Tayyip Erdogan

When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assumed sweeping powers in 2018, he swore the state would deliver more under a centralised system that his critics compare to one-man rule. Five years on, an agonisingly slow response to a catastrophic quake has undermined that idea, boosting the opposition's case in polls…

Erdogan claimed to have "removed building standards-related headaches" for hundreds of thousands of peopleFootage of Erdoğan campaigning in local elections in 2019 show him telling audiences that he had “removed building standards-related headaches for hundreds of thousands of citizens” with his amnesty policy, according to online news service businessinsider.com. A…

1/5 Rescue workers evacuate a victim pulled out of the rubble on February 7, the day after an earthquake hit Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Photo by Turk Jandarma/UPI | License Photo Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday more than 8,000 people have been pulled alive from the…

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A meeting of the Turkish opposition in Ankara on Jan 30 ISTANBUL: Turkey's splintered political opposition was supposed to agree Monday on a joint candidate to challenge Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year grip on power at the ballot box. But a catastrophic earthquake, which has killed more than 35,000 people in…

People stand amid rubble and damages as search and rescue operations continue, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov REUTERS President Tayyip Erdogan promises to start rebuilding within weeks, saying hundreds of thousands of buildings were wrecked ANTAKYA, Turkey – Rescuers pulled a survivor…

The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck on Monday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on a tour of quake-stricken cities, said a disaster of this scope is rare...Read More

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power 20 years ago riding a wave of public outrage toward the previous government’s handling of a deadly earthquake. Now, three months away from an election, Erdogan’s political future could hinge on how the public perceives his government’s response…

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Reports of attacks on businesses and robberies are coming in from regions impacted by Monday’s earthquake, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday, adding he “will not leave any room for abuse.” Under the declared state of emergency, the government has “secured the authorities it needs” to crackdown on these…