Turkey’s top opposition leader to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sentenced to 20 months in prison for allegedly insulting ...

T he fallout from the June protests in Turkey is settling into a growing pattern of reprisal against those dissenting against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, critics of his government say.

Turkey has in the past seen waves of mass arrests of pro-Kurdish leaders, civil society members, military officers and outlawed groups, especially during Erdogan's increasingly authoritarian tenure.

Turkey's constitution says Erdogan must leave the presidency when his term ends in 2028. He's already maneuvering to stay in power. The post Erdogan Is Angling to Remain Turkey's Ultimate ...

Massive clashes erupted in Turkey’s Istanbul on the May Day as police charged the people protesting against the detention of the city’s Mayor and President Erdogan’s main political opponent ...

Erdogan has led Turkey for 22 years, first as prime minister from 2003 and then as its elected president since 2014. But he cannot run again unless the rules are changed or he calls early elections.

Joakim Medin was jailed last month for "insulting" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The journalist was in Turkey, covering protests triggered by the arrest of the Istanbul mayor Ekrem ...

Turkey was gripped by widespread street protests after the March 19 arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu -- widely seen as the only politician capable of defeating Erdogan at the ballot box.

People light flares during a protest called by the main opposition Republican People's Party or (CHP), outside the City Hall in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish journalist arrested in Turkey in March when he traveled there to cover nationwide protests was released and returned home to Sweden on Saturday. Swedish Prime Minister ...

Erdogan reportedly said that he would publicly rebuke protesters during his visit. The protests began last month when the right-wing Turkish Cypriot authorities lifted a ban on wearing headscarves ...

ISTANBUL (AFP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was meeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on a rare visit to arch-foe Turkey, in what Yerevan describes as a "historic" step ...