Turkey’s ruling AKP to hold regular congress in August
Fresh from its June 24 election victory, Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will hold its sixth regular grand congress on August 18, a party spokesperson…
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Erdogan inaugurates a new political era in Turkey
AMID a frenzy of honking, a young woman leant out of the window of a car, one of the hundreds that besieged the headquarters of…
Turkey’s AK Party, opposition scramble for votes ahead of polls
The vote in Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary polls will be held simultaneously for the first time on Sunday, in line with last year’s constitutional changes that will…
In Turkey, the opposition finally unites in bid to end Erdogan’s dominance
Muharrem Ince, a former high school physics teacher who is a Turkish presidential candidate, hurled taunts at his main opponent, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with…
House lawmaker introduces bill to halt F-35 sale to Turkey
House Foreign Affairs Committee member David Cicilline (D-R.I.) is renewing last year’s efforts to block an F-35 fighter jet sale to Turkey over its military aggression toward U.S.-backed…
Turkey’s iron lady: ‘It’s time for the men in power to feel fear’
Meral Akşener stood near a statue of the Turkish republic’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in the Black Sea town of Giresun earlier this year, as…
Turkey’s War on Dissent Goes Global
Since the failed coup that sought to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in July 2016, Turkey’s government has cracked down harshly on anyone it perceives…
Turkey says it will act if Syrian Kurdish militia don’t retreat
Turkey will not hesitate to act if Syrian Kurdish militia, seen as a terrorist outfit by Ankara, do not leave the town of Manbij, the…
Turkey takes over 12 Gülen schools in Afghanistan
Turkey has taken over 12 schools and three tuition centres linked to the Fethullah Gülen movement in Afghanistan, the Turkish government-run Anadolu agency reported. The…
Turkey to extend state of emergency amid freedom concerns
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is set to extend a state of emergency for the sixth time since the failed 2016 coup attempt, worrying both…