6th Justice and Development Party Ordinary Congress

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) meeting in Budapest, Hungary, 7 November 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ZSOLT SZIGETVARY HUNGARY OUT

The report, which is also the 50th anniversary edition, registered the 17th consecutive year of falls in global freedom but remained hopeful for the coming years.

A scenario stipulating Greece and Turkey may be heading for parallel elections is gaining ground. According to Bloomberg, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has May 14 in mind as the date for elections in Turkey. 

Time is running out for the NATO Summit - expected at the end of the month (June 28-30) - where Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be called upon to take a clear position on the accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Alliance.

Turkey's young population will be a key factor in determining the 2023 elections results, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Nov. 16.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Nov. 3 celebrated the 19th anniversary of the AKP assuming power in the country.

"We've come to these days with the favor of our nation over 19 years and we've had a path of service that continues to rise, experiencing no difficulties," Erdoğan told reporters in the capital Ankara.

Turkey is looking to the future with hope through the strength of its youth in an era when the West's population is aging and education and infrastructure problems in the East remain stubborn, Turkey's president stressed on Nov. 3.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sept. 15 vowed a stronger Turkey by the republic's centenary. 

Erdoğan delivered a speech at a ceremony for the 6th Anadolu Media Awards which took place at the presidential compound in the capital Ankara.

Turkey will soon be counted among the world's top-tier countries, both politically and economically, the country's president said on July 12. 

A decree was published early on April 30 in Turkey's Official Gazette, stating that a European treaty on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence will expire on July 1.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Nov. 22 that Ankara sees itself as an inseparable part of Europe.

Erdoğan told members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) that the European Union should keep its promises regarding the migrants issue and making Turkey a full member of the bloc.