With the jailing of Istanbul's mayor on corruption charges, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has got rid of his most powerful ...

Hundreds of people protested outside an Istanbul courthouse Saturday, calling for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign, as Turkey entered its fourth day of civil unrest. Violent clashes ...

Opponents say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan manipulates the courts and the media to tighten his grip on power, and now is ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that the ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly called for the destruction of Israel during Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Çamlıca Mosque in Istanbul on Sunday. The Jerusalem Post reported that ...

Turkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in ...

The jailing of Istanbul’s mayor pending his trial on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more authoritarian in seeking to sideline a top rival.

Some have thought Mr Erdogan an aspiring dictator ever since the 1990s, when as an Islamist he campaigned against Turkey’s ...

who was emerging as a key rival and likely election challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday that 1,133 people had been detained for "illegal ...

Between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s phone call with President Trump this month and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s trip to Washington this week, the Turks sense opportunity. But why should ...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking forgiveness. Last week, he asked President Trump to re-admit Turkey to the fifth generation stealth F-35 fighter jet program, from which it was ...

Protests erupted in Turkey on Saturday after Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested on terrorism charges - Erdogan’s main political rival. Turkish authorities also arrested, and later ...