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New Pazar

14.February 2026. B. B.

The assembly of citizens of Novi Pazar wrote to Erdogan: Do not help the regime that is carrying out repression in Sandzak

In the letter sent by the Citizens' Assembly of Novi Pazar to the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it was stated that the Vučić regime is "implementing systemic repression in Sandzak".

The cost and consequences of the policy of annexation III: Serbia and Turkey

16.October 2025 Jovana Đurđić

Singing Osman age with the buzzing of drones in Kosovo

The President of Serbia found himself in a double trap. If he tightens his relationship with Erdogan, he risks a drop in Turkish investments, job losses, and an additional and deeper approach of Pristina to Ankara. If he remains silent and asks for a "conversation between friends", he sends a message of impotence to the electorate for whom Kosovo is a red line, a sensitive topic and proof of the state's strength.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met several times

KiM

09.October 2025 B. B.

Arming Kosovo: To whom are the Turkish combat drones rattling?

Kosovo Prime Minister Aljbin Kurti boasted on social networks that thousands of combat drones from Turkey had arrived in Pristina. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić understood it as "an attempt to restore the Ottoman Empire"

Spreading power

06.July 2025 Claudia Mende / DW

Mosques and geopolitics: How Erdogan is building Turkey's influence in the Balkans

By building monumental mosques throughout the Balkans and beyond, Turkey is not only spreading its faith, but also its political influence. Under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, religious buildings have become part of a wider geopolitical strategy – in which minarets are 50 meters high and political messages are even taller.

The war in Ukraine

15.May 2025. B. B.

Erdogan and Zelensky talked for almost three hours, but it is not known about what

The meeting was closed to the media, and no one spoke to the public after the meeting

Turska

25.march 2025 Jung Grim/ARD

How Erdogan does it: Rival removed, more than a thousand protesters arrested

More than 1.100 people have been arrested since protests began in Turkey over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Harsh criticisms are coming from Germany,

Protests in Turkey

24.march 2025 MLJ

Vučić and Erdogan: Same vocabulary, same target

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić use the same vocabulary when dealing with dissenters

The dismissed mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu

Turska

23.march 2025 TS

Erdogan eliminates his rival: Imamoglu is no longer mayor

Ekrem Imamoglu, the most likely rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been removed from his post as mayor after being ordered into custody. Turkey is in protests

The big four

16.October 2024 Tijana Stanic

Brothers of interest

In twelve years in power, Aleksandar Vučić built close relations with the rulers, including Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Viktor Orban and Edi Rama. All these friendships are united by one thing - business and political interests that go beyond possible disagreements

Serbia and Turkey

13.October 2024 TS

Why didn't "Sultan Erdogan" visit Sandzak this time?

Although he was welcomed in Novi Pazar with shouts of "Sultan Erdogan" in 2017, the Turkish president did not visit Sandzak this time. Bosniak leaders went to see him in Belgrade

Serbia-Turkey Business Forum

11.October 2024 IN THE

Vučić: The arrival of investors from Turkey is very important for our country

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, opened the Serbia-Turkey business forum, welcoming Turkish businessmen and emphasizing the importance of their role in the economic development of Serbia.

Erdogan's visit to Belgrade

10.October 2024 Ivica Petrović/DW

Beširi: Lucrative economic deals that Vučić makes with dictators around the world

The President of Turkey is coming to Belgrade, and from there he will go to the BRICS summit. It seems that the President of Serbia will not go to that summit. Why won't they? And what will Vučić discuss with Erdogan?

International relations

10.October 2024 SZ

Erdogan in Serbia for the third time in five years

The President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, will host the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will pay an official visit to Serbia on October 10 and 11.

The war in Gaza

09.October 2024 Burak Unveren/DW

Erdogan scares citizens that Israel wants to attack them: Will Turkey join the conflict?

Ankara supports the Palestinians, criticizes Israel and closely monitors Iran's influence in the region. Is there a possibility that Turkey will intervene militarily in the conflict?

Olympics

30.July 2024 IN THE

Erdogan: Immorality against Christendom in Paris

"I will call the Pope at the first opportunity to share with him the immorality committed against the Christian world and all Christians," Erdogan said, speaking about the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris.

Turska

01.April 2024. SZ/CNBC/BBC

Causes and consequences of Erdoğan's heavy defeat in the local elections

The Turkish opposition has fundamentally shaken the regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, inflicting his biggest defeat in more than two decades. Erdogan conceded defeat

Turska

01.September 2023 AE

Istanbul: It is forbidden to serve alcohol in public places

The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been implementing measures to ban alcohol consumption for years. High taxes on alcoholic beverages are criticized by many as interfering with the lifestyle, but also the wallets of the residents of Istanbul

The denouement

01.June 2023 I.Đ.

Elections in Turkey: Five Conclusions

In the first round, the turnout was as high as 89 percent, which shows how much the Turks are turned to democracy. While Erdogan has plenty to be happy about as he has confirmed that he is a "master of survival", his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu is likely to become a part of political history.

The World

26.May 2023. I.Đ.

Elections in Turkey: Erdogan the favorite in the second round

The third candidate in the first round of the election, Sinan Ogan, who won almost three million votes, decided to support the current president of the country, which is why the media and analysts believe that Erdogan's rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu has no great chance of winning.

"Vremena" file: Elections in Turkey

17.May 2023. Milan Milošević

A marathon runner from the Bosphorus and 64 million voters

Turks are deciding between the Kemalist opposition and the increasingly entrenched and intransigent Islamist ruler Erdogan in an election that has been declared the most important in the world, not so much to uphold democracy, fix the economy, manage social divisions, not even because of the differences between Kemalist and Islamist nationalism, and not because of wishful thinking. ending a two-decade reign - because of geopolitics

Presidential elections

16.May 2023. I.Đ.

Kilicdaroglu told young Turks: We have 12 days to come out of the darkness

The biggest rival of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the second round of the presidential elections in Turkey, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, started to get closer to the youngest voters from the first day of the campaign.

The World

15.May 2023. BG

Elections in Turkey: Erdogan must go to the second round

Based on 99,38 percent of the votes counted, the current head of state, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, received 49,42 percent of the votes. The main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu won 44,95 percent

The World

14.May 2023. SP

Elections in Turkey: Second round increasingly certain

According to official data, the current president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, fell below 50 percent of the votes won. However, it will be uncertain until the very end, and millions of votes are still being counted

Turska

02.May 2023. Sofia Popović

Kemal Kilicdaroglu: Who is the man who can defeat Erdogan?

Social democrat, "Turkish Gandhi", candidate of united opposition parties. A recognizable face of the opposition scene, a man who has been under attack by the ruling regime of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for twenty years. He goes into the campaign with the slogan "Everything will be fine - Come on, Turks, come on!" and promises everything contrary to the reality that the current president, whom he calls a "seductive autocrat", has been building for two decades.

The World

27.April 2023. I.Đ.

Erdogan's victory in the fog: The opposition has a slight advantage before the elections in Turkey

Inflation that has no end in sight and the poor reaction of the state and the president to the consequences of the earthquake are the main trump cards of the opponents. Experts claim that Erdoğan can be hit on the head in May because there is no longer even a "d" from democracy in his rule

Turska

13.November 2022 JH

Explosion in Istanbul: At least 6 dead and over 50 injured

A strong explosion was heard in the Taksim district of the capital of Turkey around 16.20:XNUMX p.m. Its cause is currently unknown, but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that everything "reeks of terrorism".