Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is bent on raising his profile in the Islamic world, or at least the fundamentalist part of that world, at the expense of Turkey’s reputation, and standing in the West.

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş is set to attend a meeting in Morocco to discuss the Palestinian issue, at which an “action plan” on the issue of the al-Aqsa Mosque will be adopted, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said in a written statement on Nov. 12.

The absence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the last few days changed the news coverage in Turkey. Major political issues were temporarily put on the back burner. Admittedly the row over the cost of the White Palace continued without respite, but the Turks chose to project social issues and human stories rather than high politics.

No terrorist organization would be able to survive on its own without international support, Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek has suggested, accusing the world of "hypocrisy" in the fight against terrorism.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now only awaiting official confirmation that he will become the country's next president.

After almost all of the ballots cast at Sunday's first-ever presidential vote in Turkey were counted, he had 51.8% of the votes.

The main opposition parties’ presidential candidate, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, on Aug. 8 left aside his mild tone in responding to claims from competitor Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that it was in fact Erdoğan and not he who received a medal from Israel.

The main opposition parties’ presidential candidate, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, on Aug. 8 left aside his mild tone in responding to claims from competitor Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that it was in fact Erdoğan and not he who received a medal from Israel.

The Alevi Foundations Federations, which comprises of more than 900 associations, have declared their public support to Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu for the upcoming presidential election on Aug. 10, following their growing discontent with the prime minister’s sectarian rhetoric.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is pretty sure he is going to be elected as Turkey’s 12th president in the first round of voting next Sunday, Aug. 10.

It has emerged that Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu sent a letter of appreciation to presidential candidate Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, when İhsanoğlu was set to retire as the chief of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).