Whether Erdogan wins or loses, Ankara is unlikely to untangle itself from Moscow and turn back to the West. To start, Turkey can’t afford it. The economy is mired in inflation.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey’s runoff election, according to the national election board. During his tenure, he has moved toward autocracy.

Erdogan has governed Turkey as either prime minister or president since 2003. In the run-up to the election, opinion surveys had indicated the increasingly authoritarian leader narrowly trailed ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s most serious political rival, was arrested at his home on Wednesday just days before he was to be registered as a candidate in the 2028 presidential election.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to continue with his unorthodox policy of cutting interest rates to reduce sky-high inflation if he is re-elected on May 28.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan swore in a new cabinet over the weekend, ushering in what he has called “a new period of glory” for the Turkish Republic as it begins its second century ...

Erdogan’s party suffered a historic loss in this weekend’s elections. To preserve his legacy, Turkey’s strongman should step aside after his third term.

Turkey's Western allies have condemned the move, while the EU has warned his government it must show a commitment to democratic norms. But Erdogan has been on the path to autocracy for nearly a ...

Turkey’s local elections on Sunday marked a major defeat for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, as the main opposition party claimed victory in key ...

Imamoglu, one of Turkey’s most popular political figures, was the major threat to Erdogan. Erdogan extended his rule into a third decade after winning a knife-edge presidential election in 2023 ...

Turkey headed for a runoff vote after President Tayyip Erdogan led over his opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday's election but fell short of an outright majority to extend his 20-year ...

That led Mr. Erdogan to make a deal to buy a S400 missile defense system from Russia, despite Turkey’s membership in NATO — a decision that caused broad upset among its partners in the ...