Addressing his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and other officials virtually, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the deal as “historical.”

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/turkey-uae-ink-free-trade-deal-latest-thaw

After declaring a state of emergency, Erdogan used the to chip away at the opposition by imprisoning thousands of political figures and journalists.

Source: https://duclarion.com/2023/05/is-turkish-democracy-worth-the-displacement-of-millions-of-refugees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-turkish-democracy-worth-the-displacement-of-millions-of-refugees

After the February tragedy, the Istanbul municipality headed by Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a prominent figure in the opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, earmarked for demolition 318 buildings housing over 10,000 people.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1812975/6-months-after-a-devastating-earthquake-turkeys-preparedness-is-still-uncertain

All the major Turkish media outlets highlighted Erdogan and ignored Kilicdaroglu, who ended up at his kitchen table for the internet.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/19/what-does-turkeys-election-mean-for-the-world/

Also on Friday, the Kremlin announced that Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet in the upcoming weeks.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/08/ukraines-zelenskyy-meets-turkish-fm-black-sea-pressure-rises

Although Swedish government officials distanced themselves from the action, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country will veto Sweden's NATO application as long as protests desecrating the Islamic holy book are allowed to take place.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/focus/ukraine-after-the-war

ANTAKYA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded “shortcomings” after criticism of his government’s response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 15,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/488303/turkish-leader-admits-shortcomings-as-quake-toll-tops-15000

Asked to comment on a possible challenge to the result by Erdogan, a presidency official told Reuters that in the event of irregularities, appeals would be made to the election board, something he said the main CHP opposition party could also do.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/analysis-turkey%27s-erdogan-master-campaigner-faces-toughest-contest-yet1

A spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara is unlikely to approve Sweden and Finland joining NATO before June.

Source: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/01/15/turkey-says-unlikely-to-approve-sweden-finland-nato-bids-before-june/

At rallies in the provinces of Hatay, Kahramanmaras and Malatya, Mr. Erdogan said the legislation had “solved the problems” of more than 438,000 property owners.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/12/world/middleeast/turkey-syria-quake.html

Before he visited Hatay on Monday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that his administration would start constructing roughly 200,000 new homes in the earthquake-devastated area as early as next month.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/new-turkey-syria-quake-death-toll-rises-to-8/

Before the results were made official, Erdogan appeared to take a victory lap outside his residence in Istanbul, singing in celebration on top of a campaign bus.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/05/27/polls-open-in-turkeys-historic-presidential-runoff/

Blinken will go to the capital Ankara late on Sunday ahead of talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday where two issues will likely be high on the agenda.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/turkey-winds-quake-rescue-blinken-pledges-fresh-us-aid.1014705

But despite the initial momentum, the Opposition failed to unseat Mr. Erdogan.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/photos/in-frames-turkey-at-a-crossroads/article66876932.ece

But his criticism of local and national officials, whom he accused of corruption and neglect, stopped short of Mr. Erdogan.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/11/world/europe/earthquake-turkey-erdogan-election.html

But incomplete results gave him around 45 per cent, with Mr Erdogan on more than 49 per cent of the vote.

Source: https://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/erdogan-leads-as-turkiye-heads-for-election-run-off/

But normalisation between Ankara and Cairo accelerated after Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Doha at the World Cup.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/04/10/egyptian-minister-to-visit-turkey-as-ties-improve-ankara/

Canada, for its part, quietly agreed to re-open talks with its NATO ally Turkey on lifting export controls on drone parts, including optical equipment, after Erdogan signaled in July that Sweden would get the green light from Ankara, Reuters reported.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10179098/u-s-canada-turkey-sweden-nato/

Earlier Friday, Erdogan issued a decree which among other things enables individuals, companies or organizations to build homes or offices and donate them to Kurum’s ministry, which would then give them to people who lost homes or businesses.

Source: https://www.abbynews.com/news/canada-sending-another-30m-in-aid-to-turkey-syria-as-rebuild-begins/

Earlier this week, Turkey’s disparate opposition parties, including nationalists, Islamists and conservatives, ended month of uncertainty that had frustrated supporters of the anti-Erdogan bloc and nominated a joint candidate to run against Mr Erdogan.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23377088.turkey-president-announces-election-date-tries-extend-decades-power/?ref=rss