Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, does not want to risk that. Letting out Selahattin Demirtas, a Kurdish politician and former presidential candidate, would have been a less controversial ...

During Donald Trump’s first term, the U.S. removed NATO ally Turkey from the fighter program after Turkey purchased an air ...

The United States ambassador to Turkey says the close relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top political ally accused the US ambassador in Ankara of overstepping his authority ...

When Erdogan visited Donald Trump in September, the U.S. president urged him to ease ties to Moscow, including in the energy ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Leo XIV on the opening leg of a trip that will also include Lebanon. By Ben Hubbard and Motoko Rich Ben Hubbard reported from Istanbul, and Motoko Rich from the ...

Former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi was always flamboyant, but he grew even more bizarre during his decades in power. The former Libyan army colonel who seized power in a 1969 coup was famous for ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 25: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on September 25, 2025 ...

The US and NATO need to stand up for what remains of Turkey’s democracy. The latest moves in Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s death-by-lawfare sentence against Turkey’s liberal opposition show a dangerous blend ...

Turkish President Recep Erdoğan sees himself as exceptional and on a divine mission, he wants to be judge and jury but refuses to subordinate himself to the same standards. On November 7, 2025, a ...

President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Donald Trump in Washington, the first White House visit for a Syrian president. Plus, Russia makes gains in Ukraine's east. How will it affect President Trump's ...