Turkey

Turkey

Turkish opposition turns to Radical Love to smother Erdogan

“You cannot prevail against fearmongers using their methods”

24/04/2019

Turkey

Turkey 'cannot become a EU member', says EPP leader Manfred Weber

"We should be honest and that includes that Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union," Manfred Weber told Euronews on Tuesday.

24/04/2019

Turkey

Turkish opposition leader attacked at soldier's funeral

The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party was attacked at a soldier’s funeral in Ankara but was led away to safety by security guards.

22/04/2019

World

Istanbul Airport - planned to be world's biggest - officially opens

Turkish Airlines has completed a huge exercise to transfer operations to Istanbul’s brand new airport over the weekend. The move to the vast new transport hub - simply called Istanbul Airport - began early on Friday. Today marks the official opening of the new airport

08/04/2019

Turkey

Istanbul's Ataturk Airport relocates within 45 hours

The mammoth logistical task by Turkish Airlines started at 3am Friday morning and is being done over 45 hours.

06/04/2019

Turkey

Istanbul mayor-elect: vote re-count could damage Turkey's democracy

Ekrem Imamoglu is calling for the country's election board to confirm him so he can get down to business.

04/04/2019

Turkey

Watch: Tension in Istanbul as Erdogan's AKP contest election result

A fight broke out between supporters of the ruling party and the main opposition party in the middle of a Euronews interview.

03/04/2019

Turkey

Euroviews. Turkish democracy is alive and well. And could teach Europe a thing or two ǀ View

An electoral upset for Erdogan's ruling party shows that for all its faults, Turkey is a strong, working democracy - and it is the kind of friend Europe needs right now.

02/04/2019

Turkey

Turkey vote: Erdogan disputes results as loses grip on major cities

Turkey's local elections: Erdogan's AK Party challenges major setbacks in Istanbul and Ankara.

01/04/2019

Turkey

Turkey's local elections: Erdogan suffers major setback in capital

Turkey's local elections: Erdogan suffers major setback in capital

31/03/2019

Turkey

Why are Turkey's local elections a national battle? | Euronews answers

Turkey is heading to the polls on Sunday for crucial local elections in a polarised political landscape. What should have been a local race between mayoral candidates has turned into a fiercely contested national battle, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holding election rallies across the country

28/03/2019

Turkey

Erdogan says museum and former cathedral will become a mosque

The landmark Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul will be controversially turned into a mosque, it's been announced.

28/03/2019

Turkey

Watch: Turkish man flies with umbrella in strong winds

The video went viral and Turks responded on Twitter with jokes dubbing the man "Turkey's first astronaut".

28/03/2019

World

Amnesty International denies terror charges against its Turkish team

The trial of the eleven, including Taner Elic, the Head of Amnesty in Turkey, resumes in Istanbul today.

21/03/2019

Turkey

Relations tense as Turkey expels German journalists

The German Foreign Ministry has updated its travel advice for citizens visiting Turkey after Ankara expelled two German journalists.

10/03/2019

Turkey

Murder case highlights problem of violence against women in Turkey

Large demonstrations expected in Istanbul for International Women's Day

08/03/2019

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Turkey's biggest mosque opens for Laylat al-Raghaib

Turkey's biggest mosque opened its doors to worshipers on Thursday on the Camlica hill on the Asian side of Istanbul.

08/03/2019

Turkey

Turkey calls on China to end mass detention of Muslims

Turkey has called on China to close its internment camps of Uighurs Muslims, calling it "an embarrassment for humanity".

10/02/2019

Turkey

Death toll in Istanbul building collapse climbs to 10- governor

The governor's office for Istanbul said 10 people were killed in a building collapse and 13 were injured.

07/02/2019

Turkey

1,200-year-old Bible seized in Turkish anti-smuggling operation

Six people were arrested for attempting to sell the Biblical text.

07/02/2019

Turkey

France declares April 24 "Day of Remembrance for Armenian Genocide'

Decision will increase tensions with Turkey which denies massacres during the First World War were coordinated or aimed at wiping out the country's Armenian minority.

06/02/2019

Turkey

NBA star Enes Kanter speaks out over “terrorist” claims

Turkish basketball player faces arrest warrant over links with Muslim preacher

19/01/2019

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These lucky stray animals in Turkey are being well cared for

Unal Hekim, the businessman who established the animal shelter of his dreams in the garden of his factory in Pendik, Istanbul, feeds 2,500 dogs a day.

10/01/2019

Europe News

Turkish reporter sentenced to jail over Paradise Papers investigation

Pelin Ünker found guilty of "defamation and insult" for writing about companies owned by former Prime Minister Yildirim

09/01/2019

Turkey

Six killed as cargo ship sinks off Turkey's coast

Six people were killed after a Panama-flagged cargo ship reportedly carrying coal sent a distress signal while en route to Turkey, according to AP quoting government officials.

07/01/2019

Turkey

Decree grants independence to Ukraine's Orthodox church

Istanbul's Ecumenical Patriarch signed a degree to grant independence to the Orthodox church of Ukraine.

05/01/2019