Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to secure a place alongside Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in the pantheon of great and transformative Turkish leaders, but critics accuse him of undermining ...

English-language publication, presented with signed letter after NATO summit dinner in Ankara, examines Erdogan’s political career and country’s recent history | Anadolu ...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was sworn in as Turkey’s president Thursday, climbed from a humble youth in Istanbul to become one of the most significant but controversial leaders in the Islamic world.

Editor’s note: Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion, is professor of history and Italian studies at New York University and the author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present.” She ...