Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Jailing of Istanbul mayor seen as effort to eliminate threat to reign of Erdogan

Detention of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu follows fall in popularity of Turkey’s president due to the country’s economic and financial crisis

The Irish Times view on the crackdown on the opposition in Turkey: democrats are paying a price

The arrest and charging of the main challenger to president Erdogan represents a new low

Istanbul mayor charged with corruption in move widely seen as politically motivated

Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was detained following a raid on his residence earlier this week

Erdogan’s move against main rival plunges Turkey into crisis

Politicians and investors say arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu marks dangerous turning point in authoritarian slide

Mayor of Istanbul arrested as part of crackdown on opposition to Turkish president

Ekrem Imamoglu is considered the chief challenger to leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Civilians put themselves in firing line between Turkey and northeast Syria

Tishreen Dam, on the Euphrates river, has become a flashpoint in the conflict between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army

Turkey’s Erdogan makes risky bet on peace with Kurds

Call for peace by Kurdish leader being held in Turkish jail is first step in complex web of negotiations

Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to ‘disarm, dissolve’ after four-decade campaign that has cost 40,000 lives

Abdullah Ocalan is serving life sentence, but could be freed under tentative Turkish peace process

US sees ‘incredible opportunities’ to work with Russia if its war on Ukraine ends

Kyiv warns against ‘ultimatums’ as US and Russia relaunch contacts with talks in Saudi Arabia

Turkey set to benefit from Assad’s downfall

President Erdogan determined to further his nation’s regional interests by helping to ensure the transition to a stable new political regime in Syria

Syria’s civil war: What is going on and who is involved in this rapidly changing situation?

Conflict started 13 years ago during Arab Spring and escalated to involve opposition groups, extremists and world powers

Syrian insurgents move in on city of Homs amid continuing advance to Damascus

Forces loyal to president appeared to be in retreat across country, with Bashar al-Assad increasingly losing grip on major cities

Turkey: Five killed, 22 wounded in ‘terror attack’ on aviation company

Country’s interior minister says two attackers killed in incident near Ankara where witnesses heard explosion and gunfire

Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies

Erstwhile ally of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan sidelined after president held him responsible for the 2016 attempted coup

Turkish parliament passes law to round up stray dogs despite opposition

Controversial legislation is aimed at tackling the estimated four million stray dogs across the country

Israel storms Gaza City neighbourhood, ordering Palestinians to move south amid bombing of Rafah

Enclave at high risk of famine, with almost half a million people facing ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment

US expected to sanction Israeli military unit over alleged human rights abuses in West Bank

Fourteen Palestinians killed in West Bank by Israeli forces as violence flares and death toll in Gaza war passes 34,000

Turkey’s opposition celebrates victory over Erdogan’s party in local elections

CHP kept hold of Istanbul and Ankara by wide margins but also added wins in conservative provinces

Turkey elections: Opposition parties set to retain control of key cities in blow to Erdogan

For the opposition, keeping Istanbul and Ankara would be a major boost to help remobilise supporters

Turkish parliament approves Sweden’s Nato membership

Hungary now remains the only member of the alliance still to ratify the Nordic country’s integration

Germany’s Jews report rise in anti-Semitic violence since Hamas attack

Germany’s leading Jewish group claims one in three communities have experienced hostility since militant group’s assault on Israel on October 7th

Ireland is utterly unprepared to defend our democratic processes from AI threat

Micheál Martin deepfake indicating he would enter coalition with Sinn Féin, for example, could create confusion and sow mistrust during an election

Seeking jets and trade deals, Turkey’s Erdogan visits ally Germany

Governments hoping for common ground on trade, migration and defence despite differing views on Israel and Ukraine

Erdogan can expect cold welcome on his arrival in Berlin for three-day state visit

The Turkish leader has plunged Turkish-German bilateral relations into new crisis over recent remarks on the Middle East crisis

Israel-Gaza war threatens to jeopardise Turkish-Western relations

Analysis: Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Israel of committing war crimes and the US and Europe of being complicit

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan submits Sweden’s Nato bid to Turkish parliament

Turkish president unblocks Scandinavian country’s path to membership of military alliance

Turkey launches attack on Kurdish targets in response to suicide bombing

Raids in northern Iraq follow explosion at government building in Ankara

Donald Trump is more radical than the average autocrat

Former US president’s personal power-grab plan, assisted by a pliable judiciary, involves an all-out assault on the separation of powers

West pressures Kremlin to extend Ukrainian grain export deal

Wagner mercenaries are no longer participating in ‘any significant capacity’ in Ukraine fighting, says Pentagon

Erdogan looks west as Turkish economy stutters

Backing Sweden’s Nato bid is part of Ankara’s effort to ease tensions and unblock trade

Volodymyr Zelenskiy attacks Nato compromise on Ukraine membership

Draft statement says Kyiv’s ‘future’ lies in military alliance but issue has exposed divisions among members

Wagner mutiny unlikely to upset Arab governments’ relations with Russia

State-backed private military force has played a significant role in Middle Eastern internal conflicts – particularly in Syria

Silvio Berlusconi is dead, but his cynical legacy of bluster and histrionics lives on

How familiar the Berlusconi model – embodying all the qualities of an Italian opera – now seems

In the environs of Greece, cultures and ethnicities know no borders

Greek Letter: Elections may reflect political realities, but they ignore hidden agendas and submerged hopes

World View: Erdogan, like Trump, is a weaver of powerful myths fuelled by paranoia

Erdogan’s playbook is Trump’s playbook. The age of the strongman is not over yet

Kurds in Syria fear threatened Turkish offensive following Erdogan’s re-election

President stoked ethnic Turkish nationalism during campaign, and many are worried he may reconcile with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad

Erdogan victory threatens to deepen Turkey’s ideological divide

Veteran leader faces economic reckoning after defeating rivals in Sunday’s presidential election

Turkish election: Erdogan to extend rule into third decade after victory in run-off

Incumbent candidate secured 52.1% of vote, with gap of 2 million votes between president and rival

Erdogan defies predictions of political demise before Turkey election runoff

Incumbent appears to have momentum in presidential race

Erdogan’s bid for re-election rejected in north Cyprus

Mainlanders and Turkish Cypriots overwhelmed by economic distress imported from Turkey

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