Turkey

Turkey

Turkish southeast airport targeted in rocket attack

Suspected Kurdish militants have fired rockets at an airport in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir.

28/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey scales up Syrian offensive

Turkey has scaled up its cross-border offensive inside northern Syria, launching airstrikes and artillery against both ISIL and Kurdish forces south of the strategic town of…

27/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey opens world's biggest suspension bridge in Istanbul

Turkey has opened the world’s biggest suspension bridge in Istanbul.

26/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey: car bomb targeting Cizre police HQ kills at least 11 people

A car bomb attack on a police headquaters in the Turkish town of Cizre has killed at least 11 people.

26/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey: car bomb attack on Cizre police building kills at least 8 people

A car bomb attack on a police headquaters in the Turkish city of Cizre has killed at least nine people.

26/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey: PKK blamed for attack on main opposition leader

Turkey’s main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu escaped unhurt on Thursday after his convoy came under fire in the northeastern Black Sea province of Artvin.

25/08/2016

Turkey

Biden reassures Erdogan but Turkey-US tensions persist over Gulen

President Erdogan has received an apology from US vice president for not visiting Turkey earlier after the failed coup attempt.

24/08/2016

Turkey

Biden seeks to reassure Turkey of US support after criticism over coup

The US Vice President Joe Biden has voiced support for Turkey during the highest-level visit by a Western diplomat since the failed coup in mid-July.

24/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey backtracks on who was behind Gaziantep wedding blast

Turkey's prime minister backtracks on an earlier statement by the country's president that Saturday's attack at a Kurdish wedding in Gaziantep was carried out by a child.

22/08/2016

Turkey

Ankara vows to 'completely cleanse' ISIL militants from border region

A victim of a wedding party attack has been laid to rest, as Turkey vows to “completely cleanse” ISIL militants from its border region.

22/08/2016

Turkey

Turks hold government responsible for latest deadly attack

A suicide bombing which killed at least 51 people during a wedding in the Turkish city of Gaziantep sparked anti-government protests on Sunday.

21/08/2016

Turkey

Sex laws row between Turkey and Sweden leads to rape billboard

A row between Turkey and Sweden over changes in laws on sexual assault of minors led to a billboard appearing in Istanbul's main airport claiming Sweden has the world's highest rate of rapes.

19/08/2016

Turkey

PKK admits it planted Elazig bomb in Turkey

A car bomb exploded outside the police headquarters in the city of Elazig on Thursday. At least five people died and 146 were injured, 14 seriously.

19/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey: blasts blamed on PKK militants leave more than a dozen dead

At least 14 people are reported dead – mostly police and soldiers – and around 300 injured after three bomb blasts in Turkey’s southeast.

18/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan blames Gulen supporters over latest bombings

Turkey’s president has accused followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen of being involved in the latest bombings to hit the country.

18/08/2016

Turkey

Are Kurdish peace talks finished forever?

Turkey has again been rocked by deadly bombings, with the Kurds are being blamed for the latest attacks in the south-east.

18/08/2016

Turkey

Three separate bomb blasts in Turkey kill 11 and injure more than 200

Nearly a dozen people have been killed and more than 200 wounded in Turkey following multiple blasts in the south east of the country.

18/08/2016

Turkey

Qatar Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Istanbul

Flames can be seen shooting from A330's port engine

18/08/2016

Turkey

Deadly explosions hit Turkey

At least six people have been killed and nearly 200 wounded in two seperate car bomb blasts in Turkey.

18/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey releasing thousands of criminals to free jail cells for those arrested over coup

Turkey could release as many as 93,000 prison inmates to make room for the many thousands of suspects being arrested over last month's failed military coup.

17/08/2016

Turkey

Tens of thousands of prisoners freed in Turkey

The government has given no reason for the reform, which is part of a series of measures outlined in two state-of-emergency decrees.

17/08/2016

Turkey

Tensions rise over EU-Turkey migrant deal

Turkey is threatening to walk away from a deal to stem the migrant flow to Europe over the failure by Brussels to deliver on waiving visa restrictions.

16/08/2016

Turkey

More mass arrests in Turkey as police raid Istanbul law courts

Turkish police have raided offices at three Istanbul courts after arrest warrants were issued for 173 judicial staff.

15/08/2016

Turkey

Six dead in car bombing in southeast Turkey

At least six people have died in a car bombing outside a police station in southeast Turkey.

15/08/2016

Turkey

Wanted: Turkey issues arrest warrant for celebrated football player

An arrest warrant has been issued for one of Turkey’s most celebrated football players – former international striker Hakan Sukur.

12/08/2016

Turkey

Turkish prosecutors seek jail term for pro-Kurdish party leader Demirtas

Turkish prosecutors are seeking five-year jail sentences for the head of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtas and another pro-Kurdish MP Sirri Sureyya…

12/08/2016