The jailing of Istanbul’s mayor pending his trial on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more authoritarian in seeking to sideline a top rival.

In ousting Istanbul's opposition mayor, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has got rid of his biggest political rival — ADEM ALTAN With the jailing of Istanbul's mayor on corruption charges, ...

A Turkish court formally arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and ordered him jailed ...

Opponents say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan manipulates the courts and the media to tighten his grip on power, and now is ...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking forgiveness. Last week, he asked President Trump to re-admit Turkey to the fifth generation stealth F-35 fighter jet program, from which it was ...

Between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s phone call with President Trump this month and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s trip to Washington this week, the Turks sense opportunity. But why should ...

A media workers' union says Turkish authorities have arrested several journalists at their homes. That's while protests ...

Istanbul (AFP) – With the jailing of Istanbul's mayor on corruption charges, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has got rid of his most powerful opponent. Now his sights are set on the main ...

in what it said was a crackdown amid escalating protests triggered by the imprisonment of the mayor of Istanbul and top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On Sunday, a court formally ...