Turkey Turkish coastguard opens fire to stop Syrian migrant ship Italy has thanked Turkey for intercepting a cargo ship carrying mostly Syrian migrants. The Turkish coastguard fired on the engine room to prevent 13/03/2015
Turkey Clashes and arrests as Turks remember boy killed by police Turkish police have intervened in several towns to break up demonstrations, on the first anniversary of the death of a teenager who succumbed to 11/03/2015
Turkey Over 50 Syrian migrants rescued from sinking boat near Turkey Turkish coastguards say they have rescued some 51 Syrian migrants after their boat started to sink off the western coast of Turkey. 09/03/2015
Turkey Jailing sex offenders is not sufficient, says Turkish law professor As campaigners mark International Women’s Day, euronews has been discussing violence against women and punishments for perpetrators with Ahmet Caner 08/03/2015
Turkey Tajik opposition leader shot dead in Turkey An outspoken critic of veteran Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon has been shot dead on a street in Istanbul. It is reported that Umarali Kuvvatov, who 06/03/2015
Business Series Political tensions in Turkey and Greece over key economic moves The recent interest rate cut in Turkey and the latest kiss of life to the Greek economy have been the source of intense debate within both those 02/03/2015
Turkey Turkey: Thousands turn out for funeral of writer Yasar Kemal Thousands gathered in Istanbul on Monday to say a final farewell to Yasar Kemal, one of Turkey’s best-known writers. The works of the 91-year-old 02/03/2015
Turkey Rally in Istanbul to denounce violence against women A rally has been held in Istanbul to voice outrage over a 20-year-old woman's brutal death 01/03/2015
Turkey Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his followers to lay down their arms, in step towards ending the 30 year-old insurgency in Turkey. 01/03/2015
Turkey Turkish author Yasar Kemal dies at 92 Yasar Kemal, one of Turkey’s best-known writers, has died at the age of 92. He passed away in hospital in Istanbul following respiratory and organ 01/03/2015
Turkey Jailed Kurdish leader calls for and end to the PKK's armed struggle against Turkey The jailed leader of Turkey’s largest rebel Kurd group has called for it to disarm and end to its thirty year armed struggle. Abdullah Ocalan said 28/02/2015
Turkey Men in 'miniskirt protest' against student death in Turkey Turkish men have donned miniskirts to denounce violence against women at a protest in Istanbul after a 20-year-old student was beaten to death after 21/02/2015
Turkey Snow storm hits Istanbul closing Bosphorus to shipping A snow storm has hit Istanbul grounding planes halting traffic and forcing the temporary closure of the Bosphorus Strait shipping channel. Turkish 19/02/2015
Turkey Kurdish militant call for concrete steps from Turkey over peace process Turkey’s fragile peace process with Kurdish militants risks falling apart if no progress is made, according to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) 18/02/2015
Turkey Kurds and Turkish police clash on anniversary of PKK leader's capture Clashes between Kurds and Turkish security forces have once again broken out in Cizre province in the south east of the country. Demonstrators fought 16/02/2015
Turkey Turkey women protest over slaying of student 'who resisted rape' Women have taken to the streets across Turkey to denounce the brutal murder of a student, killed after allegedly resisting a rape attempt by a 15/02/2015
Turkey Turkey education strike against rise of Islamic teaching Turkish police used water cannon in the western city of Izmir on Friday to disperse hundreds of students and teachers boycotting schools. They were 13/02/2015
Turkey Turkey: 50 detained en route to anti-government protests Turkish police have detained some 50 anti-government protesters as they made their way to demonstrate outside the president’s residency. Reports 06/02/2015
Turkey World Humanitarian Summit deplores plight of Syrian refugees as winter bites Fifty-four countries have participated in a preparation session for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), to be held in May 2016. This pre-summit was 04/02/2015
Turkey Factory production hit by metal workers strike in Turkey Production has been disrupted at more than 20 factories in Turkey because of a metal workers strike. Unions are demanding a pay rise and uniform 29/01/2015
Turkey ISIL sets new deadline over fate of two hostages An unverified voice recording purporting to be from a hostage being held by Islamist extremists has been posted on social media. It is believed 29/01/2015
Turkey Ten year jail sentence for Turkey policemen over student protester's death Two Turkish policemen have been jailed for ten years for their part in beating a teenage student to death during anti-government protests in 2013 21/01/2015