Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Turkey set to benefit from Assad’s downfall

President Erdogan determined to further his nation’s regional interests by helping to ensure the transition to a stable new political regime in Syria

Wed Dec 11 2024 - 17:05

Syria’s civil war: What is going on and who is involved in this rapidly changing situation?

Conflict started 13 years ago during Arab Spring and escalated to involve opposition groups, extremists and world powers

Sun Dec 08 2024 - 09:31

Syrian insurgents move in on city of Homs amid continuing advance to Damascus

Forces loyal to president appeared to be in retreat across country, with Bashar al-Assad increasingly losing grip on major cities

Fri Dec 06 2024 - 19:02

Turkey: Five killed, 22 wounded in ‘terror attack’ on aviation company

Country’s interior minister says two attackers killed in incident near Ankara where witnesses heard explosion and gunfire

Wed Oct 23 2024 - 21:14

Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies

Erstwhile ally of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan sidelined after president held him responsible for the 2016 attempted coup

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 15:54

Turkish parliament passes law to round up stray dogs despite opposition

Controversial legislation is aimed at tackling the estimated four million stray dogs across the country

Tue Jul 30 2024 - 17:05

Israel storms Gaza City neighbourhood, ordering Palestinians to move south amid bombing of Rafah

Enclave at high risk of famine, with almost half a million people facing ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment

Thu Jun 27 2024 - 16:04

US expected to sanction Israeli military unit over alleged human rights abuses in West Bank

Fourteen Palestinians killed in West Bank by Israeli forces as violence flares and death toll in Gaza war passes 34,000

Sun Apr 21 2024 - 19:09

Turkey’s opposition celebrates victory over Erdogan’s party in local elections

CHP kept hold of Istanbul and Ankara by wide margins but also added wins in conservative provinces

Mon Apr 01 2024 - 13:01

Turkey elections: Opposition parties set to retain control of key cities in blow to Erdogan

For the opposition, keeping Istanbul and Ankara would be a major boost to help remobilise supporters

Sun Mar 31 2024 - 19:15

Turkish parliament approves Sweden’s Nato membership

Hungary now remains the only member of the alliance still to ratify the Nordic country’s integration

Tue Jan 23 2024 - 20:50

Germany’s Jews report rise in anti-Semitic violence since Hamas attack

Germany’s leading Jewish group claims one in three communities have experienced hostility since militant group’s assault on Israel on October 7th

Thu Dec 07 2023 - 19:35

Ireland is utterly unprepared to defend our democratic processes from AI threat

Micheál Martin deepfake indicating he would enter coalition with Sinn Féin, for example, could create confusion and sow mistrust during an election

Sat Nov 18 2023 - 07:00

Seeking jets and trade deals, Turkey’s Erdogan visits ally Germany

Governments hoping for common ground on trade, migration and defence despite differing views on Israel and Ukraine

Fri Nov 17 2023 - 17:03

Erdogan can expect cold welcome on his arrival in Berlin for three-day state visit

The Turkish leader has plunged Turkish-German bilateral relations into new crisis over recent remarks on the Middle East crisis

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 21:00

Israel-Gaza war threatens to jeopardise Turkish-Western relations

Analysis: Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Israel of committing war crimes and the US and Europe of being complicit

Fri Nov 03 2023 - 15:34

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan submits Sweden’s Nato bid to Turkish parliament

Turkish president unblocks Scandinavian country’s path to membership of military alliance

Mon Oct 23 2023 - 18:11

Turkey launches attack on Kurdish targets in response to suicide bombing

Raids in northern Iraq follow explosion at government building in Ankara

Sun Oct 01 2023 - 21:49

Donald Trump is more radical than the average autocrat

Former US president’s personal power-grab plan, assisted by a pliable judiciary, involves an all-out assault on the separation of powers

Sat Aug 19 2023 - 06:00

West pressures Kremlin to extend Ukrainian grain export deal

Wagner mercenaries are no longer participating in ‘any significant capacity’ in Ukraine fighting, says Pentagon

Fri Jul 14 2023 - 10:35

Erdogan looks west as Turkish economy stutters

Backing Sweden’s Nato bid is part of Ankara’s effort to ease tensions and unblock trade

Wed Jul 12 2023 - 11:25

Volodymyr Zelenskiy attacks Nato compromise on Ukraine membership

Draft statement says Kyiv’s ‘future’ lies in military alliance but issue has exposed divisions among members

Tue Jul 11 2023 - 18:38

Wagner mutiny unlikely to upset Arab governments’ relations with Russia

State-backed private military force has played a significant role in Middle Eastern internal conflicts – particularly in Syria

Wed Jun 28 2023 - 14:36

Silvio Berlusconi is dead, but his cynical legacy of bluster and histrionics lives on

How familiar the Berlusconi model – embodying all the qualities of an Italian opera – now seems

Sat Jun 17 2023 - 06:30

In the environs of Greece, cultures and ethnicities know no borders

Greek Letter: Elections may reflect political realities, but they ignore hidden agendas and submerged hopes

Tue Jun 06 2023 - 06:00

World View: Erdogan, like Trump, is a weaver of powerful myths fuelled by paranoia

Erdogan’s playbook is Trump’s playbook. The age of the strongman is not over yet

Sat Jun 03 2023 - 04:15

Kurds in Syria fear threatened Turkish offensive following Erdogan’s re-election

President stoked ethnic Turkish nationalism during campaign, and many are worried he may reconcile with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad

Tue May 30 2023 - 16:49

Erdogan victory threatens to deepen Turkey’s ideological divide

Veteran leader faces economic reckoning after defeating rivals in Sunday’s presidential election

Mon May 29 2023 - 12:52

Turkish election: Erdogan to extend rule into third decade after victory in run-off

Incumbent candidate secured 52.1% of vote, with gap of 2 million votes between president and rival

Sun May 28 2023 - 22:01

Erdogan defies predictions of political demise before Turkey election runoff

Incumbent appears to have momentum in presidential race

Fri May 26 2023 - 15:09

Erdogan’s bid for re-election rejected in north Cyprus

Mainlanders and Turkish Cypriots overwhelmed by economic distress imported from Turkey

Tue May 16 2023 - 19:00

Erdogan in pole position for third decade of power despite run-off setback

Veteran incumbent is clear favourite over opposition challenger in second round on May 28th

Mon May 15 2023 - 15:58

Erdogan still standing as opposition lands blow but no knockout punch

Turkey’s president in strong position despite being forced into an election run-off

Mon May 15 2023 - 10:13

Early results contested in crucial Turkish election

Opposition promising to restore democracy and halt authoritarian slide under Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Sun May 14 2023 - 20:21