Turkey

Economy

US laptop ban lifted say Turkish and Emirates Airlines

The announcement follows the removal of the ban from Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi.

05/07/2017

Turkey

Thousands join the justice march from Ankara to Istanbul

Thousands march for justice in Turkey

30/06/2017

Turkey

Turkey to implement mosques in schools under new rules

Turkey’s Education Ministry unveiled new regulations this week that require every new school in the country be outfitted with gender-separated Muslim prayer rooms.

29/06/2017

No Comment

Protesters and police clash at banned Istanbul pride parade

26/06/2017

Turkey

Syrian refugees return home from Turkey for Eid

Thousands of Syrians have been lining up at the border to go home for the first time in two years

26/06/2017

Turkey

Clashes as Turkey bans Gay Pride in Istanbul

Police stopped activists for gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and intersexed rights from gathering in large numbers

25/06/2017

Turkey

Erdogan says Arab demands on Qatar are 'against international law'

The Turkish President was voicing his strongest support yet for Qatar, accused by four Arab states of supporting terrorism.

25/06/2017

Turkey

LGBT community may defy Istanbul Pride ban

25/06/2017

Turkey

Erdogan struggles to find rally venue for G20 visit to Germany

22/06/2017

Turkey

Spying prison term prompts huge protests in Turkey

Thousands in Ankara and Istanbul protest against prison sentence handed down to opposition lawmaker on spying charges.

15/06/2017

Turkey

Turkish opposition MP gets 25-year jail term for 'spying'

Enis Berberoglu was accused of giving an opposition newspaper a video purporting to show Turkish intelligence services transporting weapons into Syria.

14/06/2017

Turkey

Ankara mayor again implies 'foreign powers' behind Aegean Sea earthquake

13/06/2017

Turkey

Enes Kanter's father released from Turkish custody after arrest

The father of NBA player and outspoken critic of Turkish President Erdoğan Enes Kanter has been released from custody of authorities after his initial arrest on June 2nd as reported by local media and

08/06/2017

Turkey

Turkey to send more troops to Qatar

As the diplomatic crisis on the Arabian gulf continues, Turkey pledges troops and supplies to its embattled allie Qatar, .

08/06/2017

Turkey

Amnesty chairman detained in Turkey

07/06/2017

Turkey

Germany to pull out troops from Turkey's Incirlik air base

05/06/2017

Turkey

NBA player and Erdoğan-critic Enes Kanter's father arrested in Turkey

Dr.

02/06/2017

Turkey

Turkish military helicopter crash kills 13 soldiers

31/05/2017

Turkey

Campaigners hit out as Turkish court frees brothers for killing sister

31/05/2017

Turkey

More soldiers go on trial in Istanbul

29/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey: protests after teachers jailed over anti-purge hunger strike

Lawyers for two Turkish teachers who have been on hunger strike for two months in an anti-government protest said on Monday that they had been detained by…

24/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey's coup suspects go on trial

Among the 200 defendants are President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ex-aide-de-camp and the former head of Turkey's air force

22/05/2017

Sport

Fabulous Fenerbahce end Turkey's long wait for Euroleague crown

Fenerbahce are the new Euroleague basketball champions after beating Olympiacos Piraeus in the final in Istanbul.

21/05/2017

Turkey

Erdogan back as head of AK Party

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become the first president to lead a party since 1950. He took over the reins from Binali Yildirim, who will remain as Turkey's prime minister until elections set for 2019.

21/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey: constitutional change sees Erdogan back at head of ruling AKP

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has returned to lead the ruling AKP – the party he founded.

21/05/2017

Turkey

US arming of Syrian Kurds will dominate Turkish president's visit to Washington

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he expects talks in Washington with Donald Trump next week will mark a new beginning in their troubled relations.

12/05/2017