Turkey

Turkey

German LGBT film festival banned in Turkish capital

A statement by Turkish authorities cited "public safety and terrorism risks" as the causes

16/11/2017

Sport

World record for England golf team

Team England have broken the world record for the 'fastest hole of golf by a team of four'

05/11/2017

Travel News

Half a day in Bodrum

03/11/2017

Turkey

Top retailers fail to stop refugee abuse

Some of Europe's best-known retailers are failing to stop the abuse of thousands of Syrian refugees working in Turkish factories in the country's multi-billion dollar garment industry.

03/11/2017

Turkey

Euroviews. View: The Turkish opposition reloaded

Turkey’s ‘Iron Lady’ Meral Aksener is proving that democracy in the country is still alive and kicking

26/10/2017

Turkey

Terror charges: Turkish court orders release of eight activists

A court in Turkey releases eight activists – among them foreign nationals – while they are tried on terror charges.

26/10/2017

Turkey

Human rights activists go on trial in Turkey

Eleven human rights activists including the local heads of Amnesty Internationl face 15 years on terrorism charges.

25/10/2017

Turkey

Trapped in Turkey: rights activist condemns Erdogan rule

A rare insight into the life of an ordinary worker blacklisted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government

24/10/2017

Turkey

Why does Turkey think Rocky Balboa might be linked to coup attempt?

Turkish government believes Rocky Balboa poster at Galatasaray match is linked to 2016 failed coup.

24/10/2017

Turkey

Turkey orders arrest of 110 people over Gulen links -media

Since last year's failed coup, authorities have jailed more than 50,000 people over suspected links to President Erdogan's archenemy.

20/10/2017

Turkey

Turkey issues more coup arrest warrants

Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 115 people across 15 provinces over alleged links to last year's failed coup attempt, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Friday.

13/10/2017

Turkey

Shifting alliances in the Syrian crisis: Turkey cozies up to Russia

Amid growing tensions with the West, Turkey deploys troops to Syria as part of a deal reached with Russia and Iran

13/10/2017

Turkey

Euroviews. View: 10 people, 100 days in prison, 10 absurd reasons why

The charges against 10 human rights activists imprisoned in Turkey will leave you incredulous, writes Amnesty International's Stefan Simanowitz

12/10/2017

Turkey

Rights group says Turkish police use torture

Human Rights Watch says it has documented several cases of torture and enforced disappearances during the past year in Turkey.

12/10/2017

Turkey

Turkey-US tensions over visa suspensions explained

A number of factors have been pushing the two countries apart in recent months.

10/10/2017

Turkey

US-Turkey diplomatic row escalates

Diplomatic tension between the US and Turkey over visa restrictions has escalated.

09/10/2017

Turkey

Archaeologists 'discover' Santa Claus's grave in Turkey

The team claim remains previously thought to belong to St. Nicholas and taken to Italy were actually of a local priest

05/10/2017

Turkey

Erdogan assassination plot: dozens of defendants given life in prison

04/10/2017

Turkey

Erdogan and Putin face to face in key regional talks

Relations have strengthened despite Ankara and Moscow supporting opposing sides in Syria's civil war

29/09/2017

World

Pre-paid debit cards for refugees in Turkey

The EU cash based programme allows refugees to make purchases for food and other essential items

28/09/2017

World

Syrian refugees in south-east Turkey: one story from Sanliurfa

Hadige's family settled outside Sanliurfa, south-east Turkey 3 years ago.

28/09/2017

Turkey

Trial of Cumhuriyet staff resumes in Turkey

The trial of 20 executives and staff members of Turkish daily Cumhuriyet resumes in Turkey on Monday.

25/09/2017

Turkey

Turkey votes to extend mandate for troops in Iraq and Syria

Turkey's parliament have voted to extend the authorisation to deploy Turkish troops in Iraq and Syria.

23/09/2017

Turkey

Istanbul's main Ataturk airport closed after jet crashes on runway

21/09/2017

Turkey

Erdogan echoes Iraqi alarm over Kurdish independence vote

President Erdogan is to raise northern Iraq's planned referendum during a visit to the US this week.

17/09/2017

Turkey

What you need to know about Turkey’s S-400 air defence missiles

Turkey after sparked concern among its NATO allies after striking an arms deal with Russia.

15/09/2017