Erdoğan government formally reopens another Byzantine-era church as a mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul, four years after the Turkish government designated it an Islamic house of prayer, despite criticism from neighboring Greece. It was officially opened as a mosque. In 2020, Turkey officially converted the Church of the Holy Savior in Chora, known in Turkish […]
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Suffers Worst Defeat in Two Decades in Turkey’s Local Elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) suffered their worst defeat in local elections in more than 20 years, losing both Istanbul and Ankara’s mayoral races to opposition candidates. Opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) narrowly won Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has emerged as Erdoğan’s main rival for national influence, receiving […]
Turkey’s Erdogan suffers setback after opposition sees massive gains in urban areas
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Turkey’s opposition party sweeps to local elections victory in snub to Erdoğan | Turkey
Turkey’s main opposition party won a landslide victory in Turkey’s local elections on Sunday, dealing an unexpected blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government in the capital Ankara and Istanbul, where Ekrem İmamoğlu secured a second term as mayor. maintained control of major cities. “Dear people of Istanbul, today you have opened the door to […]
Turkey’s Erdogan Gears Up for Another Incursion into Syria and Iraq
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has renewed military operations in the Syrian-Iraqi border region to fight the PKK, a violent Marxist Kurdish separatist group that Erdogan’s government considers a major threat to Turkey’s security. Looks like they’re preparing for an invasion. President Erdogan said after a cabinet meeting last week that he was preparing decisive […]
Blinken meets with Turkey’s Erdogan as Middle East tensions escalate
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