Michael Doran’s op-ed “America’s Greatest Middle East Test Lies in Syria” (April 12) is thoughtful but wrong-headed. His first error is to refer to Turkey as ...

The jailing of Istanbul’s mayor pending his trial on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more authoritarian in seeking to sideline a top rival.

Turkish authorities detained President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top political rival on corruption charges, triggering a selloff in stocks and the lira. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the most ...

who was emerging as a key rival and likely election challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday that 1,133 people had been detained for "illegal ...

Part of the reason for President Donald Trump’s deference to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is Trump’s belief that Erdoğan is strong and can be a useful partner who will impose order.

Turkish police have detained the strongest rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a move that experts say is aimed at removing all possible contenders ahead of the next presidential election and ...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been running Turkey for 22 years, and has spent much of that time eroding its democracy. His government controls the courts, the security apparatus and almost all the media.

Turkish authorities detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – on Wednesday as part of corruption and terrorism investigations. Detention orders ...

(Bloomberg) -- 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.

mayor of Istanbul and a top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on accusations of corruption. Ben Hubbard, Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times, explains the tumult. Advertisement 2: ...