Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power after the country's 2001 crisis by exploiting religion for political ends. Bolstered by a West willing to accept the facade of a "Muslim democrat," Erdogan grew ...

More than 133,000 Syrians living in Turkey have returned home in the three months since Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad was toppled, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. "Since ...

who was emerging as a key rival and likely election challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday that 1,133 people had been detained for "illegal ...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been running Turkey for 22 years, and has spent much of that time eroding its democracy. His government controls the courts, the security apparatus and almost all the media.