Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish broadcaster S Sport will not televise the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers, that includes Turkish native Enes Kanter. "I can say clearly that we will not be broadcasting the Warriors-Blazers serie…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the Syria government targeted the Turkish-Russian cooperation in Idlib by violating the agreed ceasefire, a statement from Erdogan’s office said. Erdogan al…

The High Election Council, however, appears tilted in Mr. Erdogans favor. Opposition officials say that the seven judges on the council who voted in favor of annulling the March election succumbed to government pressure. The seven remained silent throughout …

WASHINGTON With President Donald Trump aggressively refusing requests from one theoretically co-equal branch of government in Congress, what happens if he also decides not to comply with the third branch, the courts? “It will be very interesting,” said one i…

Turkeys Supreme Electoral Council ordered a new election for mayor of Istanbul Monday, handing a victory to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party, known by the Turkish acronym AKP. Mr. Erdogans candidates were defeated in…

Global equity investors ran for cover on Tuesday, fearing this week's hoped-for end to the US-China trade war could instead see an drastic escalation. Major stock indices had already slumped on Monday, with Shanghai suffering its heaviest loss in three years…

Turkey's opposition candidate pledges to 'never give up' - BBC News

Erdogan won't give up Istanbul easily

Image copyrightGetty Images Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing international outcry over a decision to re-run the Istanbul mayoral election, which his party lost. The European Union called on Turkey's electoral body to explain the controversi…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption President Erdogan saw his party lose the mayorship of Istanbul, a position he once held Late into the night, across Istanbul, there was the sound of defiance: pots and pans banged repeatedly, in a very Turkish style of p…