Turkey government

Turkey set to call for action on Gaza as soon as possible, source says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is expected to call a meeting with ministers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia to discuss action on Gaza.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a joint press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul (not pictured), in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2025.
 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.

Istanbul mayor's jailed lawyer denounces 'criminalization of the right to a legal defence'

Supporters of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), wait outside the Justice Palace, known as Caglayan Courthouse, on the day he gives testimony to judicial authorities, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 31, 2025.

Turkey arrests opposition mayor over alleged tender-rigging, state media says

 Members of Turkish Police Special Forces secure an area following an explosion near the Interior Ministry in Ankara, Turkey October 1, 2023

Attackers set off bomb at Turkish gov't building, Erdogan defiant


Turkey's Erdogan says metal detector removal 'right but not enough'

Erdoğan's comments came after he called Tuesday on Muslims worldwide to “defend al-Aksa."

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks to media in the resort town of Marmaris, Turkey

Germany condemns Turkish criticism of new liberal mosque

Germany is home to an estimated 4 million people of Turkish origin.

Seyran Ates, founder of the new liberal Ibn-Rushd-Goethe-Mosque, prays in Berlin

Turkey's pro-Kurd party elects new co-leader to replace jailed predecessor

In a statement from his jail cell in northwest Turkey, Demirtas called for the HDP to prepare "a plan to fight for democracy and peace" in the face of a "political purge."

The pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) entered the parliament for the first time, exceeding the 10 percent threshold with 13.12% of the votes

The sultan's silent partner

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s referendum win and his alliance with the Nationalist Party are another nail in the coffin of Turkish democracy.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

A Sad Day For Turkey

The Jerusalem Post

Turkey’s choice

It is crucial that when the constitution is changed it should be welcomed by the entirety of the people.

SUPPORTERS OF Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wave national flags as they wait for his arrival at the Presidential Palace in Ankara.

Turkey’s lonely messiah

Seeing all this, one can’t but realize that results of the upcoming referendum will not change much for Erdogan.

Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shout slogans on the back of a truck during a pro-government demonstration on Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016

Observer: 2.5 million Turkish referendum votes could have been manipulated

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed criticisms of the vote.

Rassemblement de soutien au président Erdogan, le 7 août 2016

Analysis: Did Erdogan just win a sixty-year political struggle in Turkey?

The roots of the “yes” vote, which the government barely won, are much deeper and the election is symbolically part of a decades old revolution in the country.

Supporters listen to the speech by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during a rally for the upcoming referendum in Istanbul, Turkey

Turks vote in historic referendum on expanding Erdogan's power

In the southeastern Diyarbakir province, two people were killed and one wounded in a gunfight in a village schoolyard which was being used as a polling station.

Supporters listen to the speech by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during a rally for the upcoming referendum in Istanbul, Turkey