The Ottoman Empire, founded in 1299 ... In a speech in Ankara on August 30, Erdogan said, in part: As some historians have said, we are not a society that has an army—we are a nation that ...

Moreover, the Ottoman Empire held territory in the Balkans for centuries. In modern times, it becomes clear that Erdogan considers himself to be a worthy successor to Süleyman the Magnificent.

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Pete Hegseth wanted US soldiers to be "killing machines" & stated that the Turkish president wanted to restore the Ottoman ...

Under Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) rule, Turkey’s standing in the world has ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday welcomed Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq for the first time in the two countries' ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said there would be no regional or global peace without ensuring peace in Gaza. Speaking at a ...

“Erdogan, too, believes in top-down social ... helped pull Turkey out of the deep poverty it suffered when the Ottoman Empire collapsed. Today, the country is a member of the Group of 20 most ...

Oman has made statements aligned with our stance regarding Israel's oppression, genocide, and massacres against Palestinians, ...

As Erdogan turns his back on the West ... Russia fought multiple wars against the Ottoman Empire and long sought to win possession of the Bosporus. During the Cold War, Turkey was one of only ...

On day that European Union shuts its door on Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in W. Africa talking of Turko-African partnership. But if thinking of reviving Ottoman Empire he should be in N.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Albania Thursday ... he tries to boost ties with a region once ruled by the Ottoman empire. Erdogan will inaugurate the Great Mosque of Tirana ...