Turkey’s election board declares Erdogan winner
Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK) on early Monday announced President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won absolute majority in presidential election as 97.7 percent of ballot...
World leaders congratulate Erdogan on election results
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received congratulations from Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas, Azerbaijan's Haider Aliyev, Hungary's Viktor Orban and...
Erdogan claims victory in Turkey’s presidential elections
Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared victory after receiving 52.5 percent of the votes with more than 99 percent of ballot boxes opened while...
Turkey slams Netherlands over right-wing pig roast near mosque
Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik on Wednesday slammed the Netherlands for granting permission to an anti-Islam group to roast pork in front of a...
Seven children among nine Syrians drowned off Turkey: state media
ISTANBUL: Nine Syrian refugees, including seven children, trying to reach Europe drowned on Sunday when their speedboat sank off Turkey's Mediterranean coast, state media...
Turkey expels Israeli consul in spat over Gaza killings
Turkey's foreign ministry has asked Israel's consul-general in Istanbul to leave the country "for some time", after Israeli forces killed more than 60 Palestinians...
Turkey recalls envoys to US, Israel over embassy move
Turkey is recalling its ambassadors to Washington and Tel Aviv, and declaring 3 days of mourning to commemorate Palestinians killed by Israeli forces, President...
Turkey says US responsible with Israel for Gaza ‘massacre’
The U.S. administration is as responsible for the massacre in Gaza as the Israeli government, Deputy Premier Bekir Bozdag said on Monday.
In a series...
Turkey’s Erdogan calls interest rates “mother of all evil”, lira slides
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for lower interest rates on Friday and described them as the “mother and father of all evil”, triggering a...
Turkey says it will retaliate if U.S. halts weapons sales
ANKARA: Turkey will retaliate if the United States enacts a proposed law that would halt weapons sales to the country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu...