Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Turkish president on Saturday left the Turkish capital to attend Armistice Day commemorations in Paris.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is accompanied by first lady Emine Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Erdogan's two-day visit came upon the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan departs from Esenboga Airport on November 10, 2018 in Ankara to visit French capital Paris to attend dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron for visiting heads of states ahead of Paris Peace Forum to mark end of WWI.
President Erdoğan departs from capital Ankara to visit France
The ceremonies -- to be hosted by Macron in Paris -- will also see the attendance of nearly 100 world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Nov. 11 Armistice Day marks the 1918 end of World War between the Allies and their opponent, Germany, on land, sea, and air.
Erdogan is also expected to hold bilateral meetings, particularly with Trump and Putin.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday that Turkey gave recordings on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, the U.S., Germany, France and Britain."We gave the tapes. We gave them to Saudi Arabia, to the United States, Germans, French and British, all of them. They have listened to all the conversations in them. They know," Erdoğan said.Turkish sources have said previously that authorities have an audio recording purportedly documenting the murder.Speaking ahead of his departure for France to attend commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One, Erdoğan said Saudi Arabia knows the killer of Jamal Khashoggi is among a group of 15 people who arrived in Turkey one day ahead of the Oct. 2 killing.Macron, Trump want more details on Khashoggi killing"There's no need to distort this issue, they know for certain that the killer, or the killers, is among these 15 people. Saudi Arabia's government can disclose this by making these 15 people talk," Erdoğan said.Khashoggi, a Saudi national and columnist for The Washington Post, was killed Oct. 2 inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.After weeks of denying involvement, the kingdom admitted Khashoggi had been killed at the consulate but claimed the Saudi royal family had no prior knowledge of a plot to murder him.The kingdom's public prosecutor, Saud al-Mojeb, has since said he was killed in a premeditated attack.Khashoggi’s sacrifice changed course of Arab history, says tribute painterErdoğan also accused Mojeb -- who visited Istanbul to discuss the investigation with his Turkish counterpart and make inspections in the Istanbul consulate-- of refusing to cooperate, in turn delaying the inquiry.So far, 18 people, including security officers, have been arrested in Saudi Arabia in connection with the murder.Last week, Turkish prosecutors announced preliminary findings that said Khashoggi was strangled to death in a premeditated killing soon after he entered the consulate.The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said Khashoggi's body was disposed of after being dismembered.Saudi authorities have so far claimed no knowledge of the whereabouts of his remains.US lawmaker plans bill to punish Saudi over KhashoggiSaudi scholar urges US to review ties with Saudi ArabiaTrump – Erdoğan meetingTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also said that he might meet U.S. President Donald Trump if they have opportunity in Paris during the commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One.Erdoğan will pay an official visit to France on Nov. 10-11, the presidential press office said on Friday. His visit comes at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, said the statement.During his visit, Erdoğan will attend Armistice Day commemorations. The ceremonies -- to be hosted by Macron in Paris -- will also see the attendance of nearly 100 world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.Nov. 11 Armistice Day marks the 1918 end of World War between the Allies and their opponent, Germany, on land, sea, and air.
‘Turkey shared Khashoggi killing recordings with US, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France and UK’
Seven soldiers were martyred and 25 others injured following an accidental explosion of defective ammunition in Turkey’s southeastern Hakkari province, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday.“Seven of our children were martyred and 25 were injured as of now due to the blast in a munitions depot in Hakkari. May God have mercy on our martyrs, and we wish our injured a quick recovery.”The injured are being treated at a hospital while rescue workers are trying to reach seven missing soldiers, the National Defense ministry reported earlier.Defective ammo blast in SE Turkey injures 25 soldiersSpeaking at an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the demise of the founder of the Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Erdoğan slammed the U.S. for putting a bounty on key Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists, while at the same time cooperating with the terror group.“We know very well how those who placed bounties on the heads of Qandil’s ringleaders are working with them behind the scenes. While patrolling together arm in arm with members of the same group in Syria, they target their leaders in Iraq. They think they’re fooling us.”On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department put a bounty on three key PKK terrorists, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara announced. Under the Rewards for Justice program, people who give information on the identification or location of PKK terrorists Murat Karayilan, Cemil Bayik, and Duran Kalkan are eligible for rewards of $3-5 million.Video: Defective ammo blast in SE Turkey injures 25 soldiersThe announcement followed U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer’s official visit to the capital Ankara.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children.'Terror spots' destroyed in IraqTurkish army keeps destroying terror spots one by one in northern Iraq, Erdoğan also said in his speech.Airstrikes by Turkish forces "neutralized" 15 terrorists in Gara, Zap and Avasin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq on Saturday.Turkish army neutralizes 15 PKK terrorists in northern IraqTurkey’s centenary vision“Our 2023 goals are not only restricted to the economy, but we’re also determined to become one of the world’s most advanced countries in matters of democracy,” President Erdoğan said.Turkey’s 2023 Vision sets specific targets for improvements in the areas of economic activity, energy, healthcare, education, and transport.
Erdoğan: Seven Turkish soldiers martyred in SE