The Latest Breaking News from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

The Netherlands came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 in the Euro 2024 quarter-final, thanks to a header from Stefan de Vrij and an own goal

Diplomat urged to explain gesture by Turkey footballer Merih Demiral and take measures to prevent a repeat

A controversial gesture made by Turkey player Merih Demiral at soccer’s European Championship has ignited a diplomatic brouhaha between the country and host nation Germany

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Thursday for the second time in as many months as they travel to Kazakhstan for a session of an international group founded to counter Western alliances

Turkish police arrested hundreds of people during anti-Syrian riots in several cities which erupted after a Syrian man had been accused of harassing a child. Turkey, which hosts around 3.2 million Syrian refugees according to UN data, has been shaken several times by bouts of xenophobic violence in recent years.

More than 470 people have been taken into custody after crowds attacked Syrian shops and cars in central Turkey.

Allegations of sexual abuse in Turkey trigger riots targeting Syrians, leading to arrests and protests in Syria.

Protests in Turkey are intensifying over Azerbaijani oil deliveries to Israel. Despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan imposing a trade embargo on Israel over its war against Hamas, the trade, which passes through a Turkish port, continues.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's visit to China earlier this month is the latest diplomatic effort by Ankara to become a strategic trade hub between Europe and China. But Beijing's suspicions over Ankara's support of Chinese Uyghur dissidents is widely seen as an obstacle.