Turkey is turning into an authoritarian regime, says German Green MP Cem Özdemir, as checks and balances no longer exist. Relations between Germany and Turkey are not bound to become any easier any time soon.

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In Turkey, it's all or nothing. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pulling out all the stops ahead of the first presidential poll since a constitutional reform put more power in the president's hands.

Following allegations of voter fraud in last year’s referendum, campaigners are calling for more independent monitoring of Turkey’s general election on Sunday.

Turkey holds parliamentary and presidential elections on 24 June. Pro-Kurdish HDP candidate Selahattin Demirtas is in custody - but that's not stopped him from running against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A look at the HDP campaign in Istanbul.

Russia, Turkey and Iran need to help Syria's government clear its country of terrorists, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday (April 28) during a trilateral meeting in Moscow with his counterparts from Turkey and Iran.

Turkey's offensive targeting Kurdish militia in the region of Afrin is known as Operation Olive Branch. Most Turks appear to approve of their government's new war.

When the migration crisis was at its height, the EU and Turkey struck a deal. The EU aimed to reduce the number of refugees crossing from Turkey to Greece. In return, Turkey would receive aid and political concessions. How effective has the deal been?

People in Turkey are choosing to brew their own alcoholic beverages to avoid high prices in pubs and clubs. Bar owners say high taxation is killing their business and accuse the government of having religious motives.

People in Turkey are choosing to brew their own alcoholic beverages to avoid high prices in pubs and clubs.

Germany and Turkey's foreign ministers agree to pull out all the stops to improve ties that have soured due to disputes over Ankara's post-coup crackdown and the arrests of German citizens in Turkey.

Panel of journalists looks at anti-government demonstrations across Iran flaring up a week ago, the biggest since the 2009 post-electoral protests in Tehran. We look also at the first visit to Paris of Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan since the election of Emmanuel Macron; Trump threatening the Palestinians, Pakistan and North Korea; Emmanuel Macron promising reporters a bill as early as next month to combat fake news.