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“Erdogan does not accept defeat and goes against the will of the people”

Opposition wins in the capital Ankara for 1st time in more than a decade

LATEST: Police have reportedly found “evidence” that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

The semiofficial Anadolu news agency said Saudi's Istanbul Consul General, Mohammed Otaibi, had left the country.

A Turkish court will release imprisoned US pastor Andrew Brunson, who was jailed for alleged terror links following 2016’s failed coup attempt. Brunson’s arrest has soured US-Turkish relations, with Trump pushing for his release.

The country’s electoral board said Tayyip Erdogan had an absolute majority on Sunday.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election in a televised address before official results were declared by the country’s electoral commission.

Turkish president's comments follow condemnation of Israeli army's killing of 17 Palestinian protesters in Gaza.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted yet again that the campaign against Kurdish militia in Syria could spread beyond the north-western enclave of Afrin.

At a press conference with Turkish President in Paris, Emmanuel Macron said Friday that political developments in Turkey were blocking the country's EU accession bid, suggesting a "partnership" instead of full membership.

US missions in Turkey are to resume full visa services following security assurances from Turkey's government on US consular staff.

Turkey's president has warned it could sever ties with Israel if the US recognises Jerusalem as its capital.

In October, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ankara’s decision to purchase the S-400 does not harm the alliance’s interests. As the deal enters its final stage, the US reportedly supports Stoltenberg’s view, saying that it could affect Turkey’s use of F-35 jets.

Turkey 'issues arrest warrant for second US consulate worker'

Neither Washington nor Ankara specified how long the “reassessment” of  bilateral security commitments, announced this weekend, is expected to take.

Surprising as it may be to the US, their staunch NATO ally Turkey is listing the American-made warplanes and missiles it says are vulnerable to the Russian-made S-400 SAMs it has just bought.

He cited the reluctance of US and Israel to authorize supply of combat drones to Turkey as another example of how Turkish security was sidelined by its allies.

In a sharp escalation of an already intensifying diplomatic crisis between two NATO allies with longstanding historical links

Russia had previously secured contracts with India and China to procure S-400 anti-missile systems.

Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia.