Turkey's runoff system comes into play when no candidate secures an absolute majority in the initial round of voting.

The 69-year-old leader's announcement came in the heat of a hard-fought campaign in what is widely viewed as Turkey's most important election of its post-Ottoman era.

The number of Islamic schools has grown across Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, with teenage girls increasingly attending classes after they were banned from secondary schools.

President Erdogan officially called for elections on May 14, stressing the importance of concentrating on earthquake recovery.

World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a $43 million appeal to assist with the response to the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey.

Moscow continues to find the Kiev proposal unacceptable, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Antonio Guterres, Emine Erdogan vow to promote zero waste approach worldwide, share best practices for its wider recognition

Turkey is a great country with unique history and culture. It reflects the many attractions and offers touristic activities on the shores of the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea.

'We need congressional approval to get there and I think we'll get there,' says US president

"Baykar will not accept payment for the TB2s, and will send 3 UAVs free of charge to the Ukrainian war front," it added.

Turkish foreign minister says Ankara will never allow any terror attacks against Israeli citizens in Turkiye

The name Turkey arose at the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1923 but it is a term that Erdogan said he would change,almost a century later.