Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Wrap-up: End of one-day visit of Turkish President to Cairo ‘setting bilateral ties’ back on track

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 09:39 GMT

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi bid farewell to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday at Cairo international Airport at the end of his on-day visit to Egypt that came after nearly a decade, to augment the relations between both countries and open ‘new chapter’ that aims to enrich their bilateral ties and set them on the right track.

Turkish President Erdogan in Cairo for extensive talks with President Sisi

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 01:02 GMT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to hold extensive talks with his Egyptian counterpart, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

Sisi, Erdogan to discuss ceasefire, humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza in Cairo meeting

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 10:36 GMT

According to the Egyptian Presidency, the talks will address the ceasefire in Gaza and the delivery of humanitarian aid to people in the strip.

Erdogan's visit to Egypt paves way for new strategic alliance to address regional issues: Diplomats

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 10:03 GMT

Several diplomats have noted that the improvement of Egyptian-Turkish relations and activating high-level bilateral cooperation mechanisms will give the region strength and security.

Turkey's Erdogan congratulates President Sisi on re-election for new presidential term

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 06:10 GMT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated, on Wednesday Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi on his re-election for a new presidential term.

Sisi, Erdogan agree on the need for immediate halt of Gaza military operations

Sat, 11 Nov 2023 - 10:29 GMT

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted the need to immediately stop the ongoing bombing and military operations in the Gaza Strip.

Egypt dispatches 5 military planes to deliver urgent medical relief to Syria, Turkey

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 - 07:07 GMT

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ordered on Tuesday dispatching five military planes to deliver urgent medical relief supplies to earthquake-hit Syria and Turkey.

Ankara swimming against tide as international community urges de-escalation in Libya

Sun, 19 Jul 2020 - 08:10 GMT

Addressing Turkey, Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman said it seems that the Libyan desire for Egypt’s support in facing terrorism in Libya has provoked some people.

Turkey transferred 17K mercenaries into Libya: National Army spokesperson Ahmed al-Mismary

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 - 08:42 GMT

Libya's National Army spokesperson Ahmed al-Mismary said that total number of mercenaries, Turkey transferred into Libya reached 17,000 terrorists, including 1,000 mercenaries were transferred only last week.

Egypt discuses measures to counter national security threats

Thu, 02 Jan 2020 - 07:32 GMT

President Abdel Fatah al Sisi discussed on Thursday, number of measures to counter any threats to the Egyptian national security

Nearly 10,000 Turkish citizens forcibly disappeared: Egyptian NGO

Thu, 26 Dec 2019 - 11:10 GMT

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had violated human rights of the Turkish people as nearly 10,000 citizens had been forcibly disappeared, the largest number worldwide, Egypt’s United National Organization for Human Rights said.

Egypt, Cyprus, Greece says Libyan-Turkish maritime MoUs “has no legal effect”

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 - 08:14 GMT

Egypt, Cyprus and Greece announced, Tuesday that the two security cooperation and maritime MoUs signed by Turkey and Libya’s UN-backed government, “has no legal effect”

Muslim Brotherhood unthinkingly supports Erdogan: Turkish opposition figure

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 - 08:31 GMT

In an interview with Egypt Today, Turgutoğlu said that the Muslim Brotherhood group should have defended the Arab territories instead of Turkey.

Pro-Muslim Brotherhood Media Defends Turkish 'Aggression' Against Syria

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 - 07:12 GMT

Defending the Turkish regime while apparently violating the Syrian sovereignty can be endorsing a probability that these channels are funded by Ankara to follow a Muslim Brotherhood agenda.

Turkey, US press Riyadh to explain fate of missing journalist

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 - 10:10 GMT

Turkey and the United States ratcheted up the pressure on Saudi Arabia to explain how a journalist vanished after entering its Istanbul consulate last week.

Turkey orders detentions of 110 soldiers on suspected Gulen links

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 - 10:03 GMT

Ankara's chief prosecutor ordered the detention of 110 soldiers from the air force on Friday for suspected links to a U.S.-based cleric

Children killed in Russian strikes on Syria's Idlib: monitor

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 - 02:20 GMT

Children were among at least nine civilians killed Tuesday in Russian strikes on Syria's Idlib, a monitor said.

Trump vows "no concessions" with Turkey over detained US pastor

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 - 04:00 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out agreeing to any demands from Turkey to gain the release of a detained American pastor.

Turkey slaps retaliatory tariff hikes on key US products

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 - 12:30 GMT

Turkey hiked Wednesday tariffs on imports of several key US products in retaliation for American sanctions against Ankara.

Turkey lira crashes as Trump piles on pressure

Fri, 10 Aug 2018 - 11:20 GMT

The embattled Turkish lira tumbled over 16 percent to new record lows against the dollar on Friday as strains with the United States intensified

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