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Near-complete results showed Recep Tayyip Erdogan beating secular opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu by 4%

Erdogan appeals for national unity as rule extended

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appealed for national unity after winning a historic run-off election that extended two decades of his transformative but divisive rule until 2028.

World • 29 May 23

President Erdogan told his supporters: 'We will be ruling the country for the coming five years'

Erdogan declared winner of Turkey's run-off election

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has retained the presidency in a run-off election with 52.14% of the votes, the High Election Board head Ahmet Yener said on Sunday, making the results official.

World • 29 May 23

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (middle) at the mausoleum of former President Adnan Menderes in Topkapı

Erdogan pays homage to idol on eve of Turkey vote

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has paid homage to his executed Islamic predecessor in a last-gasp attempt to rally his conservative base on the eve of a historic runoff election.

World • 27 May 23

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets supporters at a rally in Ankara this week

Can Turkey's opposition candidate defeat Erdogan?

Turks will cast their votes in a second round presidential election on Sunday, a run-off between the secular, pro-Western candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu and authoritarian incumbent, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

World • 26 May 23

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan celebrate at the AK Party headquarters

EU chiefs congratulate Turks on 'massive' vote turnout

EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel congratulated Turkish voters on their large turnout in the first round of national elections, hailing this as a win for democracy.

World • 15 May 23

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan look at early presidential election results displayed on a screen in front of the Justice and development Party headquarters

Turkey's knife-edge vote heads to likely run-off

Turkey's landmark election is headed to a likely run-off following a stormy night in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's secular rivals contested the ballot count.

World • 14 May 23

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trailing in the polls ahead of Sunday's election

Turkey's elections: Erdogan battles to maintain power

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the toughest challenge to his leadership in two decades as Turks vote on Sunday in the country's presidential and parliamentary elections.

World • 13 May 23

A soldier operates a machine gun mounted on an army vehicle during a Turkish patrol in the countryside of Rumaylan in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province

Suspected IS leader killed in Syria, says Erdogan

The suspected leader of the so-called Islamic State group has been killed in Syria in an operation carried out by Turkey's MIT intelligence agency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

World • 01 May 23

Pizza firm DP Eurasia delivers annual profit rise

DP Eurasia, which runs Domino's Pizza brand in Turkey and Russia, has today reported a 5.3% rise in its annual core earnings as it battled inflation in its biggest Turkish market.

Business • 12 Apr 23

Turkish soldiers patrol Antakya city destroyed by the earthquake, where some buildings were raided by looters in the aftermath

Police 'tortured' looting suspects after Turkey quake

Turkish security forces have subjected suspects arrested on suspicion of looting in the aftermath of the devastating February earthquake to torture and other forms of ill treatment, rights groups have said.

World • 05 Apr 23

The three-and-a-half-month old 'miracle baby', called Vetin, was pulled out of the rubble of a building more than five days after the earthquake

Watch: Mother reunited with baby 54 days after quake

A mother has been reunited with her baby in southern Turkey after a DNA test confirmed it was her daughter, almost two months after a devastating earthquake ripped through the region, the country's family ministry said.

World • 03 Apr 23

Turkey's inflation rate slowed for a fifth consecutive month from a high of more than 85% to 50% in March

Turkey's inflation slows to 50% ahead of election

Turkey's annual inflation rate slowed to 50% in March, official data showed today, delivering another boost for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead May elections.

Business • 03 Apr 23

A view of the Turkish parliament in Ankara, as it clears the way for Finland to join the NATO alliance

Turkish parliament ratifies Finland's NATO accession

Turkey's parliament has approved a bill to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country to become part of the Western defence alliance as war rages in Ukraine.

World • 31 Mar 23

More than 56,000 people were killed in Turkey and Syria following the 6 February earthquakes

EU executive offers €1bn to help rebuild Turkey

The EU executive will give €1 billion to help with reconstruction efforts in Turkey after last month's devastating earthquakes, the head of the European Commission said.

World • 20 Mar 23

The town of Jindires in northern Syria is among the areas devastated by the earthquake

UN, Syria govt implicated in aid failures after quake

The UN, the Syrian government and other actors are responsible for delays in getting emergency aid to Syrians after last month's earthquake, a UN-appointed commission of inquiry has found.

World • 13 Mar 23

It's a month to the day since Turkey and Syria were rocked by a quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, followed by a second of 7.5 magnitude

Quake survivors facing 'immense challenges' - Concern

Aid agency Concern has said the survivors of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria will require humanitarian assistance into next year.

World • 06 Mar 23

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (L) held a press conference with Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca in Antakya

Tedros pledges support after first visit to quake zone

The World Health Organization will support Ankara in its response to massive earthquakes that killed more than 50,000, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said as the death toll from the latest aftershock rose to two.

World • 28 Feb 23

This month's earthquakes have killed more than 50,000 in Turkey and neighbouring Syria

Turkey's economy grew by 5.6% in 2022

Turkey's economy expanded by 5.6% in 2022, official data showed today but growth was expected to slow significantly to 2.8% in 2023 after earthquakes this month caused widespread destruction in the south of the country.

Business • 28 Feb 23

A building leans on other buildings after the earthquakes in Golbasi district of quake-hit Adiyaman

Turkey widens probe into building collapses

Turkey has arrested 184 people suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in this month's earthquakes and investigations are widening, according to a minister, as anger simmers over what many see as corrupt building practices.

World • 25 Feb 23

Baby Afraa has been named after her late mother

Syrian baby born under rubble reunited with aunt, uncle

A baby born under the rubble of a collapsed building in northern Syria during a massive earthquake earlier this month, has been adopted by her aunt and uncle after her parents and siblings all died.

World • 21 Feb 23

Collapsed buildings after 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude earthquakes hit the Hatay province of Turkey

Six die as latest Turkey-Syria quakes compound trauma

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has rocked Turkey's southern province of Hatay and northern Syria, killing six people and sparking fresh panic after a massive tremor on 6 February left nearly 45,000 dead in both countries.

Syria • 21 Feb 23

The Turkish city of Antakya pictured yesterday. The city has been hit by another earthquake today

6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border

Another earthquake has struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake which killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.

World • 20 Feb 23

Collapsed buildings in Gaziantep, Turkey

Turkey winds down quake rescue as US pledges fresh aid

Turkey has said rescue efforts following last week's devastating earthquake had ended in all but two provinces, as visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $100 million in fresh humanitarian aid.

World • 19 Feb 23

As Turkey tries to manage its worst modern disaster, concerns were growing over the victims of the tragedy in Syria

More than 46,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quake

More than 46,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria and the toll is expected to soar, with many people still missing.

World • 18 Feb 23

The team deployed to the disaster zone in the aftermath of the earthquake

NI dog search team returns from 'carnage' of quake zone

A dog search and rescue team from Co Down has returned to Northern Ireland after working in Turkey following the devastating earthquake there on 6 February.

Ulster • 17 Feb 23