Erdogan victory alienates large sections of Türkiye
World leaders have congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his reelection in Sunday’s run-off in which he took 52.1…
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Türkiye’s opposition scrambles to close gap ahead of May 28 runoff
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board confirmed the results of the May 14 Turkish presidential election with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan securing…
Turkish presidential candidate quits, opening door to defeat Erdogan
One of the presidential candidates in Turkey’s May 14 election has withdrawn from the race, probably increasing the chances of…
Turkey’s election remains on knife-edge
Turkey’s authoritarian president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, faces presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14 while many western countries will be…
Erdogan kicks off election campaign with nationalist pledges
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched his re-election campaign ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections with…
Turkish presidential frontrunner Kilicdaroglu talks tough on Syrian migrants
Turkey’s parliamentary and presidential elections will be held on May 14, a month earlier than planned, despite earthquakes that left…
Erdogan threatens to veto Sweden’s Nato bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he may allow Finland to join Nato while blocking Sweden’s membership. He criticised Sweden’s…
US agrees to switch from Turkey to Türkiye
The US State Department has said it will start using Türkiye instead of Turkey at Ankara’s request to end the…
Istanbul protesters condemn ‘political’ verdict against mayor
Crowds in Istanbul are demanding a reversal in a court verdict that could ban the mayor of Turkey’s most populous…
Erdogan and Netanyahu agree to reset bilateral relations
The office of the presumptive next Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to…
Outspoken Archbishop of Cyprus dies at 81
The leader of the Greek Orthodox Christian Church in Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos II has died at 81. The tall and…
Kyrgyzstan hails arrival of devastating Turkish drones amid Tajik border tensions
The impoverished Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan is celebrating the arrival of Turkish Bayraktar drones, which have played a pivotal…
Greek PM vows to stand up to ‘bully’ Turkey
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attended the naming ceremony of the new naval warship, Vlahakos, in a show of…
Greece calls for international condemnation of Erdogan threats
Greece has called for international unity to condemn Turkey’s authoritarian president Recep Tayyip Erdogan for apparently threats to invade Greece….
Russian super yachts shelter from sanctions off Turkish coast
More than US$3 billion of Russian super yachts are believed to be in Turkish waters, avoiding international sanctions. Some Russian…
Turkey’s moves to normalise Syrian relations alarms exiles
Syria’s opposition has condemned moves by Turkey to normalise relations with the embattled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Opposition activists claimed…