He is Turkey's first head of state with a background in political Islam in a country with strong secularist principles. Turkey's secular establishment was opposed to Mr Gul's presidency The months ...

Turkey has an overall stability rating of 2.73/4 (4= very high country instability) and a global rank of 169/184 (184=highest country instability). Janes assesses that the country faces a high ...

The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand the country and dissociate its name from the bird, turkey, and some negative connotations that are associated with it. Anadolu Agency said ...

He is Turkey's first head of state with a background in political Islam in a country with strong secularist principles. Turkey's secular establishment was opposed to Mr Gul's presidency The months ...

He spent 11 years as Turkey's prime minister before becoming the country's first directly-elected president in August 2014 - a supposedly ceremonial role. To his supporters he has brought Turkey ...