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

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

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

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 ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Ukraine in what would be his first ...

Under Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) rule, Turkey’s standing in the world has unquestionably diminished. If the purpose of foreign policy is the pursuit and ...

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 ...

Mr. Erdogan’s critics note that Turkey’s gross domestic product began declining about a decade ago, and annual inflation, which surpassed 80 percent last year, has left many Turks feeling poorer.

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.

Turkey’s Erdogan says he trusts Russia ‘just as much as I trust the West’ Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a news conference at the end of the G-20 summit in New Delhi on Sept ...