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

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking steps to ensure protests across the country don’t worsen and to contain a ...

Turkish authorities say nearly 1,500 people have been detained amid the country’s largest antigovernment protests in more ...

As Turkey is gripped by mass protests following the arrest of a key opposition figure, what does this mean for countries ...

After purging the judiciary, cracking down on the media, and jailing political opponents, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ...

The head of Turkey’s largest opposition party visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in prison on Tuesday, after his ...

Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests - Turkish journalists told The Independent they ...