Turkey

Turkey

Turkey can 'count on a repeat' of upcoming watershed election

Twelve years of unimpeachable dominance by the ruling AK Party will come to an end in Turkey after this Thursday’s elections — or maybe not. The

06/06/2015

Turkey

Explosions kill 2, injure 100 at Kurdish rally in eastern Turkey

Two people were killed and more than 100 injured when two explosions ripped through a Kurdish party rally in eastern Turkey on Friday, just two days ahead of a heated general election.

05/06/2015

World

Turkey can 'count on a repeat' of upcoming watershed election

Twelve years of unimpeachable dominance by the ruling AK Party will come to an end in Turkey after this Thursday’s elections — or maybe not. The

05/06/2015

Turkey

AKP loses its majority as Kurdish party enter Turkish Parliament

Turkey’s AKP party suffered a tough night at the hands of the electorate as it lost its overall majority in the parliamentary elections. The ruling

05/06/2015

Turkey

Turkey: Ruling AKP won't work with Vote and Beyond election monitors

Vote and Beyond monitoring group will verify the voting and vote-counting process in Turkey parliamentary election. President Erdogan's ruling AK Party has refused to work with the organisation, sayin

05/06/2015

Turkey

Turkish expats have their say ahead of June 7 election

Turkey goes to the polls for the country’s 24th parliamentary election on June 7. But during the month of May expatriots from around the world had

03/06/2015

World

Turkish opposition strive to prevent more power accruing to Erdogan

In Turkish polling on Sunday, if the ruling AK Party gets more than 55% of the votes, it would mean at least 330 members taking seats in parliament

03/06/2015

Turkey

Turkish election 2015: what you need to know

Turks go to the polls on Sunday, June 7, to elect a new parliament, called the Grand National Assembly, which will determine the government that will

03/06/2015

World

Turkey's Kurdish HDP needs ten percent of votes or won't have a voice

Around 14 million Kurds live in Turkey, most of them in cities in the south-east, which are strongholds of the left-wing Peoples’ Democratic Party

02/06/2015

Turkey

Much ado about a loo: Turkey's president challenges opposition over golden toilet seat claims

Opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu accused the president of using tax payers' money to decorate his presidential palace bathroom, most notably with a golden lavatory.

01/06/2015

Turkey

Turkey elections: Pro-Kurdish party puts pressure on Erdogan

Campaigning for Turkey’s parliamentary elections has entered its final week. For President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an event on Saturday celebrating the

30/05/2015

Turkey

Turkey's political parties seek crucial votes abroad ahead of general election

Turkey goes to the polls in a general election next weekend, on Sunday June 7th, but for many Turkish citizens living abroad the ballot has already

29/05/2015

Turkey

Turkey's refugees weigh on border voters' minds and wallets

Refugees have become an election concern in Turkey. Our correspondent Bora Bayraktar reported: “Reyhanlı, at Turkey’s with Syria, is one of the towns

29/05/2015

Turkey

Turkish electoral candidates include more Armenians

Many more Armenians used to live in Turkey, for centuries. Before 1915, according to varying estimates, there were 1.3-2 million. Today this minority

28/05/2015

My Europe Series

"Frustration, mistrust and disappointment" - Turkey's strained ties with Europe

Turkey’s elections on June 7th will be a key test of the country’s democracy and its bid to join the EU. A crackdown on dissent has worried Brussels

28/05/2015

Turkey

Turkish government majority unsure ahead of national poll

In Turkey’s general elections on June 7th, 19 parties will be competing for votes. These will include communists, liberals, Islamists and former

27/05/2015

Sport

Record 20th League title for Turkish club Galatasaray

The streets of Ankara became a cauldron of celebrations late into Monday night as Galatasaray were crowned Turkish Football League Champions. It was

26/05/2015

Cinema

Flowering female sexuality in Turkey explored in 'Mustang'

‘Mustang’ is a film by Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven and is presented as part of the Directors Fortnight, a parallel selection, at the Cannes

21/05/2015

Turkey

Turkey world's top host for refugees; many want to stay

Turkey has broken the dire record of the country hosting the largest number of refugees in the world, now an estimated two million, mostly Syrian

20/05/2015

Turkey

Turkey: Erdogan condemns Egypt death penalty ruling against ousted Mursi

An Egyptian court’s decision to seek the death penalty for ousted Mohamed Mursi has been condemned by Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The

16/05/2015

Turkey

Turkey: locals 'terrified' as giant sinkhole appears

Residents of Konya Province in southern Turkey have spoken of their terror when a giant sinkhole suddenly appeared in a local field. “We are very

16/05/2015

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NATO foreign ministers sing 'We Are the World'

15/05/2015

Turkey

Turkish graft prosecuters dismissed

Four Turkish prosecutors and one judge, who had been involved in the country’s biggest-ever corruption investigation have themselves been dismissed

13/05/2015

Turkey

Turkish president accused of illegal electioneering

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Germany’s large ethnic Turkish community to preserve their homeland’s language and culture

10/05/2015

Turkey

Former Turkish army chief Kenan Evren dies

Former Turkish army chief and president Kenan Evren has died aged 97. Evren was sentenced to life in prison last year for leading a 1980 coup that

10/05/2015

Turkey

Everybody is focusing on Taksim square

01/05/2015