
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician who has led the country as prime minister or president since 2003.
198 linked stories in all years we hold
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The earliest story we hold is from Oct 23, 2021.
Stories involving Recep Tayyip Erdoğan2 named stories in 2026
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- The Russia-Ukraine war: the diplomacy to avert it and the peace talksNov 26, 2021 – Nov 11, 2026 · 469 stories
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- The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conductOct 7, 2023 – Nov 6, 2026 · 203 stories
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Jan 19, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026
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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 4 left, 5 center, 4 right, 3% of the sources that published that week · 19 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2026 - Jan 25, 2026 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8% |
| Jan 26, 2026 - Feb 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 9, 2026 - Feb 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 5, 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3% |
| Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3% |
| Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026 | 26 | 50 | 42 | 368 | 21% |
| Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | under 1% |
| Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | under 1% |
| Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 5% |
| Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | under 1% |
| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 3% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | under 1% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | under 1% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | under 1% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | under 1% |
| Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | under 1% |
| Oct 26, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | under 1% |
| Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1% |
| Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 3% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
67 left · 88 center · 68 right: 223 sources on the spectrum, across 198 linked stories.
Everything else27 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that are not part of any story yet
- Nov 8Erdogan visits Azerbaijan in bid to ease rift between allies2 articles · 2 sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Oct 20– 23Canada's Mark Carney visits Turkey to boost trade ties10 articles · 7 sources2 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Oct 7Mayor of Turkey's secular stronghold Izmir joins Erdogan's party6 articles · 4 sources2 left, 0 center, 0 right
- Sep 28– 29Comedian convicted for Erdogan 'insult' but freed pending appeal11 articles · 7 sources1 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Sep 2– 3Erdogan says Turkey would consider full membership of China- and Russia-led security bloc3 articles · 3 sources0 left, 0 center, 2 right
- Aug 21– 22Turkey seeks arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu, fueling tensions10 articles · 7 sources1 left, 0 center, 3 right
- Jul 30Turkey wants to join a new Lebanon security initiative after UN mission ends5 articles · 5 sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Jul 21Turkish opposition's deposed leader plans a new party to take on Erdogan after court-ordered ouster12 articles · 9 sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Jul 9– 11NATO leaders came to Turkey to discuss security. Erdogan gave them each an engraved revolver17 articles · 16 sources3 left, 5 center, 4 right
- Jul 7– 8Fact check: Five false claims Trump made in one meeting with Erdogan16 articles · 8 sources0 left, 8 center, 0 right
Stories that name Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- Nov 9Explosion at steel plant in western Turkey leaves 10 dead and 4 missing19 articles · 15 sources4 left, 4 center, 4 right
- Nov 3– 7Turkey arrests ex-minister as part of a widening fund manipulation scandal7 articles · 5 sources2 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Oct 14– 15Turkey: Government raids, takes over top news channel9 articles · 8 sources2 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Sep 23– 25Turkey will hand over key base in Iraq in a gradual troop withdrawal deal8 articles · 6 sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Aug 18– 23Syria says Israeli strike near Damascus violation of international law42 articles · 17 sources3 left, 3 center, 6 right
- Aug 7– 10Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkey is ‘purely defensive’ and open to others69 articles · 33 sources5 left, 9 center, 14 right
- Jul 7– 9Trump’s desire to sell F-35 jets to Turkey faces pushback in Congress63 articles · 44 sources10 left, 20 center, 10 right
- Jul 6– 10Trump blasts NATO for rejecting his efforts to claim Greenland as leaders hold a summit in Turkey202 articles · 85 sources18 left, 32 center, 30 right
- Jul 6– 9Trump and Meloni appear to ignore each other while posing for NATO group photo8 articles · 6 sources3 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Jul 3– 9Takeaways: Trump leaves NATO summit declaring ‘a lot of love’ with allies after a rocky start100 articles · 60 sources14 left, 22 center, 17 right
Local coverage
- Nov 11Turkey’s president calls the war in Gaza an ‘ecocide’ at the UN climate summit3 articles · 3 sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Oct 31Turkey throws its former foreign minister's name into the race for next UN chief3 articles · 3 sources1 left, 0 center, 1 right
- Sep 2Turkey's relations with Russia, China don't mean turning its back on the West, Erdogan says2 articles · 2 sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Jul 28– 29Erdogan says Turkey could get 1M barrels of oil a day from energy deal with Iraq4 articles · 4 sources2 left, 1 center, 1 right