Turkey

Turkey

Turkish trade unions angry at corralled May Day protests and blockade of Taksim square

Scuffles and a number of arrests in Ankara and Istanbul mark the May Day workers' marches, as the authorities try to take the sting out of the day by banning people from the symbolic Taksim square.

01/05/2018

Turkey

Turkish fan got banned from team stadium — so he hires a crane to watch game

Some fans will stop at nothing to watch the team they love. In this case, it involved hiring a crane.

30/04/2018

Turkey

Erdogan launches his election campaign

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has kicked off his election campaign as a key rival ruled out standing.

28/04/2018

Turkey

Woman turns to YouTube to deliver own baby in Turkish hotel room

Tia Freeman used shoe laces and a pocket knife to cut the umbelical cord after giving birth in her hotel room bath.

27/04/2018

Turkey

Surge in Afghan refugees arriving in Turkey

Ankara warns well on course to more than double last year's 50,000 total from war-torn country.

27/04/2018

Turkey

15 jailed in Cumhuriyet trial

15 journalists and managers at the Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet have been given prison sentences in a trial which has drawn criticism about press freedom.

25/04/2018

Turkey

Gallipoli remembered

ANZAC day commemorations around the world

25/04/2018

Turkey

Erdogan's surprise elections: what's the rush?

As economic woes and political opposition gather momentum in Turkey, Erdogan's grip on power may be slipping.

20/04/2018

Turkey

Turkey: Suspect arrested after trying to rob bank with a toy gun

A suspect in a bank robbery in Antalya, Turkey, was arrested earlier this week. The man used a toy gun as his weapon of choice.

20/04/2018

Turkey

EU Commission slams Turkey in annual report on country's accession prospects

The report is highly critical of Ankara's crackdown on human rights and civil liberties

17/04/2018

Turkey

NATO chief defends air strikes on Syria

NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, was speaking after a meeting with the Turkish Foreign Minister in Ankara

16/04/2018

Turkey

Trial begins in Turkey of US pastor Andrew Brunson accused of terror links

Turkish authorities accuse Brunson of links to both an outlawed Kurdish insurgent group and the network of the U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen.

16/04/2018

Living

Miniature-sized dishes promote Turkish cuisine

"It tastes exactly the same," says the miniature food cook.

12/04/2018

Turkey

Couple becomes culinary sensation with miniature-sized dishes

A Turkish couple has taken its hobby of cooking traditional dishes in miniature size to YouTube fame.

12/04/2018

Cult

Police officer by day, artist by night. The Turkish police officer with a gun and a brush

Ahmet Sula's 30-year career as a police officer has inspired some of his work

10/04/2018

Sport

Kuka blazes trail for Kosovo at Antalya Grand Prix

Future judo star in the making one of the highlights of final day,

08/04/2018

Turkey

Turkey: Erdogan lashes out at France warning of ‘more terror attacks’

The Turkish president appears to refer to Saturday's vehicle attack in Germany, warning France to expect more terror in his latest tirade against Paris since President Macron met a Syrian Kurdish delegation.

07/04/2018

Sport

Vedat Albayrak gives home fans a golden treat at Antalya

Our man of the day was Vedat Albayrak, who sent home fans wild, earning Turkey under 81kg gold at the Antalya Grand Prix.

07/04/2018

Sport

Catarina Costa savours her golden moment at Antalya Grand Prix

Catarina Costa defeated Kosovo’s Fjolla Kelmendi to win her first ever gold medal on the world judo tour

06/04/2018

Turkey

Four dead in Turkey university shooting

Those killed were all academics and included the assistant dean and a lecturer at Osmangazi University in Eskisehir some 250 kilometres west of Ankara

05/04/2018

Turkey

Euroviews. Turkey: When the path to safety for Syrians is anything but | View

The European Union must ensure apparent border security funds to Turkey are not used to "hunt down" fleeing asylum seekers, and step up aid to establish proper reception centers.

04/04/2018

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Squirrel orthopaedics

The squirrel, called Karamel, was caught in a wild animal trap in the southeastern Turkish city of Batman

04/04/2018

Turkey

Erdogan refuses to back down over Russian anti-aircraft missiles

Turkey and Russia make strong show of unity at joint meeting.

03/04/2018

Turkey

Netanyahu & Erdogan trade verbal blows over Gaza

Relations between Israel and Turkey deteriorate further after violence on Gaza border.

01/04/2018

Turkey

Erdogan dismisses France's offer to mediate wirth Kurds

Turkey's president is scathing about President Macron's offer, and dead set against Paris's offer to support the YPG in Syria with ground troops.

30/03/2018

Turkey

Europe's largest wooden building at risk of collapse

The building served as an orphanage until 1964 and has been abandoned ever since.

29/03/2018