Recep Tayyip Erdogan

30 Dec 2025

A police officer holds the shoulder of a person who has their hands tied behind their back and wearing a black hood

Turkey detains 357 suspected IS members in nationwide raids

The arrests come just a day after three police officers were killed during a siege in the town of Yalova.

30 Dec 2025

11 Nov 2025

A supporter of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) holds a poster featuring a picture of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and a slogan "CHP will succeed, Turkey will win"

Turkey demands more than 2,000 years in jail for popular Istanbul mayor

Istanbul's chief prosecutor accuses Ekrem Imamoglu and 400 others of running a corruption network.

11 Nov 2025

9 Sep 2025

A protester wearing a whirling dervish costume performs in front of Turkish riot police barricades

This 'tough guy' president says he's tackling corruption. Rivals say he's silencing opposition

Erdogan's critics claim that he has become a latter-day Sultan in Turkey, dismantling human rights, cracking down on dissent and weaponising the courts

9 Sep 2025

11 Jul 2025

Kurdish PKK burns guns in cauldron in big step towards ending Turkey conflict

The ceremony took place under tight security at a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan - the disarmament process is expected to last all summer.

11 Jul 2025

31 May 2025

Protestors waving flags in support of jailed mayor Imamoglu, who was arrested in May.

Turkey arrests dozens including opposition party members

The arrest operation is the fifth after Turkey jailed Istanbul's mayor and leading opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu.

31 May 2025

22 May 2025

Turkey's president, dressed in a suit, gestures with his hands out to his audience

Erdogan denies bid to change Turkey's constitution means he'll run as president again

Erdogan has led Turkey for 22 years, and been president for the past 11, but cannot run again without changing the rules.

22 May 2025

8 May 2025

A woman holds up a poster of the mayor of Istanbul

Turkey moves to silence jailed Erdogan rival by blocking account on X

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has relied on social media to stay in touch with supporters from jail.

8 May 2025

18 Apr 2025

Students holding a banner which reads "Justice for our friends" in Turkish in front of Çağlayan Courthouse

Trial of nearly 200 people opens after Turkey protests

Students and journalists are among the 189 people on trial in Istanbul after protests last month.

18 Apr 2025

11 Apr 2025

Erdogan's main rival in Turkey makes first court appearance since arrest

The mayor of Istanbul has been imprisoned on corruption and terrorism charges, prompting mass protests.

11 Apr 2025

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