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Obama urges Turkey and Russia to reduce tensions

A week after Turkey downed a Russian warplane, President Barack Obama has reiterated US support for its NATO ally. “The United States supports

01/12/2015

Turkey

Turkish PM Davutoglu's government wins parliamentary vote of confidence

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s government on Monday won an expected vote of confidence in parliament and approval for its programme

30/11/2015

Europe News

EU and Turkey agree 3 billion euro migration deal

A crisis that EU leaders have been unable to solve alone. The UN expects more than one million refugees to arrive in Europe by the end of the year

29/11/2015

Turkey

'Statelessness, not state' killed Tahir Elci, claims pro-Kurdish HDP leader

“What killed Tahir Elci was not the state, but statelessness…” These were the powerful words from Selahattin Demirtas, leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish

29/11/2015

Turkey

Turkey returns body of Russian pilot whose warplane it shot down

The body of a Russian pilot whose warplane was shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border was being returned home on Sunday. He died after ethnic

29/11/2015

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Police fire tear gas at demonstrators in Turkey

Police in Istanbul fire water cannon and tear gas at demonstrators holding pictures of pro-Kurdish lawyer,Tahir Elci, who was shot dead on November

29/11/2015

Turkey

Questions raised after pro-Kurdish lawyer shot dead in southern Turkey

Questions are being asked about whether or not a top pro-Kurdish lawyer who died during a shootout in Turkey’s troubled south east was caught in

29/11/2015

Turkey

Tension in Turkey after pro-Kurdish lawyer is shot dead

A prominent pro-Kurdish lawyer was killed on Saturday amid a street shootout in Turkey. Early reports suggested that Tahir Elci was caught in the

28/11/2015

Turkey

Top Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci shot dead in Turkey

A top Kurdish lawyer was killed by an unidentified gunman on Saturday amid chaotic scenes in Turkey. Some reports suggest that Tahir Elci was caught

28/11/2015

Turkey

Turkey warns Russia not to 'play with fire' over downing of fighter jet

Turkey’s president has warned Russia not to “play with fire,” as Moscow launches economic retaliation over the downing of one of its fighter jets

27/11/2015

Turkey

Turkey: two journalists jailed over Syria smuggling reports

Two prominent journalists in Turkey are facing charges of espionage after publishing video that allegedly showed trucks, belonging to the state

27/11/2015

Turkey

Turkey dismisses Russia's economic threats over downing of fighter jet

There is an escalating war of words after Turkey’s downing of a Russian fighter jet. Moscow is threatening economic retaliation, something Ankara is

27/11/2015

Turkey

Turkey and Russia trade barbs as tensions mount over downed jet

The leaders of Turkey and Russia have been talking tough and trading accusations over the downing of a Russian fighter jet. The international

26/11/2015

Turkey

Russian co-pilot says his plane downed "without warning" by Turks

Claims and counter-claims fly between Ankara and Moscow over downed SU-24 on Turkish-Syrian border

25/11/2015

Economy

Russia-Turkey trade in question as Moscow to 'reconsider' ties with Ankara

Less than a year ago the Russian and Turkish leaders Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan set aside differences over foreign policy, signing a

25/11/2015

Turkey

Turkey insists it seeks no fight with Russia on its Syrian border as Russia boosts air base defences

Tuesday’s shooting down by Turkey of a Russian jet on its Syrian border is the worst incident between a NATO member and Moscow in half a century

25/11/2015

Turkey

Media war Turkish and Russian press react to downed fighter

Turkish media went into overdrive following the downing of the Russian fighter jet Cumhuriyet ran the headline “On the Brink of War” adding that the

25/11/2015

Turkey

Turkey downing of Russian plane "a stab in the back" says President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Russian plane which was shot down had in no way threatened Turkey but was doing its duty in the fight

24/11/2015

Economy

Russian and Turkish markets slump after jet shot down

Russian stock markets fell following the news that Turkey had shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border. The RTS index tumbled by as much

24/11/2015

Turkey

Fate of pilots of downed Russian jet unclear

Moscow has confirmed one of its SU-24 planes has been shot down by Turkish jets sparking an escalating diplomatic row between Moscow and Ankara which

24/11/2015

Turkey

Russia confirms Turks have shot down one of its planes on Syrian border

Turkish media is reporting that an SU-24 fighter-bomber has been shot down near Latakia on the Turkish border after it entered Turkish airspace. The

24/11/2015

Turkey

Clashes in Nusaybin in south eastern Turkey

Police fired tear gas as clashes broke out in the south eastern Turkish district of Nusaybin. They happened after a group of deputies from the

23/11/2015

Turkey

Turkish pro-Kurdish leader is unharmed after his car is hit by a bullet

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition leader Selahattin Demirtas has escaped an apparent assassination attempt. The rear window of his car was found to

23/11/2015

Turkey

What if the G20 was run by cats?

Ever wondered who really runs the G20. Well, the top dog might be the US, but maybe that’s not all there is too it. Cameras in Ankara inadvertantly

17/11/2015

Economy

Include developing countries, G20 is urged

Although terrorism shot up the agenda at the G20, the world’s largest economies meeting in Turkey also had to tackle other global challenges such as

17/11/2015

Turkey

G20 pledges to cooperate as ISIL threatens further attacks

G20 leaders have promised to cooperate over border security, airline safety, sharing intelligence on suspected terrorists and freezing their assets

16/11/2015