Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has met with several world leaders ahead of his U.N. General Assembly address to discuss the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

A court has arrested an assailant after fatally shooting a police officer during a violent altercation that followed his detention for motorcycle theft in Istanbul.

Late on Sept. 22, 19-year-old Yunus Emre Geçti fled from a police station in the Ümraniye district after being taken into custody for theft.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed Türkiye's readiness to enhance its "deep-rooted" relations with Germany during his meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Turkish House, in line with the 79th UN General Assembly in New York.

Expectations are low ahead of Tuesday's meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. 

Indicative of the difficulties is a reminder by Turkey's energy minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, of Ankara's firm positions on Eastern Mediterranean issues.

It is always useful for the Greek prime minister to get together with the Turkish president, whatever the state of bilateral relations; be it tense or relatively calm, as has been the case during more than a year now. 

Jeffrey Sachs, president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, endorsed the Global Zero Waste Declaration of Goodwill, signing it after a meeting with Turkish First Lady Emine Erdoğan in New York, the Turkish Presidency announced Monday.

The meeting took place at the Turkish House during Erdoğan's visit for the 79th U.N. General Assembly. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan emphasized that Türkiye's high-level dialogue with the United States will remain consistent, irrespective of the outcome of the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sharply criticized Israel on Sept. 21, accusing it of acting like a "terrorist organization" in its ongoing attacks on Gaza.

"Once again, unfortunately, Israel is not organizing attacks like a state, but like a terrorist organization," Erdoğan said at Atatürk Airport ahead of his trip to the U.S. for a U.N. General Assembly meeting.

A team of 60 medical professionals has successfully separated 8-month-old conjoined twins from Pakistan after two-stage operations lasting about 14 hours in Ankara.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sept. 20 his administration aims to ensure complete domestic production within Türkiye's defense sector.

"We will continue our work until we reach the goal of a fully independent Türkiye in the defense industry," Erdoğan said during an event at Istanbul Airport.