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Armenia

Getting to grips with genocide. What does it mean?

What constitutes “genocide”?

Germany

Germany agrees to refer to 1915 massacre of Armenians as "genocide"

The Bundestag voted in favour of a resolution to refer to the killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during the First World War as "genocide".

World News

Germany to hold controversial Armenian genocide vote

German lawmakers are to vote today on a motion to describe the World War l killings of Armenians Ottoman Turk forces as “genocide”.

Turkey

German vote on Armenian "genocide" labeled "ridiculous" by Turkish PM

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says that there is no doubt that a resolution to refer to the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule in the First World War could damage relations between

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Syria

US-backed push begins to retake Syria border pocket from ISIL

Reports from Syria say thousands of US-backed fighters have launched an offensive to retake a crucial swathe of land near the Turkish border from…

World News

Ex-Miss Turkey gets suspended sentence for insulting president

A former Miss Turkey has been given a 14-month suspended jail sentence for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey

Clashes erupt at rally to mark third anniversary of Gezi park protests

Police clashed with activists who gathered at Istanbul's famous Istiklal street, with the aim of marching to the park. However, as every year the site was on lockdown along with Taksim Square.

Turkey

Turkey: Muslim families should forget birth control says Erdogan

He has already condemned abortion, called birth control “treason”, and told women they should have at least three children.

Syria

Car bomb hits Shuiab Mosque in rebel-held Idlib, Syria

A car bomb exploded at the Shuiab Mosque in rebel-controled Idlib, Syria.

Turkey

US troops in Syria to remove Kurdish insignia after Ankara outburst

Turkey has accused the United States of being two-faced for continuing to support the YPG, a Kurdish militia group fighting in Syria.

Economy

Humanitarian Summit spotlight on the economics of aid

With tens of millions of people displaced from their homes and even their countries, the practicalities of the refugee crisis have been in focus at the UN organised Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul.

World News

Turkey warns EU migrant deal could collapse if visa-waiver isn't speeded up

With the German chancellor attending the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey’s president has used the occasion to raise the issue of Turkish visa-free travel to the European…

Turkey

UN chief Ban voices disappointment as World Humanitarian Summit closes

Turkey’s President Erdogan and UN chief Ban Ki-moon have closed the 1st World Humanitarian Summit, voicing disappointment so few high-profile leaders attended

Turkey

World Humanitarian Summit calls for shift of emphasis from response to prevention of refugee crisis

Turkey has been much of the focus of the refugee crisis and now at the first World Humanitarian Summit the two day programme is hoping the talking and discussion will lead to priority action

Turkey

Out with the old... Cabinet changes in Turkish AKP reflect pro-Erdogan stance

Turkey is ushering in a potentially groundbreaking, constitution-changing political age.

Turkey

Controversial World Humanitarian Summit opens

Despite criticism from some NGO’s that it is simply ‘a fig-leaf of good intentions’ the first World Humanitarian Summit has opened in…

Turkey

Humanitarian Summit seeks solutions in Istanbul

The World Humanitarian Summit, the first of its kind,is taking place in Istanbul.

Turkey

Turkey's new PM to push through Erdoğan's constitutional change

Turkey's ruling AK party has unanimously elected Transport Minister Binali Yildirim as the new party leader.

Turkey

Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition to fight move to strip MPs of immunity

Turkey’s parliament has voted to strip its members of immunity from prosecution; a move likely to see the pro-Kurdish opposition sidelined.

Europe News

EU agrees 'emergency brake'on visa-free travel within Schengen zone

EU Ministers have agreed on an ‘emergency brake’ for visa waiver programmes for some countries.