Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday that his country's defence industry would become fully independent, producing its own warplanes, tanks, drones and frigates, as Israel ...

Iran war enters its sixth day in a conflict that has continued to escalate. Meanwhile, Israel’s violence in Gaza continues to claim more lives.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday discussed bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues over a phone call. Reiterating Türkiye's ...

In October 2024, in an astonishing shift, Erdogan’s coalition partner—Turkey’s renowned archnationalist Devlet Bahceli—initiated a dialogue with the party representing many of Turkey’s ...

Middle East News: Turkish President Erdogan has initiated the process of drafting a new constitution, appointing legal experts to the task. Critics fear this move could ...

But a few weeks after Mr. Imamoglu’s arrest, Devlet Bahceli, the leader of the M.H.P., urged a quick resolution. “If he is innocent, he should be released,” Mr. Bahceli was reported to have ...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei recently referenced a temporary agreement struck in 661 CE between the second Shia Imam, Hassan bin Ali, ... Devlet Bahceli has demanded that the PKK hold its ...

Most notably, Erdogan lacks a fully loyal coercive apparatus that can unconditionally enforce his will—particularly the military, long considered indispensable to robust autocratic regimes.

Turkish un-delight Fat chance of President Trump speaking out against Turkish President Recep Erdogan over the arrest of his main political opponent (“Call Out Erdo’s Outrages,” Editorial ...

Turkish authorities detained President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top political rival on corruption charges, triggering a selloff in stocks and the lira.. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the most ...

Turkish police have detained the strongest rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a move that experts say is aimed at removing all possible contenders ahead of the next presidential election and ...