Turkey

Turkey

Kurdish TAK militants claim deadly Istanbul bombing

A Kurdish militant group believed to be linked to the outlawed PKK says it carried out Tuesday’s deadly bomb attack in Istanbul.

10/06/2016

Turkey

First funerals held for victims of Istanbul car bomb attack

Mourners gather for the first funerals after a car bomb attack in Istanbul killed 11 people and injured 36 others.

08/06/2016

Turkey

Three killed in car bomb attack on police station in southeast Turkey

At least three people have been killed and 30 wounded in a car bomb attack on a police station in southeastern Turkey.

08/06/2016

Turkey

Istanbul fearful after fourth bomb attack this year

Turkey's President Erdogan has condemned the latest bomb blast in Istanbul targeting police.

07/06/2016

Turkey

A year so far of serial attacks on Turkey attributed to the outlawed PKK and so-called Islamic State

Turkey has for several months been on high alert with the long running Kurdish conflict erupting again after hopes it was close to…

07/06/2016

Turkey

Erdogan condemns 'attack against humanity' after Istanbul bomb attack on police bus

A car bomb in the centre of Turkey's largest city has left at least 11 dead and three dozen wounded. The dead reportedly included seven police officers and four civilians.

07/06/2016

Turkey

Turkey: '11 dead' in Istanbul car bomb - city governor

11 dead, 36 wounded.

07/06/2016

Turkey

14 dead after school bus crashes in southern Turkey

A bus carrying school children, teachers and parents has crashed in southern Turkey killing fourteen people, six of them children.

06/06/2016

Turkey

Airbus sunk off Turkish coast as attraction for divers

With somewhat unfortunate timing, Turkish authorities have sunk an Airbus plane off the Aegean coast to serve as a tourist attraction.

06/06/2016

Turkey

Turks outraged at Germany's Armenian genocide recognition

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Kenya as part of an African tour, might have been expected to react strongly to the German vote.

02/06/2016

Turkey

German vote on Armenian "genocide" labeled "ridiculous" by Turkish PM

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says that there is no doubt that a resolution to refer to the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule in the First World War could damage relations between

01/06/2016

Turkey

Clashes erupt at rally to mark third anniversary of Gezi park protests

Police clashed with activists who gathered at Istanbul's famous Istiklal street, with the aim of marching to the park. However, as every year the site was on lockdown along with Taksim Square.

01/06/2016

Turkey

Turkey: Muslim families should forget birth control says Erdogan

He has already condemned abortion, called birth control “treason”, and told women they should have at least three children.

30/05/2016

Turkey

US troops in Syria to remove Kurdish insignia after Ankara outburst

Turkey has accused the United States of being two-faced for continuing to support the YPG, a Kurdish militia group fighting in Syria.

28/05/2016

Economy

Humanitarian Summit spotlight on the economics of aid

With tens of millions of people displaced from their homes and even their countries, the practicalities of the refugee crisis have been in focus at the UN organised Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul.

25/05/2016

Turkey

UN chief Ban voices disappointment as World Humanitarian Summit closes

Turkey’s President Erdogan and UN chief Ban Ki-moon have closed the 1st World Humanitarian Summit, voicing disappointment so few high-profile leaders attended

25/05/2016

Turkey

World Humanitarian Summit calls for shift of emphasis from response to prevention of refugee crisis

Turkey has been much of the focus of the refugee crisis and now at the first World Humanitarian Summit the two day programme is hoping the talking and discussion will lead to priority action

24/05/2016

Turkey

Out with the old... Cabinet changes in Turkish AKP reflect pro-Erdogan stance

Turkey is ushering in a potentially groundbreaking, constitution-changing political age.

24/05/2016

Culture news

Istanbul hosts International Theatre Festival

Some of the finest theatre companies and dance groups from Turkey and around the world are gathered in Istanbul for the International Theatre…

24/05/2016

Turkey

Controversial World Humanitarian Summit opens

Despite criticism from some NGO’s that it is simply ‘a fig-leaf of good intentions’ the first World Humanitarian Summit has opened in…

23/05/2016

Turkey

Germany's Merkel tells Turkey to meet all terms for visa-free travel

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Turkey it must fulfill all the conditions set by the EU before its citizens get visa free travel to the…

23/05/2016

Turkey

Humanitarian Summit seeks solutions in Istanbul

The World Humanitarian Summit, the first of its kind,is taking place in Istanbul.

23/05/2016

Turkey

Turkey's new PM to push through Erdoğan's constitutional change

Turkey's ruling AK party has unanimously elected Transport Minister Binali Yildirim as the new party leader.

22/05/2016

Turkey

Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition to fight move to strip MPs of immunity

Turkey’s parliament has voted to strip its members of immunity from prosecution; a move likely to see the pro-Kurdish opposition sidelined.

20/05/2016

Turkey

Turkey's ruling AKP names Binali Yildirim as party leadership candidate

Turkey’s ruling AKP has named its candidate for the party leadership, on the 97th anniversary of the start of the Turkish War of…

19/05/2016

Turkey

Turkish transport minister set to replace Davutoglu as prime minister

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has selected transport minister Binali Yildirim as its next leader.

19/05/2016