Ahmet Davutoğlu

Serbian parliament speaker to visit Turkey on Monday

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic will be paying an official visit to Turkey on April 13-14, the parliament's press office has said in a statement.

Gojkovic will meet with Turkey's Parliament Speaker Jemil Cicek and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and is also scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

Erdogan dream of a revised Ottoman empire in … costume form

Following the latest trend in the Turkish presidential mansion, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and PM Ahmet Davutoglu were received by police officers dressed up in Ottoman-era gear … It should be noted that Erdogan’s “show of power” took place earlier in 2014, when he showed off his Turkic-Seljuk-Ottoman… guard to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, verifying his image as a supporter of

Fenerbahce team's bus attacked by Turkish gunman (photos + videos)

The Fenerbahce’s team bus was shot at by a gunman after the Turkish Super League leading team noted a 5-1 victory at Rizespor. The attack against the players took place while they were traveling to Trabzon airport.

No players were injured but the driver was taken to hospital. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has begun an investigation into the incident.

Turkey Bans Media Coverage of Prosecutor Hostage Crisis

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu imposed a temporary media ban on the coverage of the ongoing crisis in Istanbul, where a prosecutor had been taken hostage earlier on Tuesday.

Armed men, claiming to be from the banned leftist group DHKP-C, seized public prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz in a courthouse in Istanbul.

Turkey Hit by Massive Blackout

Tens of provinces across Turkey were left without electricity on Tuesday after a damage to the power grid that passes through the biggest city Istanbul links the country's European and Asian territories.

Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu says no version is currently being dismissed to explain the incident, including a terror attack, according to Hürriyet Daily News.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Turkey's President to Arrange Meeting to Discuss Energy Projects

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed energy security and the future of energy projects in the region in a phone conversation.

Borisov and Erdogan also agreed on Tuesday to hold a meeting soon, with energy projects being a prominent topic on the agenda, according to the press office of the Bulgarian government.

Davutoglu: Assad is Hitler

Turkish Prime Minsiter Ahmet Davutoglu stated that negotiating with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is like shaking Adolf Hitler’s hand, underlining Turkey’s differing views to the USA as far as negotiating with the Syrian leader goes.

 

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