Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party suffered their biggest upset in more than two decades on Sunday as the opposition swept municipal elections in Istanbul and other major cities.

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Turkey wants closer cooperation with Europe in return for security as the continent looks at ways to reduce reliance on Trump’s America.

Former Germany international, Mesut Ozil has transitioned into politics after joining Turkish president Recep Tayyip ...

President Erdogan's ironclad grip on Turkish politics appears to be slipping from his hands, after the main opposition party scored stunning successes in local elections over the weekend.

The leader of a Turkish nationalist party has said he was arrested and detained on political grounds as part of an opposition ...

Turkey has initiated another investigation into Istanbul’s opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. This time investigators are ...

Two years after retiring from professional football, Mesut Özil is embarking on a new career—this time in politics. Never one to shy away from controversy, Özil has often been at the center of debates ...

ANKARA--Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years, was locked in a tight election race early Monday, with a make-or-break runoff ...

An election poster of FDP top candidate and former finance minister Christian Lindner on display prior to the upcoming German federal elections, in Berlin, 13 January 2025 ...