The Latest Breaking News from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Silencing of Jimmy Kimmel sets US on course similar to that charted by authoritarian regimes from Egypt to India

Arab, Muslim leaders gather in Qatar to condemn Israeli attack in Doha and warn Gaza war is a campaign of extermination.

Following years of tension, the presidents of Turkey and France are finding new areas of cooperation. Ukraine is at the centre of this shift, but the Palestinian territories, the Caucasus and Africa are also emerging as shared priorities. However, analysts warn that serious differences remain, making for an uneasy partnership.

Confrontation follows court ruling that party’s Istanbul provincial chairman be replaced over alleged irregularities.

Police have used pepper spray inside the Istanbul headquarters of Turkey’s main opposition party, the CHP, to disperse officials and allow a court-appointed interim chairman to enter

Turkey's main opposition party has announced it will hold an extraordinary congress on September 21 after a court ousted its Istanbul leadership on graft allegations, a party source confirmed to AFP on Saturday.

The decision followed a legal challenge seeking to nullify the CHP’s Istanbul congress on 8 October, claiming procedural violations.

Turkey’s peace process is advancing. In August 2025, three months after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party – commonly known as the PKK – announced its formal disbandment, a Turkish parliamentary committee overseeing reforms as part of the process met. It followed a symbolic disarmament ceremony in northern Iraq, during which Kurdish…

Efforts to oust Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook and install allies could erode the bank’s autonomy, with consequences for inflation, market confidence and everyday borrowing.