Turkey

Turkey

The end of the road: Turkish opposition march finishes in Istanbul

'Casting off a shirt of fear': Turkish opposition leads thousands to end of 450km Ankara-Istanbul anti-government march.

07/07/2017

Turkey

Turkey detains rights activists including local Amnesty chief

Turkish police have detained 10 people including the local director of Amnesty International, in a raid the NGO called a "grotesque abuse of power". No reason was given for the arrests.

07/07/2017

Turkey

Turkey: 'grotesque abuse of power,' says Amnesty

06/07/2017

Turkey

EU parliament requests suspension of Turkey's accession talks

The European Parliament requests a suspension on accession talks for Turkey if it goes ahead with a constitutional overhaul that would expand President Erdogan's powers.

06/07/2017

Turkey

Ankara to Istanbul protest march enters final stretch

Tens of thousands have taken part in the so-called "march for justice", which began on June the 15th

06/07/2017

Europe News

Dutch MEP report seeks Turkey EU talks suspension

A report by a Dutch MEP has suggested that EU membership talks with Turkey could be suspended.

05/07/2017

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

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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

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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