Jun 2, 2023 · Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 69, takes the oath of office Saturday and starts his third presidential term after scoring another electoral victory last month. Already the longest-serving leader in the republic’s history, Erdogan will now be stretching his rule into a third decade - until 2028 – and possibly even longer with the help of a friendly ...

Jun 3, 2023 · Erdogan, 69, took the oath of office a week after he won a new five-year term in a runoff presidential race that could stretch his 20-year rule in the key NATO country that straddles Europe and Asia into a quarter-century.

Mar 8, 2024 · Long-time leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan says local polls at end of March will be his last elections, indicating he won't run for presidency again in 2028

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[b] (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), which he co-founded in 2001. He also served as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998.

7 hours ago · ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday held a first meeting with pro-Kurdish politicians who are working to bring an end to the 40-year conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants.. Erdogan met Pervin Buldan and Sirri Sureyya Onder, parliamentary deputies for the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM Party, at the presidential palace in Ankara.

Jun 4, 2023 · Erdogan, 69, took the oath of office a week after he won a new five-year term in a runoff presidential race that could stretch his 20-year rule in the key NATO country that straddles Europe and...

7 hours ago · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday held a first meeting with pro-Kurdish politicians who are working to bring an end to the 40-year conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants.

Mar 23, 2025 · Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held office for the past 22 years, as both prime minister and president of Turkey for the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) he founded.

Feb 18, 2025 · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara on Tuesday, Feb. 18, as Kyiv seeks to bolster its position amid the US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia. Zelensky arrived in Turkey late Monday from the United Arab Emirates, stating he would discuss prisoner exchanges and other key issues with Erdogan.

7 hours ago · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met for the first time with pro-Kurdish politicians who are working to bring an end to the 40-year conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants April 10 ...