Turkey Presidential Elections

Turkey's landmark elections: What’s at stake for the nation and the world?

The presidential and parliamentary elections, set for 14 May with a possible 28 May run-off, will decide not only who leads Turkey but also how it is governed, where its economy is headed, and the shape of its foreign policy

Turkey foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu likely to take over party leadership

Erdogan, who has dominated Turkey's political scene for 11 years as prime minister, cut short his holiday to attend the executive committee meeting of his Justice and Development Party (AKP) to decide on his successor.

The challenges that lie ahead for Turkey's new President, Tayyip Erdogan

Erdogan vowed to build a "new Turkey" and reconcile a divided country as he took to the balcony of his party headquarters in Ankara to give a triumphant midnight speech before tens of thousands of supporters.