Turkey

Turkey

Turkish opposition MP gets 25-year jail term for 'spying'

Enis Berberoglu was accused of giving an opposition newspaper a video purporting to show Turkish intelligence services transporting weapons into Syria.

14/06/2017

Turkey

Ankara mayor again implies 'foreign powers' behind Aegean Sea earthquake

13/06/2017

Turkey

Enes Kanter's father released from Turkish custody after arrest

The father of NBA player and outspoken critic of Turkish President Erdoğan Enes Kanter has been released from custody of authorities after his initial arrest on June 2nd as reported by local media and

08/06/2017

Turkey

Turkey to send more troops to Qatar

As the diplomatic crisis on the Arabian gulf continues, Turkey pledges troops and supplies to its embattled allie Qatar, .

08/06/2017

Turkey

Amnesty chairman detained in Turkey

07/06/2017

Turkey

Germany to pull out troops from Turkey's Incirlik air base

05/06/2017

Turkey

NBA player and Erdoğan-critic Enes Kanter's father arrested in Turkey

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02/06/2017

Turkey

Turkish military helicopter crash kills 13 soldiers

31/05/2017

Turkey

Campaigners hit out as Turkish court frees brothers for killing sister

31/05/2017

Turkey

More soldiers go on trial in Istanbul

29/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey: protests after teachers jailed over anti-purge hunger strike

Lawyers for two Turkish teachers who have been on hunger strike for two months in an anti-government protest said on Monday that they had been detained by…

24/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey's coup suspects go on trial

Among the 200 defendants are President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ex-aide-de-camp and the former head of Turkey's air force

22/05/2017

Sport

Fabulous Fenerbahce end Turkey's long wait for Euroleague crown

Fenerbahce are the new Euroleague basketball champions after beating Olympiacos Piraeus in the final in Istanbul.

21/05/2017

Turkey

Erdogan back as head of AK Party

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become the first president to lead a party since 1950. He took over the reins from Binali Yildirim, who will remain as Turkey's prime minister until elections set for 2019.

21/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey: constitutional change sees Erdogan back at head of ruling AKP

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has returned to lead the ruling AKP – the party he founded.

21/05/2017

Turkey

US arming of Syrian Kurds will dominate Turkish president's visit to Washington

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he expects talks in Washington with Donald Trump next week will mark a new beginning in their troubled relations.

12/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey: dozens detained and sought over alleged terror links

Turkish authorities detain dozens suspected of involvement in last July's failed coup attempt, following which thousands were taken into custody.

12/05/2017

Turkey

Turkish hunger strikers protest post-coup purge

An academic and a primary school teacher have been on hunger strike for over two months - they want their jobs back.

11/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey spells out conditions to blocked site Wikipedia

Wikipedia, which was blocked in Turkey two weeks ago, has been warned that its content gives the impression that Ankara supports terrorist organisations.

11/05/2017

Turkey

Erdogan say terrorism cannot be fought with terrorists

Turkey's president has hit out at the US's decision to arm Kurdish YPG fighter in northern Syria.

10/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey brands US supplying arms to Syrian Kurds 'unacceptable'

Washington's NATO ally is outraged at President Trump's decision to arm the YPG.

10/05/2017

Economy

TurkStream gas pipeline: work starts

Russia's Gazprom says construction has started on the TurkStream undersea gas pipeline through the Black Sea.

08/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey: More than 600 arrests in anti-drugs crackdown

Security forces in Turkey made 645 arrests in a nationwide crackdown on drug dealing, early on Monday.

08/05/2017

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Jumping over the fire!

Thousands of people marked the Roma festival of Hidirellez in Edirne in Turkey on Friday.

06/05/2017

Europe News

MEPs mark World Press Freedom Day

MEPs have called for jailed journalists in Turkey to be freed.

03/05/2017

Turkey

Erdogan urges EU to cooperate, or lose Turkey's membership bid

Turkey's president Erdogan urges the EU to cooperate, or lose the country's membership bid.

02/05/2017