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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a delegation-level meeting on Sunday in which the PM advocated joint ventures and enhanced bilateral investment.

Pakistan, Turkiye reaffirm resolve to elevate strategic partnership as PM Sharif meets Erdogan

May 26, 2025 10:30 am

Sharif arrived in Turkiye on Sunday on a two-day visit as part of his four-nation tour to friendly countries, which also include Iran, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan.

Turkey's Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel's 'threat of expansionism'

September 07, 2024 10:53 pm

Erdogan, while speaking at an event organised by an Islamic schools' association near Istanbul, said, "The only way to halt Israeli arrogance, banditry, and state terrorism is through the alliance of Islamic countries."

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Turkey's Erdogan pardons elderly generals imprisoned over 1997 'postmodern coup'

May 17, 2024 4:52 pm

The pardon comes a week after Erdogan met with main opposition party leader Ozgur Ozel, who raised the issue of clemency.

MKE Ankaragucu President Faruk Koca reacts as the referee Halil Umut Meler lies on the ground at the end of their Super Lig home match against Caykur Rizespor

Watch: Club president knocks down referee with a single at punch at Turkish league game

December 12, 2023 10:52 am

Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca stormed onto the pitch after the final whistle and punched match referee Halil Umut. The match between Ankaragucu and Rizespor ended in a 1-1 draw.

NATO leaders set to offer Ukraine major support package but membership is off the table for now

July 07, 2023 7:37 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky will attend the council's first meeting in Vilnius on Wednesday.

Turkey's stocks and dollar bonds tumble as Erdogan in pole position for runoff

May 16, 2023 10:32 am

Turkey's sovereign dollar bonds and equities tumbled, and the cost of insuring exposure to the country's debt spiked as Turkey's presidential race heads to a runoff with incumbent Tayyip Erdogan leading his opposition rival.

Erdogan opens huge suspension bridge linking Europe and Asia

March 18, 2022 9:40 pm

Connecting Turkey's European and Asian shores, the 1915 Canakkale Bridge was built by Turkish and South Korean firms with an investment of 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion).

Turkey battles wildfires for 6th day, 10,000 are evacuated

August 03, 2021 11:48 am

Residents and tourists have fled vacation resorts in flotillas of small boats or convoys of cars and trucks.

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Turkey steps up criticism after France recalls ambassador

October 25, 2020 7:54 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s communications director broadened the target of the government’s ire beyond France in a series of tweets on Sunday.

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks new term with greater powers

June 21, 2018 2:14 pm

Many see Erdogan as a strong leader who stands up to West, who brought stability, oversaw an infrastructure boom, who improved health care and relaxed strict secular laws, for instance allowing women to wear Islamic headscarves.