Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Ahead of Turkey's presidential election, Recep Tayyip Erdogan‘s opposition party leader was targeted with stones during a rally.  What Happened: This incident prompted Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a presidential candidate in the upcoming general elections, to halt his...

Turkey's agency for combating misinformation, on Thursday, refuted reports that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ill amid country’s upcoming elections.  What Happened: After local media reports said Erdogan had suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized, Turkish Directorate of...

Days after vowing to teach the U.S. a "lesson," the Turkish President said his triumph in the country's upcoming elections would send a message to the West. What Happened: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in an interview with CNN-Turk television late Wednesday, said he was witnessing strong support from his...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday slammed the U.S. after Ambassador to Ankara met the presidential candidate of the main opposition Republican People’s Party. What Happened: Erdogan slammed the U.S. and said America needs to be taught a lesson after Jeff Flake met...

U.S. President Joe Biden promised assistance to Turkey after a series of earthquakes killed thousands of people. What Happened: Biden spoke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and offered to provide “any and all needed assistance.” The U.S. president said he had directed his team...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk offered help to Turkey after a massive earthquake led to the deaths of hundred of people and caused "severe communication shortages." What Happened: Musk, while replying to a tweet asking for help for Turkey after an earthquake caused infrastructural damage, said he...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's ally and former President Dmitry Medvedev threatened a nuclear war on Thursday if Moscow lost the Ukraine war. What Happened: Medvedev said the defeat of Putin in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war and warned the West to reconsider their support for Kyiv. "The...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday the country has raised its estimate of natural gas reserves in the Black Sea by about a third, following an appraisal work at an existing field and a separate discovery. What Happened: Turkey now estimates its offshore fields hold around...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Sunday, warned that his country would not sit by idly if Greece continues to arm its islands in the Aegean. What Happened: Erdogan said Turkey‘s short-range ballistic missile, Tayfun, which it test-fired over the Black Sea in October, has scared...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday his country would be working with Russia to make Ankara a "natural-gas hub" amid energy woes in Europe.  What Happened: "We will create a hub here with Turkish gas coming from Russia," Erdogan said, reported ...

A body double may have replaced Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip to Iran, a top Ukrainian intelligence official claimed. What Happened: ​​Putin appeared more alert and mobile than usual during his visit to Tehran for a trilateral summit with Turkey and Iran, Major General Kyrylo O....

Russian President Vladimir Putin's first major summit outside the country since Ukraine's invasion ended with an endorsement from Iran for its response to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and a clash with Turkey over Syria. What Happened: Putin held a summit on Syria...

U.S. stocks and the Turkish lira plummeted Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to double tariffs on steel and aluminum and said diplomatic relations with Turkey are “not good.” Here’s a rundown of what investors need to know. Where Problems Started The lira began its...

The iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (NYSE: TUR), the lone exchange-traded fund dedicated to Turkish stocks, is lower by more than 12 percent this year. As if that's not bad enough, the specter of another presidential election looms over the country's often volatile financial markets. Earlier this...

Robert Mueller’s bulletproof reputation as a relentless, by-the-book investigator virtually guarantees a rigorous and wide-ranging investigation of President Donald Trump’s ties to the Kremlin, the former FBI director’s supporters say. “I can’t think of a better...