Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Riot police and trade union members clashed in Istanbul and Ankara yesterday as Turkey’s deputy prime minister threatened the army could be deployed t(...)

Turkish police detained 441 people in connection with clashes in Istanbul yesterday between police and demonstrators protesting against the government(...)

Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared Turkey a country united in a belligerent speech before hundreds of thousands of supporters in(...)

Riot police fired water cannon and tear gas on protesters in Istanbul’s Taksim Square and Gezi Park this evening.The police intervention came shortly (...)

Turkey’s prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains defiant ahead of two planned pro-government rallies in Istanbul and Ankara this weekend.Unwaveri(...)

Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan will meet today with members of a group opposed to the redevelopment of an Istanbul park in a bid to end two wee(...)

Representatives of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said yesterday a referendum may be possible to decide the future status of Ge(...)

Turkey’s minister for EU affairs has rejected EU criticism of his government’s harsh crackdown on nationwide protests and claimed the demonstration(...)

The epicentre of anti-government protests sweeping Turkey was tense last night ahead of anticipated talks between prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (...)

Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday blamed continuing anti-government protests on forces he claimed were attempting to sabotage the (...)