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Erdogan threatens Greece over disputed territorial claims

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened Greece with “painful experiences” if the country doesn’t enter talks with Turkey over disputed territorial claims in the eastern Mediterranean.

05/09/2020

Turkey

Turkish lake turns into migrant graveyard

Lake Van, Turkey's biggest lake in the far east of the country, makes up part of the deadly route for Afghan, Pakistani and other migrants seeking security and economic opportunities in Europe.

30/08/2020

Turkey

Turkey launches new military drills in eastern Med as tensions rise

Greece accused Turkish jets of an incursion as the two sides come to blows over a longstanding dispute of maritime rights and gas resources.

29/08/2020

Turkey

Turkey-Greece dispute: Why are the two countries fighting over gas?

The dispute over drilling rights is just the latest episode in over four decades of tensions between the neighbours and NATO allies.

26/08/2020

Turkey

Severe flash floods in northern Turkey kills seven people

A massive search and rescue operation is underway in Turkey's Black sea region after flooding washed away roads and buildings.

24/08/2020

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Turkey is converting another former Byzantine church into a mosque

As with the Hagia Sophia, the decision is seen as being geared to consolidate the conservative and religious support base of Erdogan's ruling party at a time when his popularity is under strain.

21/08/2020

Turkey

Turkey announces discovery of large natural gas reserve in Black Sea

Erdogan made the announcement on Friday. The plan is for it to be functional by 2023, the centenary of the Turkish Republic.

21/08/2020

Turkey

Turkey 'set to announce Mediterranean gas find' amid EU energy dispute

A source in the presidential palace has told Euronews' Turkish service that President Erdogan will be announcing the discovery of a new natural gas source in the Mediterranean on Friday.

19/08/2020

Turkey

Have you visited these ancient cliffside tombs in Turkey yet?

Dating back to the 4th century, these UNESCO-recognised Lycian tombs are some of the oldest and most striking in Turkey.

19/08/2020

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Sumela monastery opens for the 'Ascension of the Virgin Mary' mass

The ancient Sumela Monastery, located in Macka district of Turkey’s Black Sea province of Trabzon, opened its doors to hold mass for the seventh time since resuming religious services after a pause of 88 years.

15/08/2020

Turkey

Women in Turkey protests over domestic violence

The Istanbul Convention is the world's first binding instrument to prevent and combat violence against women, from marital rape to female genital mutilation.

05/08/2020

Turkey

Turkish parliament approves new social media regulation law

Human rights advocates expressed concerns after the Turkish parliament give the green light to a law allowing the government greater powers to regulate social media

29/07/2020

Turkey

Hagia Sophia opens for first Muslim prayers in 86 years

The former Byzantine cathedral, which was until this month a museum and Istanbul's top tourist attraction, will open for the first time in 86 years for Friday prayers.

24/07/2020

Turkey

Netflix 'told to drop gay character' to get Turkey's green light

The series' creator, screenwriter Ece Yorenc, said the streaming giant cancelled the drama on the eve of filming after the government blocked the project.

23/07/2020

Turkey

Euroviews. Turkey's decision to remove Hagia Sophia's universal status is a new provocation of Europe ǀ View

The controversial decision to strip the Hagia Sophia of its status as a symbol of interfaith and intercultural co-operation is yet another hammer blow to EU-Turkish relations.

23/07/2020

Turkey

In photographs: children document life on Turkish-Syrian border

The student's projects have become a vivid documentation of life in eastern Turkey through the eyes of children, as they focus on the subjects they find the most remarkable.

22/07/2020

Turkey

Stripped, jailed, exiled: Turkish soldier shares story of 2016 'coup'

An exiled Turkish soldier tells us what happened to him 4 years ago, during an attempted military coup in Turkey.

16/07/2020

Turkey

Hagia Sophia: Church body appeals for mosque decision to be reversed

The head of the World Council of Churches has appealed to the Turkish president to reversed the decision to turn the former Orthodox Christian cathedral from a museum into a mosque.

11/07/2020

Turkey

Turkey converts Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum back into a mosque

The move sparked celebrations outside Hagia Sophia but dismay among Orthodox Christians.

10/07/2020

Turkey

Two dead and dozens injured in explosion at Turkish fireworks factory

There were believed to be around 150 workers at the factory in northwestern Turkey at the time of the explosion.

03/07/2020

Turkey

Euroviews. As human rights activists know all too well, you speak the truth at your peril in Turkey ǀ View

In the wake of the attempted coup in 2016, Turkish authorities have been relentless in suppressing what they see as potential threats - including human rights activists now on trial for terrorism-related charges.

03/07/2020

Turkey

Khashoggi killing: Turkish court puts Saudi suspects on trial

A Turkish court is trying in absentia two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals over the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

03/07/2020

Turkey

Court to rule if Istanbul's Hagia Sophia should be a mosque again

Regular religious services have not been held there since 1934 when modern Turkey's founding president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk signed an order converting the building into a museum. But a legal challenge claims the signature was forged.

02/07/2020

Turkey

President Erdoğan vows to curb social media in Turkey

Alleged insults were directed to his daughter and son-in-law when they announced the birth of their fourth child on Twitter.

01/07/2020

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Turkey defends humanitarian NGO chief over controversial LGBT tweet

Kerem Kinik said his comments on Gay Pride Day were aimed only at paedophiles. But they drew a wave of criticism.

30/06/2020

Turkey

Dolphins take advantage of Turkey's lockdown to explore Istanbul's Bosphorus

The mammals have sighted repeatedly as they take advantage of the peace brought by a lockdown in Turkey's largest city

26/04/2020