no comment Banksy mural Iconic British street artist Banksy has unveiled a 21 metre mural, calling attention to the detention of Turkish artist Zehra Dogan 16/03/2018
Germany Germany moves to ease tension with Turkey Germany moves to calm the storm with Turkey's leader and talks tough on the outlawed PKK. 01/07/2017
USA US House calls for criminal charges against Erdogan bodyguards Its resolution reflected outrage at a brawl with protesters last month outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington 07/06/2017
Turkey Turkish military helicopter crash kills 13 soldiers A Cougar military helicopter crashed in Turkey’s southeastern Sirnak province on Wednesday evening, killing all 13 soldiers on board. The army said 31/05/2017
Turkey US arming of Syrian Kurds will dominate Turkish president's visit to Washington Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he expects talks in Washington with Donald Trump next week will mark a new beginning in their troubled relations. 12/05/2017
Turkey Turkey detains mayor of Van and takes over three municipalities in southeast Authorities in Turkey have detained the mayor of Van. 17/11/2016
Turkey Turkey's holiday resort of Antalya hit by rocket attack Turkey’s holiday resort of Antalya has reportedly been hit by a triple rocket attack. 14/10/2016
Turkey Deadly truck bombing in Turkey at military outpost A truck bombing at a military outpost has killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more in Turkey. 09/10/2016
Turkey Turkey: car bomb targeting Cizre police HQ kills at least 11 people A car bomb attack on a police headquaters in the Turkish town of Cizre has killed at least 11 people. 26/08/2016
Turkey Turkey: PKK blamed for attack on main opposition leader Turkey’s main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu escaped unhurt on Thursday after his convoy came under fire in the northeastern Black Sea province of Artvin. 25/08/2016
Turkey Turkey: blasts blamed on PKK militants leave more than a dozen dead At least 14 people are reported dead – mostly police and soldiers – and around 300 injured after three bomb blasts in Turkey’s southeast. 18/08/2016
Turkey Six dead in car bombing in southeast Turkey At least six people have died in a car bombing outside a police station in southeast Turkey. 15/08/2016
Turkey Turkish prosecutors seek jail term for pro-Kurdish party leader Demirtas Turkish prosecutors are seeking five-year jail sentences for the head of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtas and another pro-Kurdish MP Sirri Sureyya… 12/08/2016
Turkey PKK blamed for deadly bombings in southeast Turkey Bomb blasts in two cities in southeast Turkey killed nine people and wounded 38 on Wednesday. Security sources are blaming the Kurdistan Workers Party known as the PKK. 10/08/2016
Turkey At least 3 soldiers killed in Turkey's southeast Sirnak province Turkish security sources said three soldiers have been killed and ten others wounded in the country’s southeastern Uludere district, reports Reuters news agency. 10/08/2016
Iraq Turkey bombs PKK in northern Iraq for first time since failed coup For the first time since last Friday's failed coup, state media says Turkish warplanes have carried out air strikes against the PKK in northern Iraq. 20/07/2016
Turkey Turkey: PKK claims responsibility for Diyarbakir car bomb The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK has said it carried out Thursday’s car bombing in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir that killed seven police 01/04/2016
Turkey Fighting talk for the EU from Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses leaders of hypocrisy over migrants, human rights and terrorism 18/03/2016
