Authoritarianism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday that his country and Qatar have supported one another in hard times, and proved to be a true friend many times.

The number of female lawmakers is 104 in the 600-seat Turkish Parliament, which corresponds to 17.5 percent of the total number of MPs, but this is not enough despite being one of the highest in history, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.

The European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn are meeting Turkish officials for talks focusing on Turkey's long-stalled membership bid.

Hahn said on Twitter that the two would address priority issues, including rule of law and human rights, during Thursday's meetings in Ankara, Turkey's capital.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Nov. 22 accused Europe of supporting terrorism, while slamming "Hungarian Jew George Soros."

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Nov. 19 attended the completion ceremony of the offshore section of the Turkish Stream Project (TurkStream).

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will attend a ceremony in Istanbul on Nov. 19 to mark a key milestone in the TurkStream project, according to statements from their offices.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed on Nov. 16 that no cover up of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder should be allowed, a Turkish presidential source said after a phone call between the two leaders.

Those who tried to dominate Turkey over the last century have been pushed back by the Turkish people, said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Nov. 17 as he inaugurated the country's first "National Gardens." Click through for the story in photos...

Turkey "firmly condemns" the French foreign minister's recent remarks critical of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's handling of the Jamal Khashoggi case, said the spokesperson of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Nov. 14.

Hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged all parties engaging in gas exploration activities in the Eastern Mediterranean not to pressure it over Ankara's own energy plans in the region, the US State Department said Washington "discourages any actions or rhetoric that increase tensions in the region."