Turkey government

Turkey set to call for action on Gaza as soon as possible, source says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is expected to call a meeting with ministers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia to discuss action on Gaza.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a joint press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul (not pictured), in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2025.
 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.

Istanbul mayor's jailed lawyer denounces 'criminalization of the right to a legal defence'

Supporters of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), wait outside the Justice Palace, known as Caglayan Courthouse, on the day he gives testimony to judicial authorities, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 31, 2025.

Turkey arrests opposition mayor over alleged tender-rigging, state media says

 Members of Turkish Police Special Forces secure an area following an explosion near the Interior Ministry in Ankara, Turkey October 1, 2023

Attackers set off bomb at Turkish gov't building, Erdogan defiant


Turkey’s local elections

For too long, many governments have called out Turkey’s authoritarian turn without naming those most heavily and directly impacted by it.

Supporters of the ruling AK Party wave Turkish national and party flags at an election rally for Turkey's June 7 parliamentary election, in Antalya, Turkey, June 6, 2015

E.U. seeks to suspend talks with Turkey

Halt to accession talks, recommended by European Parliament, could have an impact on E.U. funding for Ankara as well as foreign investment.

MEMBERS OF Vatan (Patriotic) Party wave flags of Turkey and of their party during a protest against US President Donald Trump near the US Consulate in Istanbul yesterday. The banner reads ‘The destiny of our geography will not be determined by Trump but by the bayonet of the Turkish army.’

Turkey has Janus face when it comes to opposing nationalism in Israel

Both Turkey and Israel have nationalist roots and are at a crossroads of internal religious and ethnic disputes that are often enshrined in law

TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey on May 18.

Erdogan’s victory and Israel’s natural gas exports

Gas companies should push for the rapid implementation of the export deal with Egypt while the Egyptian gas shortage continues.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters in Istanbul, Turkey June 24, 2018

Cartoon mocking Erdogan lands four top university graduates in jail

Human rights groups say the Turkish government has grown increasingly intolerant of opposition voices since a failed military coup in July 2016.

TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey on May 18.

Many fear Erdogan's new powers as Turkish president is sworn-in

New term comes as the president presses forward with purge

A woman passes by an election poster of Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey

Ten killed as Turkish train derails after heavy rain

The train was carrying 362 passengers and was headed to Istanbul when five carriages came off the tracks, the transport ministry said in a statement.

A derailed train is seen near Corlu in Tekirdag province, Turkey, July 8, 2018

Human Rights Watch: Turkish border guards shoot at fleeing Syrians

"Syrians fleeing to the Turkish border seeking safety and asylum are being forced back with bullets and abuse."

A MAKESHIFT refugee camp in Suruc on the Turkey, Syria border

The Demise Of Turkey’s Democracy: An Open Letter To President Erdogan

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Turkey says detained more than 1,000 in latest anti-terror raids

Since last year's failed coup, Turkey has arrested some 50,000 people in a crackdown that is worrying some rights groups.

A Turkish special forces police officer guards the entrance of the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, August 5, 2016