Turkey

Turkey

Ankara bombing: a witness gives his account of what happened

As Ankara’s hospitals struggled to cope with the casualties, the walking wounded began telling reporters what they had seen. One witness had been

13/03/2016

Turkey

At least 37 dead after car bomb explosion in Ankara, Turkey

A car bomb has caused carnage in the centre of the Turkish capital Ankara. The authorities now say at least 37 people have died and some 75 have been

13/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey: Dozens killed and injured in Ankara car bomb

*NB An updated version of this story taking account of Monday’s events is available here.* A large explosion – thought to have been caused by a car

13/03/2016

Turkey

Erdogan warns Turkey's top courts over freed journalists

Turkey’s president warned the country’s top court that it’s survival would be up for debate if it repeated rulings that were against the country

11/03/2016

Turkey

Turks welcome end of military operation in Sur, Diyarbakir

Residents in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir have welcomed the end of a government-backed operation against militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party

10/03/2016

Turkey

Five migrants, including baby, drown off Turkish coast

Five Afghan migrants, including two children and a six-month-old baby, have drowned after the boat they were in hit rough weather and capsized off

10/03/2016

Turkey

Journalists accept Turkey MP's roses days after paper takeover

Turkish authorities have earned a reputation for handing out prison terms to journalists in recent months. But Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu sought

09/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey: Young boy and woman killed by cross-border rocket fire from Syria

Two civilians, including a young child, were killed in southern Turkey on Tuesday after rockets were fired over the border from Syria. Reports from

08/03/2016

Turkey

EU leaders 'turning a blind eye' to Turkey's press crackdown

Brussels’ failure to tackle Turkey over press freedom shows EU leaders have dropped the idea of Ankara becoming a member of the bloc, it's been claimed

08/03/2016

Turkey

Defiant German 'Zaman' journalists publish their own version of paper

Days after the Turkish authorities seized control of the country’s largest newspaper Zaman, its reporters in Germany have published their own

07/03/2016

Turkey

From Turkey to the Greek islands - an insight into the migrant smugglers trade

Aksaray Square in Istanbul has been called “smugglers square”. It is there that migrants gather almost every day at sundown in the hope of buying a

07/03/2016

Turkey

Ceasefire and border controls fail to put an end to Syrian refugees arriving in Turkey

The ceasefire and strict border control by Turkey has not put an end to Syrian civilians fleeing their homeland. A camp in Akçakale is one of the

07/03/2016

Turkey

EU warns Turkey over press freedom

Turkey's takeover of leading opposition newspaper Zaman has been widely criticized by EU leaders worried about a media crackdown.

07/03/2016

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Istanbul violence as women defy rally ban

Females in Turkey defied an official ban to mark International Women’s Day in Istanbul. The rally, ahead of the awareness day on Tuesday, March 8

07/03/2016

Turkey

Women march in Turkey but are confronted by police

Riot police in Istanbul forcibly broke up a rally of hundreds of women as they marked International Women’s Day two days early. March the 8 is the

07/03/2016

Turkey

Migrant crisis: 25 drown off Turkish coast including many children

At least 13 children and 12 adults are reported drowned after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off the west coast of Turkey. The Aegean Sea’s

06/03/2016

Turkey

'A dark day for Turkish democracy': violent clashes follow Zaman takeover

Press freedom is thrown into question as Turkish authorities fire tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds protesting the state takeover of Zaman newspaper.

05/03/2016

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Turkish police fire tear gas amid protests over newspaper raid

Turkish police fired tear gas and plastic pellets to disperse thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the country’s biggest newspaper, “Zaman”

05/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey: heightened concerns over press freedom as Zaman reopens

Turkey's top-selling opposition newspaper reopens following a state takeover that has once more thrown into question press freedom.

05/03/2016

Turkey

Turkish police turn water cannon and tear gas on protesters in Istanbul

Police in Istanbul used water canon and tear gas on a crowd trying to prevent them entering the offices of Turkey’s top-selling newspaper. State

05/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey gags Zaman, one of its last opposition newspapers

Turkish authorities have seized control of the opposition newspaper Zaman, one of the country’s last remaining opposition media outlets. Zaman is

04/03/2016

Turkey

Turkish police targeted in two separate attacks

Turkish police have been the target of two assaults in as many days. Two female assailants were killed following gunfire and grenade attacks in

04/03/2016

Turkey

Two women 'killed by police' after attack and siege in Istanbul

Police in Istanbul have come under attack, apparently from two women. According to Turkish media they have both since been killed. As a police bus

03/03/2016

Turkey

Turkish police break up protests in Kurdish south east

Turkish police moved in to disperse hundreds of protesters in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir on Wednesday (March 2) – at least 33 people were

03/03/2016

Turkey

Release of Turkish journalists 'a clear defeat' for Erdogan

The release of two Turkish journalists has been described by one of them as a “clear defeat” for the country’s president. Can Dundar from

02/03/2016

Sport

Galatasaray banned from European competition

Turkey’s most successful football club Galatasaray have been banned from European competition for one year after breaching UEFA’s financial Fair Play

02/03/2016