Recep Tayyip Erdogan News

A: Tempers flared and scuffles broke out during an all-night legislative session that passed a bill proposed by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islamic-rooted party to ban all forms of advertising of alcohol - including the promotion of brands and logos - and the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The legislation would ... (more)

On days when the president is coming, the White House press room, the East Room and even occasionally the Rose Garden are ornamented with dozens of objects that perform the decorative and utilitarian purpose of potted plants.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sued leader of the opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu due to the fact that he compared Erdogan with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, Anadolu agency reported on Friday.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he speaks during a roundtable discussion hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for him and Vice President Joe Biden,Thursday, May 16, 2013, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington.

The head of a leading business association in Turkey has expressed the eagerness of the business world for a free trade agreement with the U.S., a critical point discussed as part of Prime Minister Erdogan's recent meeting with U.S. President Obama at the White House.... The first thing you need to do is choose a news reader, if you already don't ... (more)

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Russia on September 5, TRT Haber reported on Thursday.

The foundation of a third bridge over the Bosphorus will be laid in Istanbul in late May, CNN TA1 4rk TV channel reported on Thursday.

As Russian and American diplomats prepare for a Syrian peace conference, the Middle East is experiencing convulsions not seen since the outbreak of the Arab Spring two years ago.

There are many serious issues facing Turkey, from the crisis in Syria to worsening relations with the central government in Iraq, but lately the country has been caught up in a debate over which beverage can be called the national drink: the anise-flavored spirit raki or the decidedly non-alcoholic yogurt-based ayran? The debate was first launched ... (more)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey , in the Rose Garden at the White House, May 16, 2013 in Washington, DC.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to Washington last week hoping to get Washington to commit to taking a more assertive stance on Syria, but in the end left with very little of what he wanted.

Turkey's nationwide education initiative that aims to increase the quality of public education through the use of high-tech devices is nearing implementation stage.

Turkey is set to receive a new refinery after Azerbaijan's Socar and a Spanish-led group ink a multibillion-dollar deal to build the facility on Izmir's Petkim peninsula on the Aegean coastSocar Turkey and a consortium led by Spain's Tecnicas Reunidas signed an... The first thing you need to do is choose a news reader, if you already don't have ... (more)

President Barack Obama looks to see if it is still raining as a Marine holds an umbrella for him during his joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, not pictured, Thursday, May 16, 2013, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. Thanks to courageous whistleblowers like Gregory Hicks we now know the ... (more)

Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party congratulate each other after arriving in the Heror area, northeast of Dahuk, 260 miles northwest of Baghdad, May 14, 2013.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday issued a strong call for reform in the United Nations Security Council, Anadolu Agency reported.

Anatolia News Agency reports that Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Apple yesterday as part of a tour of Silicon Valley companies ahead of the country's move to purchase 10.6 million tablets for its schoolchildren.

Riot policemen face protesters Saturday in Reyhanli, Turkey, during funerals for victims of a car bomb that went off May 11.

Slogging through a drizzly Rose Garden news conference on Thursday with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Brack Obama took a break to ask for rain protection.

When U.S. Marines were shown providing umbrella coverage for President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a Rose Garden news conference the other day , the right-wing noise machine went into high gear.