Tayyip Erdogan's main political opponents have faced an unprecedented crackdown that has seen more than 500 detained in just nine months, according to a Reuters review of a sprawling investigation that has accelerated dramatically in recent days.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan spent years pushing a grand vision. A neo-Ottoman revival. A stronger Turkey, which is independent of the West. But in the halls of BRICS diplomacy, that vision fell apart.

The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and purge of the opposition marks a dangerous shift in Turkey’s democracy, threatening political pluralism, press freedom, and economic stability as Erdogan consolidates power through repression.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed on Thursday a new communications director, Burhanettin Duran, a deputy foreign minister who will take up a role aimed at keeping a tight leash on the mostly pro-government media.

When Turkey applied to join the BRICS alliance last year, Western countries and investors were surprised. The reason for the surprise is Turkey being a part of NATO. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said publicly many times that he wants BRICS membership for Turkey.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish DEM party Monday to discuss the next steps after PKK militants agreed to end their decades-long insurgency. DEM, Turkey's third-biggest party,

The state news agency said a total of 15 people, including the mayors, were detained as part of a corruption investigation.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish DEM party on Monday, marking a significant step in Turkey's renewed peace efforts with Kurdish militants. The meeting follows recent progress toward ending the PKK's decades-long armed struggle.

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party will meet President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to push a peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, while Turkish media reported the PKK would start handing over weapons in Iraq this week.