http://www.mail.com/people/15450-recep-tayyip-erdogan.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/15450-recep-tayyip-erdogan.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861488-suicide-bomber-kills-guard-us-embassy-turkey.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a Turkish security guard in what the White House described as a terrorist attack. Washington immediately warned Americans to stay away from all U.S. diplomatic facilities in Turkey and to be... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861488-suicide-bomber-kills-guard-us-embassy-turkey.html 2013-02-01T19:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847640-iran-official-attack-syria-attack-iran.html BEIRUT (AP) — Issuing Tehran's strongest warning to date, a top Iranian official said Saturday that any attack on Syria would be deemed an attack on Iran, a sign that it will do all it can to protect embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad. Ali Akbar Velayati, an aide to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, made his comments as Syrian troops cond... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847640-iran-official-attack-syria-attack-iran.html 2013-01-26T18:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842736-cyprus-signs-gas-drilling-deal-with-consortium.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus signed a deal on Thursday allowing a consortium of foreign companies to drill for natural gas off the island's southern coast. Commerce Minister Neoklis Sylikiotis said a signing bonus of €150 million ($200 million) will flow into state coffers. That's good news for the cash-strapped country that only has enough money to pay ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842736-cyprus-signs-gas-drilling-deal-with-consortium.html 2013-01-24T13:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821792-report-turkey-strikes-kurd-rebel-targets-iraq.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish jets have struck suspected Kurdish rebel targets in a cross-border raid in northern Iraq, Turkish and Kurdish media reported Tuesday, even as Turkey started peace talks with the rebels' imprisoned leader. The private Dogan news agency, citing unnamed sources, said four F-16 jets fired at 12 targets of the Kurdistan Workers' P... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821792-report-turkey-strikes-kurd-rebel-targets-iraq.html 2013-01-15T14:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1815642-kurd-protest-paris-demands-justice-killings.html PARIS (AP) — Thousands of Kurds from across Europe descended upon Paris on Saturday, demanding justice for three activists shot dead in the French capital. Turkey's leader, meanwhile, demanded to know why one of the victims — a founder of a Kurdish rebel group — had been granted asylum in France. Crowds of Kurds streamed to Paris from throughout Europe, m... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1815642-kurd-protest-paris-demands-justice-killings.html 2013-01-12T16:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813278-turkey-sees-kurdish-feud-paris-slayings.html PARIS (AP) — Turkey's prime minister suggested Friday that a feud among Kurdish rebels was behind the shooting deaths of three Kurdish activists in Paris, and the rebels said it was an attempt to undermine peace talks that their jailed leader is holding with Turkey. The three activists, including reportedly the founding member of the autonomy-seeking Kurd... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813278-turkey-sees-kurdish-feud-paris-slayings.html 2013-01-11T13:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1810768-3-kurds-killed-paris-political-motive-claimed.html PARIS (AP) — Three Kurdish activists, including reportedly one of the founding members of a militant separatist group, were shot dead in what authorities called an "execution" in central Paris. The slayings prompted speculation that the long-running conflict between insurgents from the minority group and Turkey was playing out on French shores. The slayin... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1810768-3-kurds-killed-paris-political-motive-claimed.html 2013-01-10T22:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1808282-iranians-freed-major-prisoner-swap-syria.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Rebels freed 48 Iranians on Wednesday in exchange for more than 2,000 prisoners, including women and children, held by Syrian authorities — a deal struck after rare negotiations involving regional powers Turkey, Qatar and Iran. It was the first major prisoner swap since the uprising began against President Bashar Assad nearly 22 mon... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1808282-iranians-freed-major-prisoner-swap-syria.html 2013-01-09T19:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1803468-fighting-syria-world-slams-assad-speech.html BEIRUT (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday expressed disappointment with Syrian President Bashar Assad for rejecting the most important elements of an international roadmap to end the country's civil war — a political handover and establishment of a transitional governing body. Assad in a rare speech Sunday outlined his own vision for endi... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1803468-fighting-syria-world-slams-assad-speech.html 2013-01-07T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1799582-turkey-military-will-fighting-rebel-kurds.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey will press ahead with military operations against autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels even as Turkish officials hold talks with the rebels' jailed leader to end the 28-year-old conflict, officials said Friday. Last week, the government confirmed that Turkey's intelligence agency was talking to rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan with the... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1799582-turkey-military-will-fighting-rebel-kurds.html 2013-01-04T13:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1797004-turkeys-ex-military-chief-testifies-coup-role.