The imprisonment of Istanbul's mayor and the resulting protests have put the focus back on the Turkish President's political ...

Taksim Square, Istanbul’s biggest tourist site and hub of political protest, has lain empty, cordoned off by police since the ...

Turkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in ...

In his more than two decades leading Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been accused of displaying illiberal tendencies, centralizing power and backsliding on democracy. Last week ...

Some have thought Mr Erdogan an aspiring dictator ever since the 1990s, when as an Islamist he campaigned against Turkey’s ...

Popular opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu calls for mass protests as he is thrown in jail and booted out as Istanbul mayor.

More than 1,100 people, including some journalists, were detained in protests against Turkish President Erdogan after the ...

Opponents say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan manipulates the courts and the media to tighten his grip on power, and now is ...

The head of Turkey’s main opposition party has visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu after six nights of massive ...

From humble beginnings, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has grown into a political giant, leading Turkey for 22 years and reshaping his ...