In separate messages, Barzani also felicitated the arrival of Nowruz to Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. “I warmly and sincerely congratulate ...

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 ...

Some have thought Mr Erdogan an aspiring dictator ever since the 1990s, when as an Islamist he campaigned against Turkey’s secularism Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been running Turkey for 22 years ...

He beat candidates from Erdogan's party in three previous local elections to hold the mayor's office. Erdogan started his political career as a mayor of Istanbul, a city of 16 million people that ...

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 ...

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that what he dismissed as their "show" will fizzle out. Sign up here. But since the arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu last week, hundreds of thousands of ...

When Turkey jailed Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s biggest rival at the weekend, thousands of protesters took to the streets. Notably less vocal were the country’s Western allies. The Turkish president ...

To pressure President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the jailing of his top rival, the opposition wants Turks to boycott companies that back Mr. Erdogan and plans to organize a protest this weekend.

The opposition has called for a boycott of companies that it says support Erdogan’s government. The Turkish president accused the opposition of being “so desperate that they would throw the ...

In a congratulatory message, Erdogan felicitated Nowruz to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and the people of the country. “I extend my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to you (Pezeshkian) ...

Speaking in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today said the Republican People's Party (CHP) was responsible for any property damage and harm to police officers. He said the party would ...

Istanbul, Turkiye – The scent of tear gas lingered over Sarachane Square in Istanbul as thousands gathered over the weekend to protest against the arrest of the city’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu ...