Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Also known as: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish leader who has called for action on Gaza's humanitarian situation and frames LGBTQ protections as part of a "Decade of the Family" initiative.

2026-05-222026-09-25

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May 2026
22 MayCitizen Digital
… Critics say the vote-buying case is a politically motivated attempt to undermine Turkey's oldest political party, which won a huge victory over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP in 2024 local elections and has been rising in the polls. …
Court ousts leadership of Turkey's main opposition party

World & Region

Netanyahu defends military action at UN amid walkout protest

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his country's military campaigns in Iran, Gaza and elsewhere at the UN General Assembly, vowing to continue fighting after dozens of delegates walked out. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN via video that Israeli policies, including settlement expansion in the West Bank, threatened Palestinian existence and accused Israel of conducting a "genocidal war" in Gaza, which Netanyahu rejected.

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Today

Netanyahu defends military action at UN amid walkout protest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his country's military campaigns in Iran, Gaza and elsewhere at the UN General Assembly, vowing to continue fighting after dozens of delegates walked out. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN via video that Israeli policies, including settlement expansion in the West Bank, threatened Palestinian existence and accused Israel of conducting a "genocidal war" in Gaza, which Netanyahu rejected.
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Yesterday

UN chief urges nations to abandon fossil fuels at final climate summit
Outgoing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on countries to develop concrete plans to quit fossil fuels and lift their emissions targets, hailing renewable energy as "unstoppable" and the cheapest source of new electricity. Germany became the third country to issue a fossil fuel phase-out roadmap, after France and the Netherlands.
24 September 2026 · The Standard →
Trump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45B Gaza recovery plan
US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace proposed a $2.45 billion Gaza recovery plan over six months at a UN General Assembly meeting in New York, as world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan have called for action to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 22 September

Trump promotes unilateral US approach at UN General Assembly
President Trump told the UN that the United States will not join global AI regulation and urged countries to abandon the International Criminal Court, while also stating he faces a "big decision" on whether to negotiate or "annihilate the Islamic Republic" of Iran. Other world leaders at the assembly warned about Palestinian futures amid Israeli West Bank settlement expansion and raised concerns about global unrest and US actions.
22 September 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 16 September

Turkish police detain dozens protesting anti-LGBTQ crackdown
Turkish police detained dozens of demonstrators protesting outside an Istanbul courthouse against a nationwide LGBTQ crackdown that the government frames as protecting traditional family values under President Erdogan's "Decade of the Family" initiative.
16 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 8 September

Press freedom under threat as armed abduction targets journalist
Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich was abducted by armed men in a government vehicle along the Gilgil–Nakuru road and later dumped near Masinga Dam in Machakos County. The piece argues that historical attempts by governments to silence the press have ultimately failed, framing media freedom as essential and unstoppable.
8 September 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 31 August

Putin, Xi gather in Kyrgyzstan for Shanghai Cooperation summit
Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping and more than a dozen other leaders are gathering in Kyrgyzstan for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional bloc that brings together Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, four Central Asian countries and Belarus. The summit marks the group's 25-year anniversary and is expected to include bilateral talks between Putin and both Xi and Iran's president.
31 August 2026 · The Standard →
Ethiopia backs constitutional changes favoring executive presidency
A weeks-long national dialogue in Ethiopia has backed constitutional changes to create a new "executive presidency" that would combine the offices of prime minister and president, potentially extending Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's control over the country. Parliament is expected to consider the proposal when it reconvenes in October, with supporters arguing it will create a more unified role representing all ethnic groups.
31 August 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 18 August

Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Iran strait negotiations
President Donald Trump threatened Monday to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a US deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed since a conflict began on February 28. Trump called for Tehran to surrender as pressure mounts on Republicans ahead of November's midterm elections over the nearly six-month stalemate.
18 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Iran strait deal
President Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a US deal with Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed since conflict began on February 28. The threat comes as ongoing talks between Oman and Iran address navigation arrangements through the waterway, following the collapse of a Pakistan-mediated US-Iran interim deal.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 22 May

Ankara court annuls Turkey opposition party 2023 election
An Ankara court annulled the 2023 leadership election of Turkey's main opposition CHP party over allegations of vote buying, overturning the result that made Ozgur Ozel party head and ordering former chair Kemal Kilicdaroglu to take over as interim leader.
22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →