ANKARA, April 8 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the country's main opposition party was attempting to obstruct a major corruption investigation targeting Istanbul's ...

Erdogan previously amended the constitution in a 2017 referendum that transformed Turkey’s parliamentary system into a powerful executive presidency, granting Erdogan sweeping powers. The ...

ANKARA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The main political ally of longstanding Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that a constitutional amendment should be considered to allow the president to run ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Fethullah Gulen, the powerful preacher who died this week, began as allies. But their falling out brought bloodshed and an Erdogan crackdown. By Carlotta Gall ...

ISTANBUL, July 12 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it is not possible for NATO to continue its partnership with the Israeli administration. "Until comprehensive ...

Our invitation may be extended at any time," Erdogan said, according to a presidency readout of an interview by Turkish media. Sign up here. Turkey severed ties with Syria in 2011 after the ...

ANKARA, June 26 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey stood in solidarity with Lebanon amid growing tensions with Israel on Wednesday and called on regional countries to also support ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly defended Hamas on Monday, claiming that more than 1,000 members of the terrorist group from Gaza are being treated at hospitals in his NATO nation.

ANKARA, May 13 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that more than 1,000 members of the militant Palestinian group Hamas were being treated in hospitals across Turkey as he ...

Turkey’s local elections on Sunday marked the biggest election defeat for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development (AK) Party, as the main opposition group claimed victory in ...