Turkey

Turkey

Suicide blast kills 3 police officers in southern Turkey

At least three police officers have been killed and several people wounded in a suicide bombing in the Turkish city of Gaziantep.

16/10/2016

Turkey

Turkey's holiday resort of Antalya hit by rocket attack

Turkey’s holiday resort of Antalya has reportedly been hit by a triple rocket attack.

14/10/2016

Turkey

Anger between Turkey and Iraq ahead of battle for Mosul

Just weeks ahead of an expected push led-by Iraqi troops to retake the ISIL-held city of Mosul and tensions have risen between Turkey and Iraq.

11/10/2016

Turkey

Turkey: Clashes on anniversary of peace rally suicide attack

There were ugly scenes in Ankara on Monday on the anniversary of a suicide bombing that left more than 100 people dead.

10/10/2016

Turkey

The rocky relations of Russia and Turkey

A look at the ups and downs in diplomatic relations between Moscow and Ankara over the last year

10/10/2016

Turkey

Deadly truck bombing in Turkey at military outpost

A truck bombing at a military outpost has killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more in Turkey.

09/10/2016

Turkey

Suicide bombers killed in a Turkish police operation near Ankara

Two militants suspected of planning a car bombing blew themselves up in an operation near Ankara after refusing to surrender to police.

08/10/2016

Turkey

Turkish judicial system flooded with appeal requests after coup crackdown

The Turkish judicial system has been inundated with 70,000 appeal requests by those implicated in the abortive July coup.

07/10/2016

Turkey

Motorbike bomb explodes near Istanbul police station - official

A bomb on a motorbike exploded near a police station in Istanbul on Thursday, wounding 10 people, local officials said.

06/10/2016

Turkey

Turkey shuts more TV stations in post-coup clampdown

Journalists protest after Turkey closes down critical TV station.

04/10/2016

Turkey

Turkey suspends more than 12,000 police officers

Officials say it is in connection with suspected links with the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who denies claims he masterminded a failed coup in Turkey in July.

04/10/2016

Turkey

Turkey raids courthouses and jails in post-coup purge

Turkish police have raided courthouses and prisons as the post-coup crackdown continues.

30/09/2016

Turkey

Turkey may need to build new courts as arrests reach 32,000 since failed coup

Turkey may have to build new courthouses to cope with the thousands of prosecutions over July’s failed coup, the country’s Justice minister has said.

28/09/2016

Turkey

Boris Johnson ditches insults and talks 'jumbo' trade deals in Turkey

The UK's foreign minister on a trip to Ankara has focused on future ties, putting aside previous negative comments about Turkey during the EU referendum campaign.

27/09/2016

Turkey

'Hands off our shorts': Women rally in Turkey after brutal assault

Donning shorts and defending their right to dress as they please, women’s rights advocates in Turkey have rallied in defence of a nurse, attacked on a bus in Istanbul this month by a man who reportedl

25/09/2016

Turkey

Road rage on Istanbul bus leaves 11 in hospital

The latest example of road rage comes from Turkey, where an argument between a passenger and the driver on an Istanbul bus got out of hand, leaving 11 people…

23/09/2016

Turkey

Attacker shot after storming Israeli embassy in Ankara

An Israeli official said an attacker who tried to storm the Israel embassy in the Turkish capital has been captured.

21/09/2016

Turkey

Erdogan says US 'should not harbour a terrorist' like Gulen

The Turkish president, who is in New York for the UN General Assembly, has accused the United States of “harbouring a terrorist” by refusing to hand over the exiled cleric Fethullah…

20/09/2016

Turkey

Syria: Turkish 'safety zone' could span 5,000 square kilometres

Turkey’s so-called ‘safety zone’ in Syria could eventually span an area of 5,000 square kilometres, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

19/09/2016

Turkey

Turkey formally requests arrest of US-based cleric Gulen

Turkey made the request on charges Gulen 'ordered and commanded' the July coup attempt

13/09/2016

Turkey

Bomb injures dozens in Turkey a day after crackdown on Kurdish mayors

Scores of people have been injured in a car bomb attack on local government offices in the southeastern Turkish city of Van.

12/09/2016

Turkey

Crackdown on Turkish mayors provokes anger and frustration

28 local and regional mayors have been suspended on suspicion of 'supporting terrorist organisations.'

11/09/2016

Turkey

Fierce fighting and air strikes continue in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Operation Euphrates Shield will "continue decisively". A truce is due on Monday.

11/09/2016

Turkey

EU-Turkey should 'talk more to and less about each other' - Mogherini

Federica Mogherini has encouraged the European Union and Turkey to “talk more to each other and a little bit less about each other.

09/09/2016

Turkey

Merkel "upbeat" after talks with Erdogan in China

The leaders of Germany and Turkey discussed the migrant issue, Incirlik air base, the Armenian question and visa liberalisation

04/09/2016

Turkey

Turkey opens second front in Syria

Turkish tanks crossed the border from Kilis province on Saturday, according to media reports. Eyewitnesses report explosions and plumes of smoke.

03/09/2016