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Donald Trump’s peace summit nearly erupted into chaos after trying to send a last-minute invite, leading to Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan threatening to leave. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
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Ekrem Imamoglu, rival of Turkish president Erdogan, faces a new criminal charge
Turkish prosecutors has charged Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, with falsifying his university diploma, a new case threatening more years in prison for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival, already jailed pending corruption charges he denies. CBC | World News
Read More »Jailed Turkish mayor, an Erdogan rival, makes 1st court appearance since arrest
Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor appeared in court Friday in one of multiple cases against him. Hundreds of supporters gathered outside Silivri prison, west of Istanbul, where the hearing was taking place. CBC | World News
Read More »Fethullah Gülen, U.S.-based cleric accused by Turkey’s Erdogan of starting coup, dead
Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric, has died. Gülen inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan links Canada’s drone embargo to Sweden NATO bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Tuesday as saying that positive developments on the U.S. sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara, and on Canada’s arms embargo, would help Turkey’s parliament move toward ratifying Sweden’s NATO membership bid. CBC | World News
Read More »Fury after SNP’s Humza Yousaf meets with Erdogan as David Cameron threatens cut-off
David Cameron has made threats after Humza Yousaf “broke protocol” by meeting the Turkish president. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Erdogan threatens to declare war on Israel and send military to Gaza in chilling warning
The Turkish president suggested in a speech at a pro-Palestine rally this afternoon that Turkey can “come at any night unexpectedly”. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »With Nazi reference, Turkey’s Erdogan escalates dispute with Greece over migrants
Turkey’s president makes the incendiary claim that the Greek authorities’ alleged mistreatment of migrants at its border was comparable to “what the Nazis did,” and says he would denounce Greece’s action at international platforms. CBC | World News
Read More »Brussels nightmare: EU braced for imminent standoff as Erdogan threatens to unleash fury
TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to visit Brussels on Monday amid mounting tensions with the bloc over the intensifying migrant crisis on the continent. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Turkish offensive in northern Syria only ‘a matter of time,’ Erdogan says
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan says a Turkish military operation to push back a Syrian government offensive against rebel strongholds in northwest Syria is now only “a matter of time” after talks with Russia failed to halt the assault. CBC | World News
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