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Neither the president nor his rival Kılıçdaroğlu secured more than 50% of vote in closely fought national poll

Sunday’s election could decide the future of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has moved toward one-man rule while wielding power on the world stage.
 

More than 1,750 people have been killed by two quakes in Türkiye

The tremor has left 5,385 injured and is the most powerful in decades, the Turkish president has said

Sweden said on Sunday that Turkey is asking for too much in exchange for allowing it to join NATO, as Ankara effectively demands the impossible – that Stockholm override a decision by its own Supreme Court. But analysts say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unlikely to retract its condition, at least not before the all-important presidential elections scheduled in June.

One country is hedging its bets on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but experts warn it could come at a cost.

The rhetoric from Ankara now seems to suggest that Turkey will lash out at the US and also carry out attacks in Syria, mentioning Kobani, Tel Rifat, Qamishli and other cities that could be hit.

Forty people are now thought to have died following an explosion in a coal mine in northern Turkey, the country's interior minister says,

The news outlet describes Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a ‘headache’ for Washington

The decision applies to both military and civilian flights

The EU says it could impose sanctions on Turkey over "provocations and pressures" in a row with Greece over energy resources and maritime borders.

As clashes between Armenian and Azeri forces continued on Monday over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, the two rivals accused each other of using Syrian militants on the battlefield – but neither provided any proof.

As tensions in Idlib province reach the boiling point, Turkey has asked Russia to let it fight the Syrian government face-to-face, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed.

Alarming developments in Syria’s Idlib saw dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in a Syrian airstrike and Ankara responding with own fire and fury. But anyone following the conflict would know the escalation didn’t start overnight.

Erdogan, Putin 'voice concern' over Idlib as Turkey says 33 of its troops were killed in Syrian government attacks.

At least 33 Turkish servicemen have been killed in an airstrike in Syria’s Idlib province, while an unspecified number of soldiers were injured. Turkish officials attributed the strike to the Syrian military.

A passenger plane landing at an airport in Istanbul has skidded off the runway and broken into three parts, killing one person and injuring more than 150, officials say.