#Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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Aliyev Says Azerbaijan Stood Alone in Karabakh War, Stirring Debate in Türkiye
His latest remarks on outside help and arms purchases contrast with years of public praise for Ankara’s political and moral support

Trump Sidesteps CAATSA Question, Says ‘I Love Turkey’ and Erdoğan Is ‘a Friend’
Asked what is delaying sanctions relief, Trump gives no timeline three months after saying the measures would be removed in Ankara

Kremlin Says Türkiye-UN Black Sea Plan Lacks Details, Demands Broader Deal
Peskov says Moscow knows the initiative but wants any deal to cover the wider war and halt military supplies reaching Ukraine by sea

Erdoğan Calls for New Constitution as Türkiye’s Parliament Opens New Legislative Year
The president urged political parties to seek a civilian constitution and called for a broader “Great Türkiye Consensus”

Erdoğan Says Türkiye Is ‘Not Greece’s Enemy’ as F-35 Issue Resurfaces
Asked whether Mitsotakis’ F-35 remarks could threaten the thaw, Erdoğan says Ankara’s focus is security in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean

Türkiye Takes Black Sea Shipping Push to Putin and Zelenskyy
Ankara's proposal to curb attacks on commercial vessels reaches leader-level talks as Kyiv says options for restoring the maritime corridor are on the table

Erdoğan Approves Reburial of Interior Minister From September 6-7 Events
Namık Gedik resigned four days after the 1955 attacks on Istanbul's Greek community. The government now describes him as a victim of the 1960 coup

Fidan Says SDF Dissolution Must Be Implemented, Erdoğan to Visit Damascus
Damascus called August 25 the final milestone of SDF integration, but Türkiye is still looking for implementation on the ground

Netanyahu Campaigns on Erdoğan as US Tries to Prevent Türkiye-Israel Clash
Washington is building military deconfliction channels after the Abu al-Duhur strike as Likud puts Erdoğan into Israel’s October 27 election campaign

Azerbaijan Moves to De-escalate Israel-Türkiye Tensions After Syria Strike
Israeli reports say Baku is trying to revive the Syria coordination mechanism it helped build as Washington opens a parallel track

President Erdoğan Reasserts Hagia Sophia's Mosque Status Six Years After Conversion
Major dome restoration continues as Ankara describes the 2020 decision as a permanent historical and legal restoration

Greece and Israel Press U.S. Against Türkiye's F-35 and KAAN Plans
Athens seeks safeguards for the Aegean, while Netanyahu casts Türkiye as a regional security threat

Is Trump Preparing to Reopen the Erdoğan-Netanyahu Channel?
Intelligence contacts, Syria deconfliction and US mediation kept a line open beneath the political rupture

EU Brings Cyprus Into Türkiye Talks on Trade, Visas and Defense
Christodoulides wants EU leverage tied to settlement progress; Erhürman rejects a Brussels seat at the table

Trump Praises Erdoğan as Netanyahu Brands Him "Antisemitic Dictator"
Erdoğan accused Israel of threatening Türkiye hours earlier. Trump avoided a question on F-35 sales as a planned Los Angeles meeting between the two leaders approaches

TOGG as Gesture: Türkiye’s Electric Car in High-Level Diplomacy
Erdoğan’s red “Anadolu” Togg gift to Egypt’s President Sisi shows how Türkiye’s electric car has become a recurring diplomatic symbol

İzmir–Thessaloniki Ro-Ro Line Set to Restart After Leaders’ Signature
Ankara and Athens move to reactivate the maritime corridor halted in 2022, with services likely returning in spring
