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RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 10, 2019
Civilians flee Syrian border towns as Turkish forces pound 'terror corridor' targets after U.S. pullout
Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday just days after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, with warplanes and artillery striking militia positions in several towns in the border region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2019
Turkey begins offensive in Syria after U.S. stands aside
Turkey has begun its military offensive into northeastern Syria to force back Kurdish militants controlling the border area, days after President Donald Trump said the U.S. wouldn't stand in the way.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2019
Turkey prepares incursion into Syria to 'neutralize threat' of Kurdish forces
Turkish forces, together with the rebel Free Syrian Army, will cross the Syrian border "shortly," President Tayyip Erdogan's communications director said early on Wednesday after a surprise withdrawal of U.S. troops made way for the Turkish incursion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2019
Erdogan and Trump discuss Syria 'safe zone' in phone call, plan to meet next month: Ankara
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the planned "safe zone" east of the Euphrates River in Syria in a phone call on Sunday, the Turkish presidency said, adding the two men agreed to meet in Washington next month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 5, 2019
Erdogan says Turkey will launch military operation in northeast Syria
Turkey will mount a military operation in northeast Syria, it said Saturday, after accusing Washington of not doing enough to expel Syrian Kurdish fighters from its border.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2019
Turkish military enters Syria to begin joint U.S. 'safe zone' patrol, irking Damascus
Armed Turkish military vehicles crossed into war-stricken Syria on Sunday to begin joint patrols with U.S. counterparts to establish a high-stakes "safe zone" along a border region controlled by Kurdish forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 28, 2019
Syrian rebels push back against Russia-backed regime forces' advances in Idlib
Syrian rebels on Tuesday launched a wide-scale attack against a five-month Russia-backed Syrian army campaign aiming to take back the opposition's last major bastion, opposition officials, rebels and residents said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 28, 2019
Fearing invasion by Erdogan's forces, Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
The Kurdish YPG militia will pull forces and heavy weapons from a strip along Syria's border with Turkey under U.S.-Turkish deals, an official in the YPG-led alliance said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2019
Syrian Kurdish official warns of 'big war' and Islamic State resurgence if U.S. talks fail to block Turkish onslaught
A Turkish attack on Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria would spark a "big war" if U.S. efforts fail to block Ankara's plans, a top Kurdish official told Reuters on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2019
Erdogan says Trump can waive sanctions on Turkey
U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to waive sanctions on Turkey for its purchase of Russian air defense systems and should find a "middle ground" in the dispute, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 1, 2019
At Osaka G20, Trump does his bit to help shunned strongmen return from political wilderness
It was a good few days to be an authoritarian leader.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2019
Beginning of the end? Turkey's opposition deals blow to Erdogan with Istanbul mayoral win
Turkey's opposition has dealt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a rerun of its mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility and delivering a message from voters unhappy over his policies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2019
Three meetings to watch at the G20 summit
U.S. President Donald Trump's meetings with Xi, Putin and Erdogan will set the tone at the G20 summit in Osaka.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2019
Turkish leader Erdogan's election setback dents hopes for major reforms
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's losses in local elections have dented investors' hopes that Turkey will adopt painful reforms they say are needed to stabilize the economy as he moves to shore up his political base.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2019
U.S. halts delivery of F-35 equipment to Turkey over its plans to buy missile defense system from Russia
The United States has halted delivery of equipment related to the stealthy F-35 fighter aircraft to Turkey, marking the first concrete U.S. step to block delivery of the jet to the NATO ally in light of Ankara's planned purchase of a Russian missile defense system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2019
Turkish leader Erdogan's ruling AK Party loses control of Ankara; Istanbul results disputed
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a severe setback as his ruling AK Party lost control of the capital, Ankara, for the first time in a local election and he appeared to concede defeat in the country's largest city, Istanbul.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2019
Turkey's Erdogan calls on New Zealand to restore death penalty over Christchurch shooting
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on New Zealand to restore the death penalty for the gunman who killed 50 people at two Christchurch mosques, warning that Turkey would make the attacker pay for his act if New Zealand did not.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2019
'Artisan' miners seen helping Maduro turn Venezuela's useless currency into gold he trades with Turkey
Venezuela's most successful financial operations in recent years have not taken place on Wall Street, but in primitive gold-mining camps in the nation's southern reaches.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2019
Turkey is ready to take over security in Syria's Manbij, Erdogan tells Trump
Turkey is ready to take over security in Syria's Manbij without delay, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Sunday, the Turkish presidency said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2019
Bus bomb kills three civilians in Syria's Kurdish enclave of Afrin on anniversary of Turkish invasion
A bomb planted on a public bus in the northwest Syrian town of Afrin killed three civilians and wounded about 20, several witnesses told Reuters on Sunday.

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