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 ...

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 ...

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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.

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.

“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 ...

Turkey accepts that many Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed in clashes ... In reality, though, Erdogan's options are limited as he is already battling one of the highest rates ...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Albania Thursday ... he tries to boost ties with a region once ruled by ...