Turkey

Turkey

Turkish fisherman claims Greek officials intentionally sank migrant boat

A video has emerged in which a Turkish fisherman claims he is watching the Greek Coast Guard intentionally sink a dinghy carrying 50 Syrian migrants.

14/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey PM: prospect of snap election 'increasing' after failed coalition talks

With Turkey stuck in political stalemate, the country’s prime minister says he would prefer to see an election held “as soon as possible.” It comes

13/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey blames Kurdish militants for outpost attacks

Turkish officials say Kurdish militants attacked five military outposts in eastern Turkey in the past 24 hours. The country’s army said seven

13/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey: Erdogan promises 'no terrorists will be left'

The human cost of the spiralling violence is beginning to be felt in Turkey. Relatives have gathered to mourn a soldier killed when militants

11/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey suffers most violent day in recent times after wave of attacks

Senior members of the Turkish government including President Erdogan attended the funeral service of a officer killed in an attack on a police

11/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey: several lives claimed in a string of attacks

At least three attacks against government buildings and the security forces have been carried out across Turkey. Two female militants targeted the

10/08/2015

Turkey

Istanbul hit by attacks on police station, US consulate

Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, has been hit by two attacks. Ten people were injured when militants detonated a car bomb outside a police station

10/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey: PKK protesters clash with police and car bomb injures ten in Istanbul

There were clashes with police on Sunday evening in the southeastern town of Cizre where pro-PKK protesters attempted to keep Turkish security forces

10/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey: thousands gather for peace rally in Istanbul

Thousands of people have attended a peace rally in the centre of Istanbul. The event was organised by the Peace Bloc, a group of around 80 Turkish

09/08/2015

Turkey

Turkish PM visits ISIL-hit border region as police clash with PKK supporters

In a show of solidarity, the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has visited troops stationed at an outpost in Kilis province near the country’s

09/08/2015

Turkey

Fighting intensifies as Turkey moves against Kurds inside Turkey

Three people have been killed and seven wounded in clashes between Turkish security forces and suspected PKK militants in the Kurdish town of Silopi

07/08/2015

Turkey

Ceremony in Turkey marks 100 years since Gallipoli August offensive

A ceremony attended by the Australian Governor General Peter Cosgrove has been held in Turkey to mark the 100th anniversary of the August offensive

07/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey struggles in sweltering summer heat

Turkey is basking in a heatwave. In some parts of the country, including Adana in the southeast, the thermometer has been hitting 50 degrees celcius

04/08/2015

Turkey

Turkish troops killed in remote-controlled mine attack

Two Turkish soldiers have been killed after a mine exploded as a military convoy made its way through Sirnak province in southeast Turkey

04/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey: two soldiers killed in suicide attack blamed on PKK

Two soldiers have been killed and 24 others wounded in a suicide attack in eastern Turkey. It is claimed militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party

02/08/2015

Turkey

Hundreds of Crimean Tatar groups gather for world congress in Ankara

Hundreds of ethnic Crimean Tatar groups from around a dozen countries are attending a major world congress this weekend. Those gathered in the

01/08/2015

Turkey

Turkish prosecuters launch investigation into leader of pro-Kurdish opposition

The leader of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party, Selahattin Demirtas, is under investigation by a Turkish prosecutor over allegations that he

31/07/2015

Sport

Germany striker Mario Gomez joins Besiktas

Mario Gomez has arrived in Turkey following his one-year loan move to Besiktas. The Former Bayern Munich forward joins the Istanbul club from

30/07/2015

Turkey

Turkey: Three soldiers killed as anti-PKK airstrikes intensify

Turkey says that three of its soldiers were killed by Kurdish separatists on Thursday in an attack on a military convoy in the southeastern province

30/07/2015

Turkey

Turkey pounds PKK positions in 'anti-terror' operation

Turkish jets have carried out their heaviest assaults on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq since 'anti-terror' air strikes began last week.

29/07/2015

Turkey

NATO backs Turkey in its fight against militants in Syria and Iraq

NATO gave Turkey its full support in fighting militants in Syria and in Iraq at Tuesday’s emergency meeting in Brussels. After a 90-minute

29/07/2015

Turkey

Turkey keeps up pressure on PKK with more airstrikes

Turkish military targets PKK 'logistic depots' and tightens up security on its border with Iraq

29/07/2015

Turkey

Why is Turkey taking on Kurdish and Islamic State militants?

It was an attack last week that seemingly triggered Turkey’s unprecedented double battle against Kurdish and Islamic State militants. 32 people were

28/07/2015

Europe News

NATO supports Turkish fight against terrorism

Initially reluctant to join the international coalition against Islamic State militants, on Friday (July 24) Turkey launched its first bombing raids

28/07/2015

Turkey

Syria and Turkey - a history of a complex relationship

28/07/2015

Europe News

NATO supports Turkish fight against terrorism

Initially a reluctant participant in the international coalition against Islamic State militants, Turkey last week (July 24) launched its first

28/07/2015