Turkey Nine writers on trial in Turkey accused of supporting Kurdish militants Novelist Asli Erdogan - who is not related to the country's president - is among those on trial 29/12/2016
World Turkey: lessons in fear and loathing A president in service to his country, as was the case on December 11th after the 17th attack of the year in Turkey. 28/12/2016
Turkey USA calls 'ludicrous' Turkey's claim it backs terror groups in Syria Turkish President Erdogan said on Tuesday he had evidence the U.S.-led coalition supports terrorists in Syria, including ISIL and the Kurdish militant groups YPG and PYD. 28/12/2016
Turkey First trial related to Turkey's failed coup begins near Istanbul Twenty nine police officers charged with disobeying orders have appeared in court 27/12/2016
Turkey Turkey cafe boss arrested for 'cup of tea insult' against the president The manager of a cafeteria at a Turkish opposition newspaper has reportedly been arrested after saying he would refuse to serve President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a cup of… 26/12/2016
Turkey Turkish security over Russian ambassador's murder called into question Moscow has called Andrei Karlov's assassination 'a blow to Turkey's prestige' and has sent its own investigators to Ankara. 22/12/2016
Turkey Gülen denies involvement in murder of Russian envoy to Turkey Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there was "no doubt" the policeman who carried out the attack had ties to exiled cleric Fethullah Gülen, his archenemy. 22/12/2016
Turkey Funeral of Russia's murdered envoy takes place in Moscow today Books of condolence have attracted queues of visiters at embassy facilities in Turkey as people pay tribute to the Russian envoy who was shot dead by a gunman in Ankara on… 21/12/2016
Turkey 'Syrian Twitter girl 'Bana Alabed meets Turkey's Erdogan Bana Alabed the seven-year-old Syrian girl who captured the imagination of Western media from inside besieged Aleppo has met Turkey's President 21/12/2016
Turkey 'It's too early to say', Kremlin distances itself from Turkey's claims over ambassador's killing Turkey's Foreign Minister told US Secretary of State John Kerry that Gulenist supporters were behind the killing of Andrei Karlov 21/12/2016
Turkey Profile: the off-duty cop who shot a Russian ambassador The picture of off-duty cop Mevlut Mert Altintas standing calmly behind his soon-to-be murder victim has chilled as much as it has shocked. 21/12/2016
Turkey Conspirator or lone wolf ? - Russia and Turkey investigate envoy's killer Russian and Turkish investigators are working together to determine whether the assassination of Moscow envoy, Andrei Karlov, was the work of a lone gunman or part of a wider… 21/12/2016
Turkey Photographer tells of dramatic moment he captured ambassador's murder in Turkey As other petrified onlookers dived for cover during the cold-blooded murder of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, one stood firm and kept his cool. 20/12/2016
Turkey Shots fired outside US embassy in Ankara The United States embassy and its consulates in Istanbul and Adana have closed for normal operations on Tuesday after a man fired shots outside the Ankara… 20/12/2016
Turkey Ambassador assassination "a provocation" says Russia and Turkey The assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, brought a swift response from the leaders of both countries. 19/12/2016
Turkey Russia's ambassador to Turkey assassinated, gunman 'neutralised' Moscow has confirmed that its ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, has died of his wounds after being shot in the Turkish capital. 19/12/2016
Turkey Turkey blames PKK for deadly car bomb attack in Kayseri Turkey's president blames the PKK Kurdistan Workers Party for a car bomb attack that killed at least 13 people. 17/12/2016
Turkey Many dead and wounded in Turkish bus blast The Dogan news agency says the bus, which was reportedly transporting military personnel, was hit by the blast in the central city of Kayseri. 17/12/2016
Turkey Protests in Turkey against Iranian militias turning refugee convoys back into Aleppo As refugee convoys face problems leaving Aleppo, allegedly stopped by Iranian Shia Militias and Hezbollah, crowds protests outside Iranian embassy in Istanbul. 16/12/2016
Turkey Bomber in Istanbul stadium attack came from Syria Investigations into last Saturday’s (Dec 10 ) twin terror attack near a football stadium in Istanbul have revealed one of the two suicide bombers had come from… 14/12/2016
Turkey Russia-Turkish talks on Aleppo more effective than 'fruitless' US talks, says Lavrov The Russian foreign minister says Moscow has high hopes for ongoing talks with Ankara. 14/12/2016
Turkey Turkey: further crackdown after Saturday's twin bombing 235 people have been detained in raids across Turkey over alleged links to Kurdish militants. The arrests come two days after 44 people died and 150 were injured in twin bombings at a major football s 12/12/2016
Turkey Istanbul attacks: over 100 held in raids targeting pro-Kurdish opposition Turkish police arrest scores of people in raids targeting the HDP opposition, as the death toll from Saturday's attacks rises. 12/12/2016
Turkey Hundreds march in unity against Saturday's twin bombings in Istanbul The victims of Saturday's twin bombings in Istanbul are remembered by hundreds who marched to the football stadium where the attacks took place 12/12/2016
Turkey Istanbul stadium attack: Offshoot of Kurdish PKK claims responsibility An offshoot of the Kurdish militant group the PKK has said it was behind Saturday’s twin bomb attack outside a football stadium in Istanbul. 11/12/2016