No Comment Disinfection of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district This Friday, the disinfection process began in the places most frequented by tourists in the Turkish city of Istanbul. 21/03/2020
Turkey 'There is more to life': Footballers upset as Turkish league plays on It is difficult to imagine how footballers can both defend well and obey strict social distancing rules! 19/03/2020
World Erdogan demands EU chiefs in Brussels support Turkey 'without delay' The migrant crisis on Europe's doorstep is no closer to resolution. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with the EU's top officials to demand more support for his country 'without any further delay'. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the meeting had been 'constructive'. 10/03/2020
Turkey Erdogan to visit Brussels amid Turkey standoff with EU over migrants President Erdogan will visit Brussels on Monday for a one-day trip, his office said, amid a row between Turkey and the EU over migrants and refugees. 07/03/2020
Turkey Watch: Brawl in Turkish parliament over military action in Syria Turkish parliamentarians got into a physical fight over Turkey's military involvement in Syria. 04/03/2020
No Comment Migrants seeking Europe wade through Evros River Migrants waded across the Evros River in northwestern Turkey on Wednesday as they attempted to reach the land border with Greece. 04/03/2020
Turkey Explained: Why Turkey let refugees head for EU and the link with Syria Confused about why Europe is facing a fresh migrant crisis? Read our explainer. 03/03/2020
Turkey Watch: Migrant boat targeted in sea between Turkey and Greece A Greek coastguard vessel appears to sail very close to a boat of migrants. 02/03/2020
Turkey Stand-off between 4,000 migrants and Greek border guards Greek police officers sporadically fired tear gas to prevent them from entering the EU from Turkey. 29/02/2020
No Comment Greece claims to have stopped 4,000 migrants at Turkish border They made for Greece after Ankara said it could no longer stop them from heading towards the European Union. 29/02/2020
Turkey Greece latest: Lesbos residents try to stop migrants from disembarking The events came following an announcement by Turkey that it would open its border with Europe. 29/02/2020
Turkey Why Europe could be on the brink of another refugee crisis Turkish action in Syria is just one part of a chain reaction that experts believe could lead to another humanitarian crisis in Europe. 28/02/2020
Turkey Turkish mayor offers refugees free bus trip to the Greek border The mayor of Bolu said he would arrange the buses for "whatever the number [of refugees]" who needed the service and wanted to travel on to Europe. 28/02/2020
No Comment Migrants head for Greece after Turkey says it can no longer hold them Turkey said it could no longer hold migrants after 33 of its soldiers were killed in a Syrian government airstrike in Idlib. 28/02/2020
Europe Decoded Turkey blocks Twitter, Facebook after deadly airstrike Turkey blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram after an airstrike killed at least 33 of its troops in Idlib, according to internet monitoring groups. 28/02/2020
Turkey Euroviews. A EU-Turkey trade pact is a better solution to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis than aid ǀ View The EU could pursue a track focused on mutual economic benefits, creating attractive trade incentive programs in exchange for Turkey continuing its difficult task. Direct aid is helpful, but perhaps the most sustainable and realistic approach is for Europe to set a new higher mutual trade volume. 25/02/2020
No Comment Iran quake hits villages in Turkey, kills at least nine people A magnitude 5.7 earthquake in northwestern Iran killed at least eight people in neighbouring Turkey and injured dozens more on both sides of the border. The epicentre of the quake, was near the Iranian village of Habash-e Olya, less than 10 kilometres from the border. 23/02/2020
Turkey At least nine dead in Turkey after earthquake strikes western Iran Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced that after the earthquake in Iran, at least nine people died. 23/02/2020
Turkey Turkey re-arrests activist Osman Kavala hours after acquittal Kavala is now accused of having taken part in the failed July 2016 coup to overthrow the government. Human rights activists have called his arrest "vindictive and lawless". 19/02/2020
Turkey Euroviews. The “Buyukada 10” are falsely accused on terror charges. Justice in Turkey must prevail ǀ View This week, I will be in Istanbul for the verdict in the case of Taner and the “Buyukada 10.” If found guilty of “membership of a terrorist organisation,” they could face up to 15 years behind bars. 14/02/2020
No Comment Video captures moment plane skids off runway in Istanbul Video has emerged of the moment an airplane skidded off the runway and into a field at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport on 5. February 2020. 06/02/2020
No Comment Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team Some 300 emergency service workers were called to a highway near the mountain-surrounded town of Bahcesaray, in Van province, which borders Iran, after an avalanche struck late Tuesday. 05/02/2020
Turkey Turkish flight was 'abnormal from start to finish' says survivor Passengers who lived through the crash landing in Istanbul that killed three people and left a Turkish airliner crumpled into pieces say the plane's descent felt unusually fast 05/02/2020
Turkey Number of dead rises from Turkey double avalanche disaster Turkey's disaster agency said on Thursday 41 people died after the previous day's avalanche which wiped out a rescue team in the east of the country. 05/02/2020
Turkey Euroviews. Nearly 30 years after my father’s murder, investigative journalists are still under threat ǀ View Following my father's murder, assassinations would take place throughout 1993.It would be referred to as the year of the "unnamed coup" in some circles. However, we would never have a chance to find out who staged that alleged coup or who committed that crime. 04/02/2020
Turkey Erdogan warns of 'propaganda' as Turkey earthquake death toll rises Rescue crews are still searching for people who remain trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. 25/01/2020