Global Scans · Recep Tayyip Erdogan · Weekly Summary

• [New] For the first time in 22 years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the bete noire of the West who is often labelled abroad as an autocrat, could lose power. Middle East Eye
• The Akkuyu nuclear power plant under construction by Russia in Turkey will become one of the hallmarks of the election campaign of the ruling Justice and Development Party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. THE INTEL DROP
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to use Sweden's desire to join NATO as an opportunity both to humiliate the Scandinavian nation and to extort it. 19FortyFive: Military, Defense, Politics, Economics and
• President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a constitutional term extending through 2028, with no national elections or mandatory transition scheduled before late 2027 at the earliest. / Turkey Polymarket
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who faces elections in May or June, says his country will start building tens of thousands of new homes as early as next month. AP News

Last updated: 22 June 2026