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's former military chief testified in court Thursday about his role in ousting an Islamic-led government in the 1990s, as Turkey pressed to confront its past and make generals account for their decades of intervention in government affairs. Police escorted retired Gen. Ismail Hakki Karadayi, 80, from his Istanbul residence to t... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1797004-turkeys-ex-military-chief-testifies-coup-role.html 2013-01-03T12:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1791808-international-envoy-warns-failed-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — The international envoy seeking to end Syria's civil war warned Sunday that the failure of the government and the rebels to pursue a political solution could lead to the "full collapse of the Syrian state" and threaten the world's security. Lakhdar Brahimi, who represents the United Nations and the Arab League, said that as many as 100,000 p... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1791808-international-envoy-warns-failed-syria.html 2012-12-30T18:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1791880-official-turkey-talking-to-jailed-kurdish-leader.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is holding talks with the Kurdish rebels' jailed leader to press the autonomy-seeking guerrilla group to relinquish arms and end its decades-long conflict, a senior official was quoted as saying on Sunday. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief adviser, Yalcin Akdogan, insisted in an interview with Taraf newspaper that th... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 13:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1791880-official-turkey-talking-to-jailed-kurdish-leader.html 2012-12-30T13:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1773436-iraqi-president-talabani-suffers-stroke.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has suffered a stroke and was in intensive care at a Baghdad hospital Tuesday, injecting new uncertainty into the country's political future a year after the U.S. military left. Although his official powers are limited, Talabani, 79, is respected by many Iraqis as a rare unifying figure seen as able to rise ab... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1773436-iraqi-president-talabani-suffers-stroke.html 2012-12-18T17:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763920-protesters-slam-turkish-coup-plot-trial.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police on Thursday used pepper spray and water cannons to push back hundreds of protesters trying to enter a courthouse where prosecutors were to deliver final arguments in a trial against nearly 300 people accused of plotting to overthrow the government, Turkish media reported. Inside the courthouse, a panel of judges was forced t... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763920-protesters-slam-turkish-coup-plot-trial.html 2012-12-13T13:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1739268-russia-turkey-downplay-syria-differences.html ISTANBUL (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Turkey on Monday downplayed differences over the Syrian civil war, saying they shared the common goal of trying to end the humanitarian crisis there and hailing their countries' booming trade ties. President Vladimir Putin of Russia, one of Syria's few remaining allies, said he understood Turkish concerns about it... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1739268-russia-turkey-downplay-syria-differences.html 2012-12-03T16:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728018-turkeys-erdogan-considers-gaza-visit.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister says he may visit the Gaza Strip alongside Hamas' supreme leader, Khaled Mashaal. Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a group of Turkish journalists on Tuesday that he could spring a "surprise" and join Qatar-based Mashaal if he visits Gaza next month. Mashaal has invited the Turkish leader, who has cultivated close tie... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728018-turkeys-erdogan-considers-gaza-visit.html 2012-11-28T09:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718488-deployment-patriots-to-turkey-take-weeks.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Even if NATO quickly approves Turkey's request for the deployment of Patriot missiles on its border with Syria, winning parliamentary approval, selecting sites for the air defense batteries and transporting them there means they probably wouldn't be operational for weeks. Syria's civil war has left Turkey the target of artillery and mortar... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718488-deployment-patriots-to-turkey-take-weeks.html 2012-11-22T14:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1716194-kurdish-fighters-gather-disputed-area-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The commander of Kurdish forces dispatched fighters to a disputed northern area of Iraq Wednesday, as tensions mounted between Iraq's central government and the Kurdish-ruled autonomous region. Neighboring Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that the Iraqi government was steering the country to civil war. Such a conflict cou... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1716194-kurdish-fighters-gather-disputed-area-iraq.html 2012-11-21T15:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1716276-pakistan-condemns-israeli-aggression-gaza.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's foreign minister has condemned what he calls Israel's "aggression" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Hina Rabanni Khar spoke Wednesday ahead of a summit for eight developing countries in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. Pakistan's state-run news agency carried a government statement saying the conflict in Gaza will likely b... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1716276-pakistan-condemns-israeli-aggression-gaza.html 2012-11-21T11:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1713420-turkey-sharply-criticizes-israels-gaza-offensive.