The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

U.S. President Joe Biden said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a call on Monday repeated Ankara's desire to buy F-16 fighter jets from the United States, while Biden told him Washington wanted Ankara to drop its objection to Sweden's joining NATO.

"I couldn't breathe before, and now they will try to strangle my throat"

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection in a runoff Sunday, following a nail-biter first round two weeks earlier

The longtime leader overcame dissatisfaction over high inflation and a slow earthquake response to secure another five-year term as president.

After failing to seize the moment to defeat President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey's elections, Kemal Kilicdaroglu faces questions about his leadership and the challenge of preserving a bitter opposition alliance ahead of local voting in March 2024.

Economic concerns and relations with the West lie at the top of Erdogan’s agenda after presidential election victory.

Erdogan a political survivor, Kurds put off by nationalist rhetoric and other reflections.

Erdogan secured more than 52 per cent of the vote in Sunday's run-off, two weeks after he fell short of scoring an outright victory in the first round

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defeated opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s Turkish presidential election runoff – a victory analysts ascribe to Erdogan’s focus on identity issues and use of the government’s resources, as well as Kilicdaroglu’s tepid leadership of a precarious coalition.