Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist-leaning Justice and Development (AK) Party have run Turkey since 2002. Mr Erdogan, pictured here with his wife, is a charismatic politician Mr Erdogan came to ...

Turkey’s constitution says Erdogan must leave the presidency when his term ends in 2028. He’s already maneuvering to stay in ...

Born in February 1954, Recep Tayyip Erdogan grew up the son of a coastguard, on Turkey's Black Sea coast. When he was 13, his father decided to move to Istanbul, hoping to give his five children a ...

Turkish state media say authorities have detained a prominent journalist for allegedly "threatening" President Recep Tayyip ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Israel's attacks on Iran right before a new round of nuclear talks ...

The F-35 fighter jet has long-been a source of tensions for US-Turkey relations as Ankara was initially part of the US' ...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a speech in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Feb. 10. Photo: fazry ismail/Shutterstock Michael Doran’s op-ed “ America’s Greatest Middle East Test Lies in Syria ” (April 12 ...

The U.S. ambassador to Turkey said he expects Donald Trump and Tayyip Erdogan to resolve long-standing defence-related ...

The jailing of Istanbul’s mayor pending his trial on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more authoritarian in seeking to sideline a top rival.

Cyprus said on Monday it would invite arch-foe Turkey to a summit during its European Union presidency next year despite a decades-long rift over Ankara's 1974 invasion and its backing of a breakaway ...