Pero Erdogan

• Turkey Cites Prejudice in Delay of Bid to Join Eu ; Erdogan's Adviser Sees Rules 'Changing'

Turkey will press ahead with its bid to join the European Union despite frustrations with delays it sees in part as a byproduct of anti-Muslim prejudice, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief adviser told The Washington Times. [The EU has] laid out certain principles, and we have looked at those principles and on the basis of those principles, we said, 'All right, we want to become part of your club,'" the adviser, Ibrahim Kalin, said in an interview. "But now in the middle of the soccer game, as the prime minister says in his favorite metaphor, 'You're changing the penalty rules.'"Mr. Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) made joining the EU a top priority after it swept to power in 2002 and opened accession talks in December 2004, but the effort stalled even as Turkey i...

• The Washington Times
• January 31, 2011

• Erdogan Hailed After Davos Walkout

Mr. Erdogan said what he wanted to say and then he left. That's all. He was right," he said, adding that Israel "doesn't listen. Mottaki told a panel at the forum that [Barack Obama] had "courage" to say which of the policies of former U.S. president George Bush he disagreed with and said his approach marked a "milestone" away from an era of "might equals right" Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (L) storms out of a debate on the Middle East as Israel's President [Shimon Peres] remains seated at the World Economic Forum in Davos January 29, 2009. Israel's President Shimon Peres had launched a fiery defense of his country's assault on Gaza over the past month and, with a raised voice and pointed finger, questioned what Erdogan would do if rockets were fired at Istanbul every night....

• Arab American News, The
• September 02, 2009

• ; Erdogan Pivots From Secular West to Islamist East

Ayoung American man with black hair and dark brown eyes checked into a small hotel in Capadaccio, where visitors to Turkey flock to see the famous lava formations carved into the landscape. Are you Muslim?" the clerk asked, acknowledging his Semitic features.

• The Washington Times
• October 20, 2011

• Remarks Following a Meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and an Exchange with Reporters

We had a long discussion about a common concern, and that concern is the PKK. PKK is a terrorist organization. They're an enemy of Turkey; they're an enemy of Iraq; and they're an enemy of the United States. We have talked about how we can work together to protect ourselves from the PKK.

• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
• August 21, 2009

• Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Delivers Remarks at the National Press Club About His Meeting with President Bush

• Political Transcript Wire
• August 21, 2009

• Senior Administration Officials Hold a Background Briefing On Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's Trip to Washington

• Political Transcript Wire
• December 18, 2009

• Erdogan's Third U.S. Visit Comes Closest to Being a Charm

Gorvett discusses Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's third US visit that comes closest to being a charm. Along with the more general objective of restoring links, two major issues headed the agenda of Erdogan's third visit: Iraq and Cyprus.

• Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, The
• Vol. 23 Nbr. 3, April 2004

• Prime Minister of the U.K. Gordon Brown and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan Hold a News Conference

• Political Transcript Wire
• August 21, 2009

• Remarks Following a Meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and an Exchange with Reporters

Subjects: Armenia : Relations with Turkey; Budget, Federal : Deficit; Business and industry : Credit freeze situation; Business and industry : Small and minority businesses; Commerce, Department of : Secretary; Commerce, international : Global financial markets :: Unrest; Commerce, international : Group of Twenty (G-20) nations; Defense and national security : Missile defense; Economy, national : Credit markets, stabilization efforts; Economy, national : Recession, effects; Economy, national : Strengthening...

• Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents
• January 06, 2010

• Erdogan Urges World to Recognize Hamas

[Recep Tayyip Erdogan] received a hero's welcome on his return home after his spat with Israel over its war on Gaza. The Turkish premier vowed he would never return to the annual gathering of the rich and powerful in Davos. Around 3,000 supporters gathered at Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Friday, waving red and white Turkish flags and banners reading "Conqueror of Davos" upon Erdogan's arrival-Many carried banners denouncing Israel, a move which raises concern among the Jewish state as Ankara is its closest ally in the Islamic world. I did what I had to do," Erdogan told reporters gathered at the airport, adding, "I cannot remain apathetic when it comes to these things, it's just not in my nature. I am duty-bound to defend the honor of my country.

• Arab American News, The
• September 02, 2009