The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

Here is a rundown of presidential candidates’ promises and rhetoric on issues such as security, refugees and economy.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan aims to extend his rule into a third decade in an election on Sunday, with the momentum seen in his favour in the runoff vote after a first round showed him ahead of his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

Support for Erdoğan in older communities among Europe’s 3.4 million Turkish voters is strong, while younger people want change in Kılıçdaroğlu

As Turkey enters the final stretch to Sunday’s crunch presidential runoff, politicians are turning up the heat on migrants. In Istanbul’s immigrant neighbourhoods, the political discourse is driving migrants and new Turkish citizens into President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s arms.

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

A mum and dad took their four-year-old boy to a privately-owned facility in Turkey's Antalya Province on May 13, where they entered the enclosure to take a snap of a lion

Dele Alli spent just six months at Everton following his high-profile switch from Tottenham in January 2022 and is now enduring a tough loan spell in Turkey with Besiktas

Keel laying and steel cutting milestones reached for ferries serving Islay, Jura and the Little Minch

Adequate aftercare is often not included in the cost of a cheaper treatment, surgeon warns

Turkey's pro-Kurdish parties on Thursday reaffirmed their support for opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in this weekend's runoff election without naming him, a day after expressing anger at his deal with a far right party.

Work on four new CalMac vessels being built in Turkey is on schedule and they are all due to be sailing by the end of 2025, officials have said...