ANKARA, May 11 — Turkiye is ready to host talks on a ceasefire and permanent peace between Russia and Ukraine, President Tayyip Erdogan told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in a phone call on Sunday, Erdogan’s office said.

ANKARA/ISTANBUL, March 25 — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that protests over the jailing of Istanbul's mayor had become a "movement of violence" and that the main opposition party would be held accountable for injured police officers and damage to property.

ISTANBUL, March 24 — A Turkish court yesterday jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges, in a move likely to inflame the country's biggest protests in more than a decade.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has joined other world leaders in congratulating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for winning a historic runoff election on Sunday, the toughest challenge of his political career.

ANKARA, May 29 — President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which have polarised Turkiye and strengthened its position as a regional military power.

ANKARA, Feb 17 — Turkiye's ruling Justice and Development Party is not discussing a postponement of the general election due to the earthquake, with the two date options on the table remaining unchanged, reported Sputnik, quoting Turkish newspaper Hurriyet on Friday.

SEPANG, Feb 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived home today after a one-day visit to Turkiye to express Malaysia's commitment to helping its people affected by the earthquake that hit the republic recently.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed Malaysia’s solidarity as Turkiye’s friend during difficult times as well as its undivided commitment, especially in helping the Turkish people affected by the recent earthquake.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to Turkiye not only reflects his solidarity in standing together with the Turkish people who were affected by a devastating earthquake, but also his sincere support and motivation for the Malaysian rescue teams working on the disaster site.

GAZIANTEP, Feb 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today expressed his pride in the efficiency and high level of professionalism displayed by the Malaysian search-and-rescue (SAR) team in helping the earthquake victims in Nurdagi here.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia is giving special attention to the Turkiye - Syria earthquake because it is the worst disaster in history, apart from the tsunami that hit Acheh.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will fly to Turkiye tonight to express support for the country which has lost tens of thousands of people in an earthquake.

ANTAKYA/ELBISTAN, Feb 13 — Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkiye and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought to maintain order across the disaster zone and began legal action over building collapses.

ANKARA, Feb 9 — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that it was impossible to get prepared for a calamity like the earthquakes that struck the country on Monday (February 6) and left more than 9,000 people dead, but he vowed to exert utmost efforts to save citizens' lives.

ANKARA, Feb 7 — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Tuesday a three-month state of emergency in 10 southeastern provinces of Türkiye hit by massive quakes, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Malaysia, through the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team SMART, is one of the first countries to assist Türkiye in the search and rescue (SAR) of earthquake victims in the country, with the team successfully mobilised within 24 hours.

ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS, Feb 7 — Rescue teams worked early on Tuesday to release people trapped in the rubble of buildings in southern Türkiye, as the death toll in the country from a devastating earthquake a day earlier rose to nearly 3,000.

PARIS/ANKARA, Oct 27 — Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest expression of anger in the Muslim world over images being displayed in France of the Prophet Muhammad, which some Muslims consider blasphemous.