The European Union’s first female chief, Ursula von der Leyen, was left speechless after the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, the former Belgian prime minister and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the chairs, one of which was supposed to be Ursula’s.

'Dictator': Turkey and Italy get into spat after EU chief left without chair during equal rights talk

Gender equality issues took centre stage a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one of the EU’s most powerful executives, was treated like a second-rank official during a visit to Ankara.

Watch: European commission’s first female chief snubbed by Erdogan in sofa faux pas

Turkey arrested 10 retired admirals over their criticism of Erdogan's proposed Istanbul Canal Project. The president has accused the veterans of trying to topple his government. WION's Palki tells you what explains Erdogan's 'coup paranoia'.'

Gravitas: Erdogan cries coup, arrests retired admirals

EU chiefs Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Turkey on April 6 for a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an EU spokesman said Monday.

European Union chiefs to visit Turkey on April 6

Turkey's Lira plunged 15% - after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the Governor of the Central Bank. This is the third Central Bank chief to be sacked in less than two years. WION's Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Erdogan sacks his third Central Bank Chief in two years

Turkey's parliament increased pressure on a pro-Kurdish opposition party on Wednesday by stripping a prominent member of his seat over a criminal conviction for spreading "terrorist propaganda" in a social media post.

Turkish parliament expels opposition MP over social media posts

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to bolster Turkey's judicial and economic system. He has initiated with Human Rights action plan to protect the freedom of expression.

Erdogan aim's to bolster Turkey's judicial system

President Of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants American sanctions on Bahrain to lifted while he also sees the recent development as a window of opportunities for both Iran and the US.

WION Dispatch: Turkey's Prez Erdoğan wants US sanctions to be lifted

Erdoğan told his Iranian counterpart that he saw a window of opportunity for Iran and the United States after recent statements on sanctions.

'Hope US lifts restrictions on Iran', says Turkish President Erdogan

After numerous weeks of stiff relationship with the US, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he wants to establish a "win-win" relationship with Washington.

Turkey's Erdogan aims for 'win-win' relationship with Biden administration

US President Joe Biden is facing his first foreign policy challenge - Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the US of supporting Kurdish militants - after 13 citizens were killed. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Joe Biden faces his first foreign policy challenge

In a tented camp on a hilltop above the city of Afrin, 300 Syrian families struggle to keep warm in the rain and mud. Displaced three times since they fled their farms near Damascus seven years ago, they survive on slim handouts and send the children out to scavenge.

In Turkey’s safe zone in Syria, security and misery go hand in hand

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused the United States of siding with "terrorists" after Ankara said outlawed Kurdish militants had executed 13 Turks in Iraq.

Turkish President Erdogan accuses US of backing 'terrorists' in Iraq

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's top rival in Turkey's 2018 election said on Monday he would quit the main opposition party and establish his own movement. Muharrem Ince, a former Republican People's Party (CHP) MP, picked up 30.

Erdogan's main election rival to launch party

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at country's LGBT movement and accused it of "vandalism". He also said that the movement was distancing his party's youth from its cause.

Turkish President Erdogan criticises country's 'LGBT youth'

A recent online survey by scholars at two Dutch universities of Iranian attitudes towards religion has revealed a stunning rejection of state-imposed adherence to conservative religious mores as well as the role of religion in public life.

Opinion: Iranians move into front line of the Middle East’s quest for religious change

Teachers and protesters at Istanbul's Bogazici University are protesting against what they claim is the politically motivated appointment of a rector at a top Turkish university by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey: Teachers protest against Erdogan-appointed university rector

2021 has more troubles in store for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey's trade deficit has surged beyond $45 billion. Lira's value has halved. The people of Turkey are calling for a change. Palki Sharma brings you a report

Gravitas: Turkey's surging trade deficit

Hobbled by restrictions on his tobacco shop, Ozgur Akbas helped organize a demonstration in Istanbul last month to protest what he called unfair rules imposed on merchants during the pandemic.

Battered Turkish economy puts a powerful Erdogan to the test

High profile exits, mass defections and a dip in popularity has put Recep Tayyip Erdogan's position as Turkey's President on shaky ground. WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how the Turkish President is losing friends - both at home and abroad.

Gravitas: Erdogan's ruling party is splintering in Turkey

Will Erdogan dreams drive his downfall? Turkey's President has knit his personal ambitions into the country's foreign policy. Hitler, Mussolini and Saddam Hussein made the same mistake. Their regimes fell. Erdogan may not be an exception. WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you why.

Gravitas: Will Erdogan's dreams drive his downfall?

The Turkish Lira witnessed a record decline in its value this year. Turkey's central bank spent billions to defend the currency. Allegedly, a large chunk of the money spent was borrowed from banks. WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how Turkey's central bank owes more than what it owns.

Gravitas: The Hidden Economic Disaster of Turkey

In Turkey, 903 children have faced trial for 'insulting' Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the last 6 years. The youngest to be prosecuted was 12 years old. WION's Palki Sharma #Upadhyay tells you more about the 21st century Turkey.

Gravitas: The 'consequences' of insulting Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday blasted the top European human rights court's call for Turkey to release Kurdish political leader Selahattin Demirtas after four years in jail.

Erdogan slams European court's ruling to release Kurdish politician Demirtas