Even as it became clear a runoff was likely, Erdogan, who has governed Turkey as either prime minister or president since 2003, painted Sunday's vote as a victory both for himself and the country.

ISTANBUL, May 15. /TASS/. Turkey's incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed confidence on Monday that he would win the runoff presidential election on May 28. "We will gain even more of ...

Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures to supporters at the presidential palace, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Turkey President ...

AFP/Istanbul Last Edited May 28, 2023 | 11:31 PM Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory Sunday in a historic runoff vote that posed the biggest challenge to his 20 years of ...

ANKARA, May 27. /TASS/. Turkey’s incumbent President Tayyip Erdogan, the front-runner in the presidential race, is confident of his victory in the runoff election on May 28, he said on Saturday.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he has told Turkey’s president that “the time has come” to let Sweden become a ...

President Recep Tayyip vowed Sunday to stand up to "imperialist" forces Sunday as he led Turkish centenary celebrations in the shadow of Israel's escalating war with Hamas militants in Gaza.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waded into a brewing judicial crisis on Friday, criticising the Constitutional Court for "many mistakes" and backing an unprecedented challenge to it by an appeals ...

Polls closed in Turkey in a runoff presidential race that will decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his rule into a third decade, or is unseated by challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

In contrast the Turkish leader described Hamas gunmen, who rampaged through southern Israel and slaughtered 1,200 Israelis on October 7, as 'resistance fighters' trying to protect their lands and ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set off for Germany Friday on a short visit overshadowed by the two countries' very different stances on the war between Israel and Hamas. Erdogan is due to ...

Erdogan, who has been at Turkey’s helm for 20 years, came just short of victory in the first round of elections on May 14. It was the first time he failed to win an election outright, but he ...