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Turkey’s main opposition says Erdoğan is trying to retain power by removing alternatives, vows to resist

Turkey’s main opposition party on Tuesday accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of trying to hold on to power by eliminating political alternatives. The accusation came...

CHP delegates reach signature threshold in bid for congress after court reinstates former leader

Delegates from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) reached the required number of signatures on Monday to convene an extraordinary congress, after a...

Turkish foreign minister meets with Singapore premier in push for Asia ties

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday during an official visit focused on trade, investment, defense cooperation...

Trump names US ambassador to Turkey special presidential envoy to Iraq and Syria

President Donald Trump has named US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack special presidential envoy to Iraq and Syria, placing one diplomat over three countries...

Turkey plans power corridor to carry Azerbaijani electricity to Europe

Turkey is working with Azerbaijan, Georgia and Bulgaria on a regional electricity corridor that would carry power from the Caucasus through Turkey to Europe,...

Ousted CHP leader says delegates have begun signature drive to call extraordinary congress

Özgür Özel, the ousted leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), said Monday that delegates had begun collecting signatures to convene an...

Turkish foreign minister to visit Singapore for trade, defense talks

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will pay an official visit to Singapore on Tuesday for talks on trade, defense cooperation and regional security, Turkish...

Turkey condemns Israeli groups’ entering Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Turkey on Monday condemned Israeli settlers who entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied east Jerusalem, raised Israeli flags and sang Israel’s national anthem...

Turkey’s intelligence chief meets with Hamas officials in Ankara over Gaza ceasefire

Turkish intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın met with senior Hamas officials in Ankara to discuss the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Turkish security...

Kanye West says drew 118,000 fans to İstanbul concert despite Europe bans

Kanye West claims to have drawn 118,000 fans to İstanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium on Saturday night in his first concert in Turkey, staging one...

CHP mayor in western Turkey detained in corruption probe amid mounting pressure on party

Turkish police on Monday detained a district mayor and dozens of others in a corruption investigation in the western province of İzmir, in the...

Armenian PM says Turkey normalization key to foreign policy goals

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday that normalizing relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan is key to completing Armenia’s policy of balanced foreign...

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