Tayyip Erdogan

Imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has called for an end to hunger strikes by thousands of jailed supporters in Turkey protesting the conditions of his detention, his lawyers said on Sunday. "I expect the action to come to an end in light of the…

from the probably-won't-do-much,-but-should-annoy-Gollum dept As numerous Techdirt stories attest, the Turkish authorities -- and the country's notoriously thin-skinned President, Recep Erdogan -- are unwilling to accept even the slightest criticism of their…

As new fighting in Syria's last opposition-held province intensifies, the U.S. is increasingly warning the regime of Bashar al Assad and his backer Russia against escalating the conflict, especially by deploying chemical weapons. Despite the warnings, the to…

Turkish authorities have ordered the arrest of 249 foreign ministry personnel over suspected links to the network of a United States-based religious leader accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, according to a statement by the prosecutor's office…

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. (Reuters Photo: Umit Bektas) Turkish authorities ordered the arrest of 249 foreign ministry personnel over suspected links to the network of a US-based cleric accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, broadcaster N…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities ordered the arrest of 249 foreign ministry personnel over suspected links to the network of a U.S.-based cleric accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, broadcaster NTV said on Monday. Authorities have carri…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey and Russia would jointly produce S-500 defence systems after Ankara's controversial purchase of the S-400 missile defence system from Moscow. Turkey's push to buy the S-400s has further strained the alre…

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that the purchase of S-400 defense systems from Russia was a done deal, adding that Ankara would also jointly produce S-500 defense systems with Moscow. U.S. officials have called Turkey's planned purchase of…

“We’re done with the S-400. There is absolutely no question of stepping back on the S-400. It is a defense system, not an attack system,” Erdogan said on Saturday during the televised question and answer session with university students in Istanbul, stressing…

At least five kilograms of heroin capsules have been seized in the first drug bust at the newly-opened Istanbul Airport, Turkish media reported. According to the state-run Anadolu Agency, nine Iranian suspects, who flew to Istanbul from Turkey's southeastern…