Die USA drohen mit „ernsten Folgen“.

27.09.2020 - 16:34 [ Hurriyet (Türkei) ]

Turkey to support Azerbaijan with all its means against Armenia’s attacks

Turkey has strongly condemned and reacted to Armenia’s military offensive against civilian targets on Azerbaijani territories, pledging full support with all its means to its regional ally in using its right to self-defense.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed Ankara’s full support to Baku in a phone conversation with Azeri President İlham Aliyev.

30.08.2020 - 21:12 [ Antiwar.com ]

US Control of Alexandroupolis Port Will Not Help To Protect Greece From Turkey

Selling a port of strategic importance to US companies, coupled with the availability of the facility for US and NATO troops, is raising many questions in Greece. The Mediterranean country remains only one in two countries surveyed in NATO where the civilian population is not in favor of the alliance and only 36% of Greeks view the US favorably