Erdogan takes oath as Turkey president after historic win
The 69-year-old leader will be responsible for managing an economic crisis that has seen runaway inflation and the collapse of the currency.
The 69-year-old leader will be responsible for managing an economic crisis that has seen runaway inflation and the collapse of the currency.
Double-digit inflation, rampant nepotism, wide-spread corruption, and the government’s inadequate response to the earthquake has left the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in a situation where the number of applicants to contest for seats on the AKP ticket is much lower than in previous elections.
After Turkey approved the process of ratifying Finland's accession to NATO, US welcomed the decision of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and said that America encourage Ankara to "quickly ratify Sweden's accession protocols as well."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the three-month state of emergency to speed up search and rescue efforts.
The total number of injured people in Syria and Turkey has reached 75592.
Turkey's first lockdown was imposed at the weekend on April 11-12, followed by the second on April 18-19, and lastly, four days of curfew on April 23-26.
A total of 10,453 patients have recovered since the outbreak of the virus in the country in mid-March.
The Turkish leader also said the world was facing a socio-economic crisis on a global scale because of the impacts of the pandemic.
The UK-based watchdog group also said the Syrian forces brought reinforcement to frontline areas in Idlib.
Russia and Turkey agreed on a ceasefire in the de-escalation zone in Syria's Idlib on March 5.
