Europe News MEPs warn Turkey over visa deal MEPs have warned Turkey that they won’t just rubber-stamp a deal to give the country’s citizens visa-free travel in Europe. The debate took place on 28/04/2016
Turkey Turkey detains 15 suspects over Bursa suicide bombing A dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a female suicide bomber blew herself up near the northwestern city's main mosque. 28/04/2016
Turkey Outrage at call for secular Turkey to adopt a 'religious' constitution Police clashed with protesters outside Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday, amid outrage at a call for the secular country to adopt a religious 26/04/2016
Turkey "Be cheerful, enjoy your life," ancient mosaic advises A new archeological find in Turkey has surprised scientists by giving surprising prescriptive advice. The 2,400 year-old skeleton mosaic found in 26/04/2016
Turkey Dutch journalist held in Turkey over 'insulting' Erdogan tweets A Dutch journalist, who is an outspoken critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was taken for questioning then barred from leaving Turkey after 25/04/2016
Turkey Deadly rocket fire from Syria in Turkish border town One person was killed and 26 others injured on Sunday in the Turkish border town of Kilis after rockets were fired from a region of Syria controlled 24/04/2016
Turkey Merkel backs Turkey's idea of 'safe zones' for refugees in Syria The Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu took German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU Council president Donald Tusk on a tour of a refugee camp on 24/04/2016
Turkey Merkel visits Syrian refugees in Turkey amid tension over EU migrant deal German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Turkey on Saturday to see how Syrian refugees are being treated and to try to soothe tensions over the 23/04/2016
Turkey Turkey: Protests over 'freedom of speech' trials Demonstrators in Turkey have denounced two ‘freedom of speech’ cases being heard at the same court in Istanbul on Friday. They gathered outside the 22/04/2016
Turkey Iran criticised by leaders of Muslim nations at Istanbul summit Iran has come in for criticism from leaders of more than 50 Muslim nations at a summit in Istanbul 15/04/2016
Turkey Turkey urges unity to fight terrorism as Muslim leaders meet in Istanbul Fighting terrorism was top of the agenda at the Islamic Summit as more than 30 leaders of the Muslim world gathered in Istanbul. It was notable for 14/04/2016
Turkey Syria conflict will be central to major Islamic summit It calls itself the collective voice of the Muslim world. And ahead of a leaders summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, foreign ministers 13/04/2016
Turkey Turkey shells ISIL targets in Syria after rockets hit Kilis Turkey says it has retaliated against the so-called Islamic State after three days of rockets fired from across the border in Syria caused panic and 13/04/2016
Sport Besiktas' first game at new stadium overshadowed by fans being tear-gassed Besiktas’ first match in their newly rebuilt Vodafone Arena will be remembered more for pre-match violence than the game itself. The first match in 12/04/2016
Turkey No Joke: Turkey's president files complaint against German comedian Erdogan has called for the prosecution of Jan Böhmermann for performing a satirical poem on the German TV channel ZDF. in Germany it is illegal to insult a foreign head of state. 12/04/2016
Turkey Turkey: soldier killed and dozens injured in Diyarbakir truck bomb A Turkish soldier has been killed and dozens injured in a truck bomb in Diyarbakir province in the southeast of the country. Thirty-nine soldiers and 12/04/2016
Sport Besiktas unveil new stadium Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated Besiktas’ brand new waterfront stadium on Sunday. The formal opening did not take place inside the 11/04/2016
My Europe Series Boom times for Turkey's lucrative smuggling rings Criminals based in Turkey have reaped huge profits from the human windfall of hundreds of thousands of desperate refugees and migrants that have flooded into the country. A lucrative business has spru 08/04/2016
Turkey Turkey and Israel move a step closer to reconciliation deal Teams from Turkey and Israel have made progress towards a reconciliation deal. The two sides met in London on Thursday (April 7). A statement 08/04/2016
Turkey Turkey probes leak of 50 million people's data Turkey is investigating how hackers managed to post online the personal data of nearly 50 million people, or two-thirds of the population. It is 06/04/2016
Turkey Turkey: personal data of 50 million citizens leaked online, hackers claim Turkey has launched an investigation into an alleged leak of the personal data of almost 50 million citizens. The information is said to have been 06/04/2016
No Comment Return of the migrants Turkey receives the first group of migrants rejected from Greece on Monday under a landmark EU deal aimed at stopping the huge influx of migrants 05/04/2016
Turkey Deported migrants are sent to holding centre in Turkey The first migrants deported from Greek islands back to Turkey under a controversial deal with the EU have now been sent to a holding centre in 05/04/2016
Turkey Turkey: Dikili residents express anger over EU migrant deal The European Commission says Ankara has met the legal requirements for the return of migrants from Greece. A spokesperson made the statement as the 04/04/2016