Erdoğan

A video showing Turkish President Erdoğan slapping a young boy for not kissing his hand has caused an uproar on social media.

The incident took place during a ceremony inaugurating homes that were rebuilt as part of urban transformation in the northern province of Rize.

After his speech, Erdoğan handed over the keys of the homes to the owners.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Türkiye will continue to oppose NATO's cooperation with the Israeli government, which "tramples on the military alliance's core values."

Turkish media has reported that a Greek boat rammed a Turkish vessel that was fishing near an uninhabited Greek islet in the northern Aegean Sea.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban discussed bilateral ties and regional and global issues Tuesday.

Although a meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was not on the agenda, the Greek and Turkish missions at the NATO Summit in Washington have been in constant contact so that it can take place on Wednesday.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has set his sights on the 2026 World Cup following Türkiye's elimination in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals, expressing optimism about the national team's future prospects.

"From now on, we will walk by raising the target," Erdoğan told journalists aboard his return flight from Germany on July 7.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is watching the EURO 2024 quarter-final match between Türkiye and the Netherlands in Berlin from the stands.

Buildup to the European Championship quarterfinal between Turkey and the Netherlands has been overshadowed by a diplomatic row. Turkey defender Merih Demiral's hand gesture after scoring against Austria has sparked a dispute between his country and host nation Germany. Demiral was banned on Friday for making a gesture used by Turkish nationalists and associated with an ultra-nationalist group.

Members of Berlin's large Turkish community have vowed to paint the town red when their team comes to the German capital to play the Netherlands in Euro 2024 on July 6.

"The atmosphere will be like a home game for us," said Muhammet Ali Sevilmiş, 36, who runs a phone repair shop in Berlin's Kreuzberg district.

Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar held talks with his counterparts during the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Kazakhstan's capital of Astana.

Bayraktar traveled to the Kazakh capital as part of the Turkish delegation, headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.