Turkey’s populist authoritarian leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is fighting for his political survival, says a Council on Foreign Relations academic and analyst in a May 29 article published by ...

Turkey’s populist authoritarian leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is now fighting for his political survival. His predicament is entirely of his own making: in the early hours of March 19, Erdogan ...

Erdogan’s present term in office runs to 2028 and, under the current constitution, he cannot run for president again unless he calls early elections. In Turkey, there is therefore a widely held ...

Erdogan has led Turkey for 22 years, first as prime minister from 2003 and then as its elected president since 2014. But he cannot run again unless the rules are changed or he calls early elections.

Though Erdogan and his inner circle have rejected this term, the Turkish leader has frequently made references to the Turkish people as "descendants of the Ottomans" when rallying support for the AKP.

Mr. Erdogan has been elected president three times since 2014, after serving as prime minister since 2003; however, this is considered his second term under the new presidential system put in ...

By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called Donald Trump to ask for his mandate to jail his main political rival, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the leader of the ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly called for Israel's destruction during Eid prayers, drawing fierce condemnation from Israel, amid rising regional tensions over Gaza and Syria.

More than 1,100 people, including some journalists, were detained in protests against Turkish President Erdogan after the arrest of his rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

Erdogan’s party pushed to void the municipal election results in the city of 16 million, alleging irregularities. The challenge resulted in a repeat of the election a few months later, which ...

Captagay said that Erdogan may, however, miscalculate, as “arresting your top opponent never works out well.” Erdogan was himself arrested in 1999 by the then-secular regime.