Turkey

Turkey

Turkey and US-led coalition urge Russia to stop air strikes on Syrian opposition

Turkey and its partners in the US-led coalition against ISIL on Friday called on Russia to stop its air strikes on the Syrian opposition and focus on fighting Islamist militants.

02/10/2015

Turkey

Turkish soldiers killed by suspected Kurdish militants in Diyarbakir

Τwo Turkish soldiers have been killed by suspected Kurdish militants in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakir. Deadly clashes have surged

01/10/2015

Turkey

Turkish hostages released in Baghdad after a month in captivity

A group of 16 Turkish nationals taken hostage by a little-known armed Islamic group a month ago have been released. They are already in Turkey after

01/10/2015

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Massive floods in Bodrum, Turkey

24/09/2015

Turkey

Gateway to Europe: Why Turkey isn't stopping the migrants

Euronews’ correspondent Bora Bayraktar has visited the Turkish coast to find out why the authorities are not stopping migrants from streaming across

22/09/2015

Turkey

100,000 attend 'anti-terrorism rally' in Istanbul, Turkey

A sea of Turkish flags and 100,000 people gathered in Istanbul on Sunday (Septermber 20) to rally against the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party), the

20/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey's PM calls on Syrian migrants to end protest near Greek border

Turkey’s prime minister is calling on Syrian migrants to end a protest in the city of Edirne, near the country’s border with Greece. Thousands have

20/09/2015

Turkey

Greece poised for new wave of migrants from Turkey

Several thousand migrants and refugees spend Friday (September 18) night in an open-air sports arena after another failed attempt to walk to Turkey’s

19/09/2015

Turkey

Migrants have gathered close to the Turkish town of Erdine hoping to cross into Greece

Walking into Europe is the dream of several hundred migrants who have made their way through Turkey to the Greek border but it has been closed. The

18/09/2015

Turkey

Tens of thousands rally for anti-terror march in Ankara

“No to terror, yes to brotherhood”. That was the motto at an anti-terror rally in Turkey. Tens of thousands marched through Ankara many carrying

17/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey taking care stopping Aegean Sea refugees

Near the tiny village of Behramkale, refugees from Syria leave the Turkish coast and cross the Aegean Sea, heading for the Greek island of Lesbos

16/09/2015

Turkey

Refugees shun the sea for the overland route into Europe from Turkey

A new front may be opening up in Europe’s refugee crisis, with increasing numbers of people looking to head for the Greek border by land via Turkey

15/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey: Soldiers hurt by roadside bomb as conflict with PKK escalates

A roadside bomb has injured at least a dozen soldiers in eastern Turkey. The country has seen daily violence since July when a ceasefire with the

15/09/2015

Turkey

At least 22 dead, hundreds rescued, as migrant boat capsizes near Turkey

At least 22 people die as a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Turkey.

15/09/2015

Turkey

Violence and unrest continue in Cizre

There has been no let-up in tension in the Kurdish city of Cizre. An eight-day curfew has been reinstated after a 24 hour hiatus. Turkey’s Civil War

14/09/2015

Turkey

Residents inspect damage as Cizre curfew lifted in Turkey

Residents assess the damage as an eight-day curfew is lifted in the predominantly Kurdish city of Cizre in Turkey. It had been cut off last Friday

12/09/2015

Turkey

Drowned Iraqi migrant children laid to rest in homeland

Funerals have been held for two Iraqi migrant children, who drowned near the Turkish resort town of Bodrum last week. Twelve-year-old Zainab Hadi and

10/09/2015

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Turkey's turmoil threatens to derail elections

Turkish police have blocked senior Kurdish politicians from marching to a town under a week-long curfew. Led by the co-chair of the Peoples’

10/09/2015

Turkey

Turkish election "impossible" as violence spreads

Turkey’s chances of holding an election in November are “becoming impossible” because of growing unrest, according to the head of the pro-Kurdish

09/09/2015

Turkey

Turkish refugee camps for Syrians set high standard

Syrians in the Nizip Refugee Camp are thankful for Turkey’s open-handed hospitality. For one thing, the 10,500 people in Nizip, around 50km from the

09/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey's HDP pro-Kurdish opposition party HQ attacked

The headquarters of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party has been attacked. Windows were smashed at the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) building in

09/09/2015

Turkey

14 police officers killed by PKK bomb attack in eastern Turkey

At least 14 police officers have been killed by Kurdish militants in a bomb attack in Turkey, widening a conflict with the Turkish state. Tuesday’s

08/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey continues to pound PKK targets

Turkish jets are continuing to pound Kurdistan Workers’ Party targets in northern Iraq. Ankara says many of the PKK’s fighters have been killed

08/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey pledges to wipe out the PKK after the Kurdish separatist group killed 16 soldiers on Sunday

Premises belonging to or being used by the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party – the HDP – were attacked across Turkey on Monday. Turkish

08/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey vows to clear PKK stronghold as violence grows

Turkish aircraft have launched retaliatory airstrikes on PKK positions in the country’s mountainous southeast region. After Kurdish bombing kills 16

07/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey: air strikes launched against PKK targets

The Turkish government has launched air strikes against 13 known targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK, in retaliation for an attack that is

07/09/2015