Binali Yıldırım

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced 20 more mayoral candidates ahead of the March 31 local elections, including nominees for Turkey's capital Ankara and its third largest city, İzmir.

In what was seen as an indirect threat to Greece and Cyprus, Binali Yildirim, the speaker of Turkey's Grand National Assembly, Thursday warned international oil companies against energy exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, including Cyprus's exclusive economic zone, before a settlement is reached on the divided island.

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...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated that municipalities should push for horizontal urbanization against high-rise buildings in cities in a bid to highlight his government's pro-environment stance with upcoming local elections slated for March 2019. 

Turkey has taken "revolutionary steps" over the last 16 years for the disabled population to increase their participation in the society, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Nov. 5.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Oct. 31 announced Turkey has kicked off work for its first long range air defense system and named the project "Siper." 

The Justice Ministry is working on whether or not to grant a partial amnesty for some prisoners in response to the Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) law drafted to that end, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, vowing not to take any step that would hurt the people's conscience.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is to pay an official visit to Hungary on Oct. 8-9, his office said in a statement on Oct. 6.

Turkey's Parliamentary Speaker Binali Yıldırım has blasted the United States for its lack of action in extraditing Fethullah Gülen, the U.S.-based leader of the illegal FETÖ.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Germa Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sept. 29 at a working breakfast to discuss bilateral and international issues.