ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan praised Pope Leo's stance on the Palestinian issue after meeting him in Ankara on Thursday, and said he hoped his first overseas visit as Catholic leader will benefit humanity at a time of tension and uncertainty.

Pope Leo XIV wished Americans a happy Thanksgiving on board his papal plane and thanked journalists for their work as he traveled to Turkey for his first foreign visit.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, addresses Pope Leo XIV during a meeting with authorities, members of the civil society and diplomats in the Presidential Palace's national library, in Ankara,

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would have a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss peace efforts in Ukraine, adding that he would also ask him to restart a deal for the safe passage of grains via the Black Sea.

Populists like Erdogan court summit meetings with top leaders with top leaders to create a sense of pride among their populace

A Turkish court has handed a four-year prison sentence to journalist Fatih Altayli after he was convicted of threatening President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Altayli, known for his popular YouTube programs,

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan praised a deal reached with Australia on Saturday to host next year's U.N. climate summit, calling the compromise a meaningful achievement for multilateralism.

The stakes have never been higher, the pretexts never flimsier, and the damage to Turkish democracy never greater. With Erdogan theoretically term-limited and expected to relinquish the presidency in three years’ time, the opposition senses that the time has come to end authoritarian one-party rule.