Tag: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Turkish president, Erdoğan triumphs in historic run-off election
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has won Turkey’s run-off presidential election to seal another five-year term, according to official preliminary results that marked an end to a determined opposition effort to unseat the longtime leader.
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UN Security Council, countries denounce terror attacks in Istanbul
The United Nations (UN) Security Council and many countries in the world have condemned the latest terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Turkey, which killed at least 39 people and injured 155 others. The UN Security Council on Sunday “condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks” in a press statement, reaffirming that “terrorism…
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Coup: NATO retires 150 Turkish officers
Over 150 Turkish officers, some responsible for training others, were recalled or retired from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) high command in the wake of a July coup attempt, US Army General, Curtis Scaparrotti, told reporters on Wednesday. The top NATO commander said he lost 50 per cent of 300 Turkish officers in the alliance’s…