Incident comes a day after violence between US-backed Kurdish fighters and Turkish troops left several Kurds dead

Incumbent is favorite to win despite freefalling economy, defying critics; opponent Kilicdaroglu turns rightwards in attempt to salvage votes

Kemal Kilicdaroglu's accuses Moscow of meddling after third-party candidate withdraws from race due to smear campaign; opinion surveys show opposition in slight lead over incumbent

Meeting marks highest-level contact between Ankara and Damascus in more than a decade, shortly after Arab League voted to reinstate Syria and as Erdogan faces upcoming election

Turkish leader, who has mediated between the warring sides in the past, set to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later in the day

Turkish president urges his Russian counterpart to implement terms of 2019 agreement that called for a 30-kilometer-deep buffer zone on border

Responding to a letter sent by the US Treasury, Ankara dismisses warning, says Turkey is one of the world's 'most important political and economic power centers'

Agriculture shipments okayed to set sail as part of ongoing UN-brokered deal, while war enters new phase with Ukrainian army trying to retake occupied cities in south

Turkish president enjoys diplomatic success of Ukraine grain deal, but faces tension with Russia's leader over conflicting interests in Syrian civil war

Turkish president returns favor for 2020 incident; Russian leader has a habit of making international figures wait around for him to arrive