In the five months since Turkey detained President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top political rival, the authorities have arrested ...

Among those currently in prison is Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, who is ...

While Erdoğan may imagine himself a sultan restoring the Ottoman Empire, Turks will likely remember him as the man whose ...

Erdogan’s opponent in Sunday’s runoff, 74-year-old Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has said he would improve Turkey’s relationship with the West and move to restart a long-stalled bid to join the ...

Whether Erdogan wins or loses, Ankara is unlikely to untangle itself from Moscow and turn back to the West. To start, Turkey can’t afford it. The economy is mired in inflation.

Erdogan has governed Turkey as either prime minister or president since 2003. In the run-up to the election, opinion surveys had indicated the increasingly authoritarian leader narrowly trailed ...

With Turkey in the middle, both figuratively and literally, as Erdogan pointed in an interview with Newsweek last July, the Turkish leader has both invested in its NATO role and sought closer ...

Erdogan, who has been at Turkey’s helm for 20 years, was favored to win a new five-year term in the second-round runoff, after coming just short of outright victory in the first round on May 14.

Not only has Mr. Erdogan refused to join Western sanctions against Russia and provided a market for its oil and gas, Turkey has also become a source for Moscow of much-needed imports and a crucial ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters at the AK Party's "Great Istanbul Rally" on May 7, 2023, in Istanbul, Turkey, ahead of the May 14 election.

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years, was locked in a tight election race early Monday, with a make-or ...

President Tayyip Erdogan said he had lowered Turkey's inflation to around 4% before and that he will achieve that again, as it topped 21% following a push for aggressive cuts in interest rates ...