Turkiye's Erdogan wins 5th term as president, extending rule into 3rd decade"I thank each member of our nation for entrusting me with the responsibility to govern this country once again for the upcoming five years,...
29 May, 2023, 06.54 AM IST
Tayyip Erdogan appears to be heading for victory in Turkey runoffVictory would extend Erdogan's two-decade reign, securing a mandate to continue his increasingly authoritarian rule which has polarised Tur...
28 May, 2023, 10.28 PM IST
5 world market themes for the week aheadIn Turkey, voters head to the polls to decide on their next president and tech investors are on the hunt for undervalued opportunities in a...
27 May, 2023, 10.06 AM IST
Erdogan wins endorsement for Turkish election runoff from third-place candidate OganOgan, a former academic who was backed by a far-right anti-migrant party, won 5.17 per cent in the May 14 vote and could hold the key to vi...
22 May, 2023, 08.42 PM IST
Turkey elections: Runoff likely as Erdogan's vote share falls below 50%State-run Anadolu news agency's latest figures show Erdogan's lead under 50 per cent and his main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, over 44 p...
15 May, 2023, 08.24 AM IST
Tayyip Erdogan's election rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey says 'we are leading'Citing manipulation in the reporting of early results in previous elections, Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said on TV that no ...
14 May, 2023, 11.09 PM IST
Turkey decides Erdogan's future in knife-edge voteThe Hagia Sophia was built as a Byzantine cathedral -- once the world's largest -- before being transformed into a mosque by the Ottomans. ...
14 May, 2023, 10.42 AM IST
Anger over Turkey's temporary Twitter block during earthquake rescueOpposition leaders and social media users criticised the throttling of the platform, which has helped people share information on arriving ...
09 Feb, 2023, 07.41 PM IST
President Tayyip Erdogan faces crescendo of criticism over earthquake responseMonday's quakes have killed more than 11,000 people across southern Turkey and northwest Syria. They cracked infrastructure and flattened t...
08 Feb, 2023, 08.59 PM IST
Bitcoin tumbles after Turkey bans crypto payments citing risksBitcoin was down 4.6 per cent at $60,333 at 1117 GMT after the ban, which was criticised by Turkey's main opposition party. Smaller coins e...
16 Apr, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
Erdogan faces major test as Turks vote for president, parliamentA crowd of President Erdogan's supporters chanted his name as he emerged from a school after voting in Turkey's largest city Istanbul.
26 Jun, 2018, 11.58 AM IST
Islamic State could gain from Turkish peace rally bombingThousands mourned the 95 victims of Turkey's deadliest attack in years as state inspectors tried Sunday to identify who sent suicide bomber...
12 Oct, 2015, 02.33 AM IST
Turkey may be heading for a political earthquakeThis supermajority would allow the AKP, under Erdogan's guidance, to launch a referendum aimed at changing the Turkish constitution.
03 Jun, 2015, 12.48 PM IST