Turkey

Major political parties in Turkey announce presidential candidates

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will run as the AK Party candidate which is supported by the nationalist MHP. While the main opposition CHP names Muharrem Ince and the Iyi Party picks Meral Aksener as candidates for the June 24 elections.

Turkey’s Elections: Who are the presidential candidates?

Turks will go to the polls on June 24 to decide their future president, who will govern for the next five years. Members of the parliament will be elected, too. Ahead of the elections we take a close look at the main presidential candidates.

Turkey's growing defence industry

Turkey carries out military operations in Syria and uses arms and weapons that it manufactures domestically. Technological progress in Turkey's defence industry is helping the nation become a major exporter in the region.

Turkish man gets 5-month sentence for crossing Greek border by mistake

A Turkish municipality employee, Musa Alerik, 38, was arrested by Greek officials on Wednesday after he accidentally crossed the border while manoeuvring a digger. He gets five months in jail, but his sentence suspended for three years.

Turkey's Erdogan and South Korea's Moon agree to boost ties

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-day trip makes him Turkey's first leader to pay a state visit to the South since the countries upgraded bilateral relations to the level of a strategic partnership in 2012.

S&P lowers Turkey's credit rating

In an unexpected move, Standard & Poor's cut its sovereign debt rating on Turkey further into junk territory. Turkey slams the decision accusing the agency of "incorrect timing."

Russia's Gazprom says sea portion of TurkStream's first line completed

The transnational pipeline, which aims to deliver gas to Turkey and Europe, is on track to be completed in 2019 despite the hurdles it faced in past.

President Erdogan gets warm welcome in Uzbekistan

The Turkish president arrived in Tashkent on Monday for a three-day official visit to the former Soviet central Asian nation.

Erdogan starts campaign for snap polls from opposition bastion

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds his first campaign rally in the coastal city of Izmir, the stronghold of the CHP opposition party, for June 24 parliamentary and presidential elections.

Turkey's first aeronautical expo kicks off

The event – held under the auspices of the Turkish presidency and with Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines as its main sponsor – brings together major players in the global aerospace industry.

Iranian, Turkish, Russian foreign ministers to meet in Moscow

The foreign ministers will discuss the next steps on co-operation within the framework of the Astana mechanism for Syria.

Turkey's 'Cumhuriyet' daily staffers get jail time for terror charges

The 14 journalists and other senior staff members from the "Cumhuriyet" newspaper were convicted for "sponsoring terror organisations," including the network of US-based cleric Fetullah Gulen.