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Turkish authorities continue detaining opposition politicians in 'corruption probe'

The investigation in Mersin is the latest step in an unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by opposition parties in Turkey.

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026.
A volunteer uses a shovel as they battle a wildfire at Seydikemer district in Mugla on July 29, 2026. Turkish firefighters on July 29, 2026, battled wildfires near the country's southern tourist beaches.

Erdogan tells UN climate summit finance gaps make equal progress unrealistic, preps for COP31

"Every proposal in which we don't make our climate targets meet societal and economic realities is bound for failure," Erdogan said.

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026.

Erdogan calls Gaza suffering 'most embarrassing concentration camp' in UNGA speech

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the UNGA that the UNSC must be reformed and called on Israel to end the war in Gaza.

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Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) line up to put their weapons into a pit during a ceremony in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.

PKK warns disarmament process at risk unless Turkey links surrender to political reforms

Bayik said the National Solidarity and Social Integration Law does not clearly connect the surrender of weapons with a transition to democratic politics.

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Protests in Stockholm, including Koran-burning, draw strong condemnation from Turkey

Finland and Sweden signed a three-way agreement with Turkey in 2022 aimed at overcoming Ankara's objections to their membership of NATO.

JANUARY 21, 2023ByREUTERS
Demonstration against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Sweden’s NATO bid, in Stockholm

Jailed Kurdish leader says Erdogan seeking pre-election 'chaos' but will fail

Though Tayyip Erdogan has tried to sway voters, Selahattin Demirtas spoke out from Edirne jail in northwest Turkey to convince voters to think differently.

JANUARY 17, 2023ByREUTERS
TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to journalists at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, earlier this month.

Turkey convicts doctor of terrorism propaganda, releases her from jail

Though recently sentenced, court officials chose to release a Turkish doctor from holding after being held in custody for months.

JANUARY 11, 2023ByREUTERS
Supporters of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) head Sebnem Korur Fincanc demonstrate in front of the Justice Palace, the Caglayan Courthouse, in Istanbul, Turkey January 11, 2023

Erdogan has set his sights on Greece as his new target - opinion

Turkey regards Greece as a peninsular state and points out that some of these islands are on the Turkish mainland’s continental shelf.

DECEMBER 25, 2022ByROBERT ELLIS
TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to journalists at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, earlier this month.

Thousands protest against conviction of Istanbul mayor

A court convicted the mayor to two years and seven months in prison and a political ban for calling public officials "fools" in 2019.

DECEMBER 15, 2022ByREUTERS
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu greets his supporters as they gather in front of his office as a Turkish court sentenced Imamoglu to more than two years in prison and imposed a political ban for insulting public officials, in Istanbul, Turkey December 14, 2022.

Turkish court orders jail, political ban for Erdogan rival

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was tried over a speech after the 2019 local elections in Istanbul in which he called public officials "fools."

DECEMBER 14, 2022ByREUTERS
Supporters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu demonstrate as a Turkish court reaches a verdict in the trial of Imamoglu, who is accused of insulting state officials with comments he made at the time of elections in 2019, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 11, 2022.

Turkey’s state banks withdraw from Russian payment system

US warned Turkey about possibility of sanctions over business ties to Russia

OCTOBER 1, 2022ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets people during the opening ceremony of Eurasia Tunnel in Istanbul, Turkey, December 20, 2016.

Saudi Arabia and Turkey help mediate Ukraine-Russia prisoner release

More than 200 prisoners of war were released after their capture by Russian armed forces required additional mediators to step in.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) smile after a swap in Chernihiv region

Which rabbi did Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet in Central Park? - WATCH

President of Turkey took a stroll on Sunday in New York City which he is visiting for the United Nations General Assembly.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets people during the opening ceremony of Eurasia Tunnel in Istanbul, Turkey, December 20, 2016.

Herzog to address World Economic Forum in Davos tomorrow

In the past, the hour-long debate in Switzerland led to heated relations between Israel and Turkey.

MAY 24, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog review a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony in Ankara, Turkey March 9, 2022.