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Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party gives tacit support to President Erdogan's rival in crucial vote

The decision by the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) reduces the possibility of a damaging split of the anti-Erdogan vote, boosting the chances of the opposition alliance's joint candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu

President Assad says he won't meet President Erdogan until Turkey withdraws troops from Syria

President Assad's comments come one day after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is seeking to repair ties between Erdogan and Assad severed after the 2011 Syrian war

How the earthquake in Turkey may affect President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political future

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is fighting for his political future just months before a May election, faces a daunting task in the aftermath of Monday's earthquake, which was one of the deadliest and most destructive natural disasters this century

Human rights activists released from Turkish jail

Eight human rights activists, including Amnesty International's Turkey director Idil Eser, and two foreigners, who are among 11 activists on trial over contested terror charges have been released.

Turkey detains 6,000 suspects as Erdogan vows to stamp out the 'virus'

Turkish authorities pressed with a ruthless crackdown against suspects in the failed coup against President Erdogan, with 6,000 people detained as he vowed to stamp out the "virus" of the putschists.

At least 260 killed in attempted military coup in Turkey

On Friday, Turkey's army said that they had taken over the country's administration in an attempted coup to protect "democratic order" and to maintain human rights.