• Foreign Affairs

Erdogan Faces Daunting Foreign Policy Challenges After Oath Ceremony

President Erdogan is set to take a tough line with the West on key foreign policy issues including the Syria…

6 years ago
  • National

Train Disaster Taints Erdogan’s Pompous Presidential Ceremony

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's historic oath ceremony on Monday drew dozens of world leaders and captured national attention for all…

6 years ago
  • National

Erdogan Names Son-in-Law Albayrak As Economy Chief in New Cabinet

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed his son-in-law Berat Albayrak as Economy Minister and the controversial military chief Hulusi Akar as…

6 years ago
  • National

Train Derailment Kills 10, Wounds 73 in Northwestern Turkey

At least 10 people were killed and 73 wounded when a train derailed in the northwestern Turkish province of Tekirdag…

6 years ago
  • National

Being a Foreign Journalist in Istanbul: Turkey’s Long Shadow

Covering Turkey as a foreign journalist involves working under a very long shadow. A shadow cast by a still hugely…

6 years ago
  • In-Depth
  • Opinion

Erdogan’s Election Victory: Implications for Turkey and the Middle East

Erdogan's victory in the presidential election has broad implications for Turkey and the Middle East, and the course of Turkish…

6 years ago
  • National

Turkey Purges Over 18,000 Personnel in Police, Military and Public Service

Turkey's authorities dismissed 18,632 public workers, including police officers, military personnel and academics, in the latest wave of purge ahead…

6 years ago
  • National

Turkish Lawmakers Take Oath in Parliament in New Term

Turkish lawmakers began to take their oaths for the new term of 600-seat Parliament, whose weight in the new presidential…

6 years ago
  • In-Depth
  • National

After Election Defeat, Turkey’s Main Opposition Faces Leadership Struggle

It only took a week for cracks to be opened within Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) after June…

6 years ago
  • National

Turkey Seeks to Arrest 271 Officers in Post-Election Crackdown

Turkey's prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 271 military officers, including 122 on-duty officers, over alleged ties to Gulen Movement, state-run…

6 years ago