Turkey

Turkey on Monday woke up to the prospect of its first presidential runoff vote after conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confounded pollsters and his secular rival to win the first round of the country’s pivotal election.…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s opponents face an uphill struggle to end his two-decade rule of Turkey in a runoff vote on May 28 after he performed better than predicted in a first round of voting on Sunday but fell short of an outright…

Following droughts and lack of precipitation, boats spent months waiting in the recently used car parking lot near Lake Uluabat, located in Türkiye's northwestern city Bursa. Lake Uluabat, the ninth-largest lake with an area of ​​136…

Adding another victory to his two decades of wins, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dominated the polls in presidential elections on Sunday, according to unofficial results. As of 2 a.m. on Monday, Erdoğan had 49% of the vote. His Justice and…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years, was locked in a tight election race early Monday, with a make-or-break runoff against his chief challenger possible as the final…

Turkiye closes airspace to flights to and from an airport in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq due to alleged Kurdish militant activity, according to Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tanju Bilgic. The closure was in response to…

Turkey has finally approved Finland’s application to join NATO, putting an end to months of delays while also continuing to block Sweden from joining the military alliance. The Turkish Parliament voted unanimously in favor of Finland’s…

Sensing the best chance yet to end President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-decade rule in Turkey , his opponents are mobilizing to make sure every ballot is counted in a May election and to guard against any tampering in what is expected to be…

In 1999, a tremor struck Turkey, resulting in over 17,000 fatalities, including 1,000 in Istanbul. Since the recent earthquake, fifty teams of engineers have been assessing the city's infrastructure by examining the…

On Wednesday, flash floods caused the deaths of at least 14 individuals who were residing in tents and container homes across the earthquake-affected region of Turkey. This unfortunate incident adds further challenges for President Recep…