Early in the morning on March 19, dozens of armed police officers showed up at my door with a detention order. The scene ...

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

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

The mayor of Istanbul and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival has been formally arrested and jailed pending trial over corruption charges. Ekrem Imamoglu was originally detained on ...

Since the arrest on March 19th of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and Mr Erdogan’s strongest rival, that may no longer apply. PREMIUM Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.(Reuters) Some have ...

The second half of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's more than two-decade reign has been a tale of deepening ...

Turkey has detained over 1,100 people ... who was emerging as a key rival and likely election challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday that ...

After his biggest political rival was jailed, the president is banking on his NATO allies needing Turkey more than they need ...

The main rival to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been formally arrested and charged with corruption. Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, is expected to be selected as the opposition ...

In his more than two decades leading Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been accused of displaying illiberal tendencies, centralizing power and backsliding on democracy. Last week ...

The Turkish president has criticised the country's main opposition party, claiming demonstrations against the jailing of his main political rival turned into "a movement of violence". On the past ...