President of Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on April 25 congratulated Ukraine's president-elect Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call.         

The defense ministers of Greece and Turkey met Wednesday on the sidelines of NATO's ministerial summit in Brussels.

The meeting between Evangelos Apostolakis and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar - both former chiefs of their countries' respective armed forces - lasted about 30 minutes.

There was no immediate comment on the meeting.

A handout photo made available by Turkish Presidential Press Office shows Emine Erdogan (r), wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured), and Betty Peristera Baziana (l), wife of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (not pictured) posing for media during their meeting in Ankara, Tuesday. [Turkish President Press Office Handout/EPA] 

Beta agency quoted the press release and said Vucic would attend the event at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

This will be the fifth meeting of the two presidents this year.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on July 31 congratulated Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan over the phone, sources said.

The adoption of the nation-state law is the most concrete evidence that Israel is the most Zionist, fascist and racist state in the world, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, calling all countries and international organizations to act against the Jewish state.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will make the latest in a string of trips to Africa this week, visiting South Africa and Zambia, as well as attending a summit of the BRICS leading emerging economies, the presidency said on July 22. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has named his son-in-law as the country's finance minister after being sworn in to another five-year term.

The appointment of Berat Albayrak, who had served as energy minister since 2015, appeared to rattle the markets.

Mr Erdogan, who was re-elected last month, vowed to "propel our country forward" with his sweeping new powers.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory in Sunday's presidential election and said his ruling AK Party and its alliance partner had won a parliamentary majority.

However, the main opposition party said it was too early to concede defeat and said it believed Erdogan could still fall short of the 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff on July 8.

In just four days, Turkey will be hosting what is arguably the most crucial election showdown in its contemporary history. Amid increasing economic uncertainties, waning democratic reflexes and international isolation, the Turkish electorate is also divided on a deeper, more existential issue: the role of religion in shaping the minds of the future.