Turkey’s 2023 election is one of the most significant in its hundred-year history. After years of currency crashes, vanishing foreign currency reserves and surging inflation, rethinking economic …
Erdogan faces defeat after 20 years dismantling Turkey’s democracy – but don’t expect him to go quietly
Ahead of Sunday’s poll, the Turkish president has already bribed the public with spending the country can’t afford, persecuted opposition figures, and muzzled independent media …
A look at the candidates in Turkey’s presidential elections
Sunday’s elections, however, are his toughest electoral challenge yet. The incumbent, who has concentrated a vast amount of power in his hands during his 20-years in office, has seen a drop in his …
INTERVIEW-Erdogan rival says has evidence of Russia’s online campaign ahead of Turkey election
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, main challenger of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said on Friday his party has concrete evidence of Russia’s responsibility for the release of “deep fake” online content ahead …
The AP Interview: Mitsotakis hopes for better relations with Turkey if reelected as Greek premier
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told The Associated Press in a wide-ranging interview that he will extend “a hand of friendship” to the winner of the upcoming Turkish election and try to …
AP PHOTOS: In quake-devastated Turkey, voting in presidential election is no simple task
For many voters from southern Turkey, casting ballots in Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections will be an uphill battle.
In polarized Turkey, not even an earthquake can shake deep ideological divisions
Bedi Değirmenci has taken his first breaths of fresh air since a monster earthquake struck southeast Turkey three months ago. First trapped under rubble, then hospitalized, he has been discharged just ahead of the country’s historic elections.
Syrians in Turkey facing uncertain future whether Erdoğan stays or goes
Deportation fears as rival sides compete to see who can pledge to crack down harder on immigration
Many in Turkey are still reeling from the catastrophic earthquake. Hear what they say about the election
Grief and pain still grip people in Turkey after the massive earthquake that claimed thousands in the country. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing mounting challenges in the upcoming presidential election as many blame his government’s botched earthquake response.
Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports to Turkey Saturday: statement
Iraq’s oil minister said Thursday that crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region to Turkey would resume on Saturday, hours after a deal was finalised following years of dispute.