Here are some views from Turkish citizens as the country voted on Sunday in an election runoff that may extend President Tayyip Erdogan’s rule into a third decade or see a transfer of power to his …
With an Erdogan win, Turkey would continue to play both sides of the U.S.-Russia divide
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has courted Russia, to U.S. chagrin, while serving as a stalwart in the Western NATO alliance.
Polls open in Turkey’s runoff as Erdogan eyes to extend his rule
Voters across Turkey, many of them undecided down to the wire, will finally vote whether to give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan another five-year term or see opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu usher …
Polls open in Turkey’s historic presidential runoff
Polls have opened in Turkey’s presidential runoff as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fights for a historic third term on Sunday.
With a likely Erdogan win, Turkey will continue to play both sides of the U.S.-Russia divide
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has courted Russia while serving as a stalwart in the Western NATO alliance — to U.S. chagrin.
Turkey presidential election: How will runoff affect US relationship, NATO, sale of F-16s?
Election polls suggest Erdogan might continue his reign as Turkey’s longest-serving leader, and that could lead to friction with NATO and the fight against ISIS in Syria.
‘Make Turkey great again’: Erdogan, who Biden calls an ‘autocrat,’ popular ahead of election runoff
After two decades in power, Turkey’s all-powerful leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have the upper hand in a presidential election runoff Sunday.
Erdogan pays homage to Islamic idol on eve of Turkey vote
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pays homage on Saturday to his executed Islamic predecessor in an attempt to rally his conservative base on the eve of a historic runoff vote.Erdogan survived a putsch attempt against his own Islamic-rooted government in 2016.
Iraq launches $17 billion road and rail project to link Asia and Europe
Iraq launched a $17 billion project on Saturday to link a major commodities port on its southern coast by rail and roads to the border with Turkey, in a move designed to transform the country’s …
In Erdogan stronghold, adulation and unease ahead of Turkey runoff
The city of Sivas in central Turkey is a bastion of Erdogan loyalists, but some here describe support for the president as tenuous despite his first-round victory.