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister is accusing Israel's leaders of trying to eliminate the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip. Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israel's actions cannot be described as self-defense against Hamas rocket attacks, as the U.S. and other Israeli allies have done. He calls the offensive "terrorism." The Turkish leader, ... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1713420-turkey-sharply-criticizes-israels-gaza-offensive.html 2012-11-20T11:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1710712-congress-egypt-turkey-help-resolve-conflict.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. lawmakers are calling on Egypt and Turkey to take a central role in helping to end the bloody conflict in the Middle East, with one influential senator going so far as to say that American aid dollars were at risk if Egypt didn't reign in Hamas militants. Their comments came as the U.S. and Britain warned about the risks of an Israe... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1710712-congress-egypt-turkey-help-resolve-conflict.html 2012-11-19T07:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709136-us-britain-warn-risks-israeli-ground-war.html BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. and Britain on Sunday warned about the risks of Israel expanding its air assault on the Gaza Strip into a ground war, while vigorously defending the Jewish state's right to protect itself against rocket attacks. The remarks by President Barack Obama and Britain Foreign Secretary William Hague were part of a diplomatic balancing act... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709136-us-britain-warn-risks-israeli-ground-war.html 2012-11-18T21:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709666-hamas-links-truce-to-gaza-border-blockade.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza's Hamas rulers are aiming high in the conditions they place on stopping rocket fire into Israel in indirect cease-fire talks launched this weekend. Emboldened by Arab support and confident in their arsenal, the Islamists say calm can only come if Israel opens the gates of the tiny, closed-off territory. The question is ho... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709666-hamas-links-truce-to-gaza-border-blockade.html 2012-11-18T20:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1707240-israel-bombards-gaza-strip-shoots-rocket.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel destroyed the headquarters of Hamas' prime minister and blasted a sprawling network of smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, broadening a blistering four-day-old offensive against the Islamic militant group even as diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire appeared to be gaining steam. Hamas official... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1707240-israel-bombards-gaza-strip-shoots-rocket.html 2012-11-18T00:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1707848-white-house-israel-to-defend.html ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — The White House on Saturday defended Israel's right to defend itself against attack and decide how to respond to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, blaming the ruling Islamic militant Hamas group for starting the conflict. Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are in agreement that a de-escalation of the violence is... Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1707848-white-house-israel-to-defend.html 2012-11-17T16:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1707750-turkish-pm-cairo-vows-support-gaza.html CAIRO (AP) — Turkey's prime minister has vowed support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Recep Tayyip Erdogan described Egypt's uprising that ousted longtime autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak from power last year as a point of hope for Palestinians. The Turkish leader delivered his remarks in a speech at Cairo University Saturday. He a... Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1707750-turkish-pm-cairo-vows-support-gaza.html 2012-11-17T15:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1678928-blanks-fired-inside-turkish-govt-building.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police detained a man who fired three blanks inside a building housing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office on Monday, in a shooting which officials suggested wasn't politically motivated. Erdogan was presiding over a Council of Ministers meeting when the man fired the shots at a security check point just past the vis... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1678928-blanks-fired-inside-turkish-govt-building.html 2012-11-05T14:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1668026-syria-presses-heavy-air-bombardment-rebels.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes fired missiles at opposition strongholds around Damascus and in the north on Wednesday as Turkey, a key backer of the anti-regime rebels, appeared to distance itself from an earlier call to impose a no-fly zone. The Syrian regime has intensified airstrikes in recent days following the failure of a U.N.-backed holiday truce o... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1668026-syria-presses-heavy-air-bombardment-rebels.html 2012-10-31T19:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1668318-turkish-pm-too-to-call-syria-no-fly-zone.html BERLIN (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday it is up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether a no-fly zone should be imposed on Syria or safe areas created for people fleeing the civil war. His comments during a visit to Germany appeared more moderate than previous calls from Turkey for international action to stop the ... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1668318-turkish-pm-too-to-call-syria-no-fly-zone.html 2012-10-31T15:55:00Z