Everything you need to know about Turkey, where to travel and our tourism, all at your fingertips. In 2004, President Erdoğan's visit to Egypt was met with much enthusiasm by Erdoğan stated in a 2011 interview that he supported secularism for Egypt, which generated an angry reaction among Islamic movements, especially the Freedom and Justice party – the political wing of the Erdoğan's administration maintains strong ties with the Somali government. The joint candidate of the The 2018 Turkish presidential election took place as part of the Incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared his candidacy for the The New Zealand and Australian governments and opposition Erdoğan has also received criticism for the construction of a new palace called Ak Saray was originally designed as a new office for the Prime Minister. "I recommend Egypt avoiding statements that do not serve peace in Libya, but rather fuel the war," he said.Hulusi Akar issues broadside against Ankara's regional rival, accusing Abu Dhabi of seeking to harm his countryFayez al-Sarraj (R), Prime Minister of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) receives Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, in the Libyan capital Tripoli on 3 July (AFP)Libya conflict: Turkey is looking for a 'third way' in SirteTurkey will hold the UAE accountable at right place and time: Defence ministerOnly England And Wales jurisdiction apply in all legal matters. One of the main hurdles allegedly standing in his way is Fethullah Gulen's movement ..."Early during his prime ministership, Erdoğan was praised as a role model for emerging Middle Eastern nations due to several reform packages initiated by his government which expanded religious freedoms and minority rights as part of In April 2014, the President of the Constitutional Court, Both cases were marred by irregularities and were condemned as a joint attempt by Erdoğan and Gülen to curb opposition to the AKP.When Gülen withdrew support from the AKP government in late 2013, a Several judicial officials removed from their posts said that they had been removed due to their secularist credentials. European and other world leaders have expressed their concerns over the situation in Turkey, with many of them warning Erdoğan not to use the coup attempt as an excuse to crack down on his opponents.The rise of ISIS and the collapse of the Kurdish peace process had led to a sharp rise in terror incidents in Turkey until 2016. The statement described the mass killings as the two nations' shared pain and said: "Having experienced events which had inhumane consequences – such as relocation – during the First World War, (it) should not prevent Turks and Armenians from establishing compassion and mutually humane attitudes among one another".During Erdoğan's time as Prime Minister, the far-reaching powers of the In 2011, Erdoğan's government made legal reforms to return properties of Christian and Jewish minorities which were seized by the Turkish government in the 1930s.Under Erdoğan, the Turkish government tightened the Since 1961, Turkey has signed 19 IMF loan accords. During the In May 2010, the Turkish and Somali governments signed a military training agreement, in keeping with the provisions outlined in the Djibouti Peace Process.Erdoğan took the oath of office on 28 August 2014 and became the 12th Erdoğan made a speech after the announcement and used the 'Erdoğan logo' for the first time. "These countries should prevent Haftar from achieving his goals and solve the problem of Sirte and al-Juffra. The second party, the Republican People's Party (CHP), received 135 seats (25.94%), the nationalist MHP received 53 seats (13.01%), and the Independents received 35 seats (6.58%).After the opposition parties deadlocked the 2007 presidential election by boycotting the parliament, the ruling AKP proposed a constitutional reform package. The main opposition party CHP was not interested in altering the Constitution on a big scale, making it impossible to form a In 2009, Prime Minister Erdoğan's government announced a plan to help end the quarter-century-long Prime Minister Erdoğan expressed multiple times that Turkey would acknowledge the On 23 April 2014, Erdoğan's office issued a statement in nine languages (including two dialects of Armenian), offering condolences for the mass killings of Armenians and stating that the events of 1915 had inhumane consequences. The first official visit between the two countries at presidential level was in October 2017 when Venezuelan President Reuters reported that in 2018 23 tons of mined gold were taken from Venezuela to Istanbul.On 15 July 2016, a coup d'état was attempted by the military, with aims to remove Erdoğan from government. By the next day, Erdoğan's government managed to reassert effective control in the country.Erdoğan, as well as other government officials, has blamed an exiled cleric, and a former ally of Erdoğan, Erdoğan, as well as other high-ranking Turkish government officials, has issued repeated demands to the US to extradite Gülen.Following the coup attempt, there has been a significant deterioration in Turkey-US relations.