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, ya can’t rig an election ya didn’t win!

The Jerusalem Post

Forthcoming elections, terrorism and Turkey

During this busy period of elections, polarization in Turkey intensified, terrorist attacks increased and various other factors that could affect the elections came into play.

A KURDISH People’s Protection Units (YPG) fighter walks near residents who had fled Tel Abyad, as they reenter Syria from Turkey

Germany deports Turkish Islamic preacher who called for murder of Jews

Erdogan ramps up his campaign for Turkish votes in Germany ahead of a tough electoral contest.

German flag flutters half-mast on top of the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, March 25

Adherence to Anti-Israeli narrative is a sure sign of confusion

The Jerusalem Post

Polling shows Erdogan's attack on the Kurds is failing

The Jerusalem Post

De facto defect: Erdogan’s Latest Attempt at Dictatorship

The Jerusalem Post

Politics of the Turkish Lira and Saudi Riyal

The Jerusalem Post

Turkey Coalition failure, Abdullah Gül’s time is now

The Jerusalem Post

Peres: Erdogan wanted to turn Turkey into Iran, and there's no room for another Iran

Former president says Obama administration has shown commitment to Israel's security and he is "ashamed" of heckling of Jack Lew at Jpost Conference.

Former president Shimon Peres

Analysis: Do the Turkish elections offer a modicum of hope in preserving its democracy?

The oft-repeated Erdogan quote bears repeating – “democracy is a train that you get off once you reach your destination.”

The sun sets over the Ottoman-era Suleymaniye mosque in Istanbul