Tag: Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey Hearts Hamas

Turkish PM prepares to meet with terrorist group in Gaza Strip

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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh / AP

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is preparing to meet the Hamas government in Gaza, a move that could further inflame regional tensions.

Flotilla Follies

Anti-Israel activists again attempting to break Gaza blockade

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Mavi Marmara 2010 / AP

Anti-Israel activists are preparing to launch another flotilla aimed at breaching Israel’s naval blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip three years after a similar endeavor led to a deadly encounter with Israeli soldiers.

Kerry Talks Turkey

Secretary visits Ankara as Turkey pivots from West

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Ankara, Turkey / AP

Secretary of State John Kerry’s first overseas trip will bring him to Turkey on Friday, a once-close Western ally that has pivoted from America and Israel toward Iran.

Turkish Tweets Turn Heads

Ambassador to Chad criticizes France, downplays al Qaeda on social media site

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Ahmet Kavas, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan /Twitter, AP

A senior Turkish diplomat is facing criticism after publicly declaring that “Al-Qaeda is very different from terror” and for accusing the French of intentionally exaggerating the terrorist threat in Mali.