Turkey
Turkey faces election runoff, Erdogan seen with momentum
By Huseyin Hayatsever, Orhan Coskun and Birsen Altayli ANKARA, May 15 (Reuters) - Tayyip Erdogan led comfortably on Monday after the first…
Who are the Turkish presidential candidates and other key figures
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan is putting his two-decade rule on the line on May 14 when he faces opposition challenger…
What you need to know about the 2023 Turkish elections
Turks vote on May 14 in an election seen as one of the most consequential in Turkey's modern history, with President Tayyip…
EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Hatay, Turkey
A photo taken with a drone shows a view of the city center after some wreckage were cleaned in Hatay, Turkey. More…
Erdogan accuses Turkish opposition of working with Biden
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, May 13 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held his last election rallies in Istanbul on Saturday, accusing…
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: Turkey’s opposition leader is leading in the polls, here’s what you need to know
Turkey’s general election on Sunday, May 14 will see voters cast their ballots for 600 members of its parliament and the country’s…
Turkey’s Erdogan, master campaigner, faces toughest contest yet
By Samia Nakhoul ISTANBUL (Reuters) - For more than two decades, President Tayyip Erdogan has been the lord of all elections in…
UPDATED: Erdogan’s rival boosted by withdrawal, poll lead ahead of Turkey vote
By Ece Toksabay and Birsen Altayli ANKARA, May 11 (Reuters) - The man challenging Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey's presidential elections this weekend…
Turkey set to keep strong Russia ties whoever wins election
By Ece Toksabay and Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA (Reuters) - Whoever wins Turkey's elections this month, the NATO-member is expected to maintain cordial…
Islamic State leader killed in Syria by Turkish intelligence services – Erdogan
ISTANBUL, (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkish intelligence forces killed Islamic State leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi in Syria. "This…
Erdogan back on the campaign trail
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returned to the campaign trail on Saturday after falling sick during a live TV broadcast Tuesday night.…
Turkey’s Erdogan cancels election rallies for a day for health reasons
ANKARA, April 26 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he cancelled his scheduled campaign rallies on Wednesday due to health reasons,…