President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that NATO-member Turkey would take delivery of Russia’s S-400 missile defense system in July — a deal that has created tensions with the United States. “The issue of S-400 is an issue directly related to our sovereignty and we will not backtrack from that,” ...
An opposition candidate has won a re-run of the Istanbul mayoral election – dealing a stinging blow to the ruling party of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ekrem Imamoglu cemented his status as the Turkish opposition leader when he won the vote with an estimated 53.6 per cent. The candidate ...