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Supporters of Turkish President Erdogan celebrate as the results of the constitutional referendum are announced in Istanbul

Erdogan calls on foreign powers to respect vote outcome

Politics / 16 Apr 17

Protesters tear down a sign outside the Dutch embassy in Ankara

Erdogan calls for sanctions on the Netherlands

World / 12 Mar 17

Tayyip Erdogan argues the state of emergency is helping authorities swiftly root out supporters of the military uprising

Turkey suspends 1,500 prison personnel

News / 30 Sep 16

Tayyip Erdogan met Vladimir Putin earlier today

Erdogan meets Putin in Russia to rebuild ties

News / 09 Aug 16

More than a million people attended the 'Democracy and Martyrs' rally in Istanbul today

Erdogan will back death penalty if it is voted in

News / 08 Aug 16

President Tayyip Erdogan has announced he plans to put the armed forces under the command of the Defence Ministry

Turkey expels nearly 1,400 personnel from army

News / 02 Aug 16

Turkish police fire plastic bullets as participants gather in spite of the Istanbul LGTB Pride Parade being cancelled due to security concerns

Istanbul riot police break up Trans Pride march

News / 20 Jun 16

Ahmet Davutoglu bows out as President Tayyip Erdogan accelerates his drive for a stronger presidency

Turkey's Davutoglu to step down as prime minister

News / 05 May 16

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is a candidate in the presidential election on 10 August

Dozens arrested over Turkish PM spying allegations

News / 05 Aug 14

Turkey's telecoms authority blocked access to Twitter on 21 March

Turkish Twitter ban violates rights, court rules

World / 02 Apr 14

Twitter users in Turkey reported widespread outages

Twitter outages in Turkey after PM threatens ban

News / 21 Mar 14

Tayyip Erdogan giving an interview via YouTube in 2009

Erdogan says Turkey may ban Facebook and YouTube

News / 07 Mar 14

Tayyip Erdogan told parliament there 'is no allegation that we cannot answer'

Protests in Turkey following corruption claims

News / 25 Feb 14

Turkey's central bank increased all of its key interest rates last night

Turkish central bank in massive rate increases

Business / 29 Jan 14

Tayyip Erdogan is under mounting pressure in aftermath of a graft scandal

Police clash with protesters over Turkish web bill

News / 20 Jan 14

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is under pressure as a result of a major fraud probe

Turkey fires deputy police chief as scandal grows

News / 08 Jan 14

Tayyip Erdogan said he would not oppose the retrials of the former officers

Turkey's Erdogan backs army plot retrials

News / 06 Jan 14

Rioting in Istanbul as anti-government protesters vent anger over corruption investigation

Riots in Turkey over deepening corruption scandal

News / 28 Dec 13

Tayyip Erdogan is attempting to manage fallout from a high-level corruption scandal

Turkish court blocks govt rule on police inquiries

News / 27 Dec 13

Protesters from Amnesty International gather outside Turkey's embassy in Berlin urging Turkey to respect the right to demonstrate

EU to revive membership talks with Turkey

News / 25 Jun 13

A police crackdown in Gezi Park nearly two weeks ago triggered an unprecedented wave of protest against Tayyip Erdogan

Court to rule on Istanbul park development plans

News / 14 Jun 13

Turkey fires on Syria after border incident

News / 06 Oct 12

Turkish plane goes missing near Syria border

News / 22 Jun 12

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