President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant: Opportunities and challenges for Turkey

Akkuyu NPP is more of a necessity than a choice for Ankara. According to experts, this power plant alone will meet about 10 percent of Turkey's electricity needs

Grief turns into anger after Turkey earthquake leaves a trail of destruction

Many in Turkey express frustration that rescue operations have been painfully slow since the 6 February earthquake. They say valuable time was lost during the narrow window for finding people alive

Turkey declares seven days of national mourning after earthquakes jolt southern provinces

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was shaken by the 'biggest disaster' since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake

Turkish President Erdogan might approve Finland's NATO bid, 'shock' Sweden

Turkey's president has suggested his country might approve Finland's application for NATO membership before taking any action on Sweden's, while the Turkish government issued a travel warning for European countries due to anti-Turkish demonstrations and what it described as Islamophobia.

No more fowl play: Why Turkey officially changed its name to Türkiye

State broadcaster TRT World said googling Turkey brings up a muddled set of images, articles, and dictionary definitions that conflate the country with the North American bird. "Flip through the dictionary and it is defined as something that fails badly or a stupid or silly person," it added

Explained: Why Turkey's lira is crashing and what it has to do with strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The lira has lost more than 40 percent of its value against the dollar since the start of the year and the annual inflation rate has reached nearly 20 percent, quadruple the government's target

US can count on Turkey after Afghanistan troop pullout, says President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The United States is in the final stages of completing a military drawdown alongside NATO forces by 11 September, 20 years after invading Afghanistan

Turkey appoints three imams, including professor, for Hagia Sophia ahead of prayers in Istanbul landmark

A Turkish high court recently ruled that the Hagia Sophia had been illegally made into a museum more than eight decades ago.

Turkish offensive in Syria: India issues travel advisory for Turkey, asks visitors to 'exercise utmost caution'

Relations between India and Turkey strained lately after the its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the 73rd UN General Assembly session, made statements against abrogation of Article 370 by New Delhi.

'Iron brothers' China and Pakistan differ on Turkey's offensive in Syria; Beijing asks Ankara to stop invasion while Islamabad offers support

In a rare foreign policy disagreement, "iron brothers" China and Pakistan have ended up on the opposite sides of Turkey's military action in northern Syria as Beijing asked Ankara to stop its offensive against Kurdish forces while Islamabad backed the assault