The Latest Breaking News from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

From its founding origins as a secular republic to army coups, footballing success and the rise of Erdoğan, we look at 100 years of Turkey since 1923

Israel says it's recalling its diplomats from Turkey over “increasingly harsh statements” coming from the government in Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a collision course with its Western and Middle Eastern allies after vigorously defending Hamas, declaring it to be a "liberation movement" rather than a terrorist organisation. The statement also appears to have ended more than a year of rapprochement efforts with Israel.

The Turkish Republic, founded from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire by the national independence hero Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, turns 100 on October 29

US warned over ‘genocide in Palestine’, as foreign ministers challenge targeting of civilians and international law breaches

It comes as one UN official says ‘nowhere is safe’ for Palestinian citizens in the territory as aerial bombardment continues

From the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Turkey has performed a delicate balancing act, portraying itself as an ally to the warring sides while reaping economic and political benefits from its relationship with both.

This blog is closed. See our Israel-Hamas war coverage here.

Turkish president says Palestinians in Gaza are suffering ‘collective punishment’, defends Hamas as ‘liberators’.

Erdoğan signs protocol and sends it to Turkish parliament after agreeing to Sweden’s membership at Nato summit in July

Move comes after months of back-and-forth with Western countries over new additions to alliance amid war in Ukraine.