Esra Albayrak

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been continuing his meetings in New York, where he arrived on Sept. 18 to hold bilateral talks with world leaders and attend the United Nations General Assembly.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on April 9 that a photograph showing him teaching the Quran to one of his grandchildren was taken on the night of the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

A photo showing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan teaching the Quran to his grandson Ahmet Akif Albayrak has been published in pro-government daily newspaper Yeni Şafak.

Ahmet Akif Albayrak is the son of the president's daughter Esra Albayrak and Energy Minister Berat Albayrak, who married in Istanbul in May 2016.

U.S. State Department Spokesperson John Kirby has urged Turkey's government to respect the "independent professional judgment" of journalists, commenting on an April 28 decision by an Istanbul court that sentenced two Turkish journalists to two years in prison for republishing a cover of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo featuring an image of the Prophet Muhammad in their columns. 

Two journalists were sentenced to two years in prison on April 28 for republishing in their columns a cover of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo featuring an image of the Prophet Muhammad. 

A foundation with President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s children as board members has received a land that belonged to the Treasury at a price much lower than the land?s actual value, daily Cumhuriyet reported on May 9.

As the general elections to be held on June 7 loom, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an seems to have no intention of  loosening his grip on the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) - or on daily politics.

While Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will succeed President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as Turkey’s new prime minister after nearly 12 years in charge, his wife, Sare Davutoğlu, will take over from the very influential Emine Erdoğan.