World News

French FM Ayrault warns Erdogan not to use coup as 'blank cheque'

France’s foreign minister has warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to use the country’s quashed coup as a ‘‘blank cheque’‘ to silence opponents.

17/07/2016

Turkey

Purges of Turkey's military and judiciary continue

Turkey’s authorities have rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters, including top commanders and foot soldiers, and ordered thousands of judges detained after forces loyal to Erdogan crushe

17/07/2016

Turkey

Erdogan demands US extradite Gulen

Just hours after surviving a coup attempt Turkey’s president Tayyip Erdogan has blamed his arch-enemy Fethullah Gulen and demanded the US extradite him.

16/07/2016

Turkey

Defiant mood in Turkey after coup fails

Thousands of Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan’s supporters took to the streets of Istanbul after he urged them to resist the coup attempt against him on Friday…

16/07/2016

Turkey

Turkey coup: mass arrests after uprising crushed, government says

Almost 3000 soldiers, including high-ranking officers, have been arrested in Turkey after an attempted military coup.

16/07/2016

World News

Turkey President says 'coup traitors will pay a heavy price'

The attempted coup d’etat which has claimed at least 60 lives in Turkey seems to be drawing to a close, but what Erdogan called an act of treachery will be sure to have repurcussions for weeks to…

16/07/2016

World News

Turkey: citizenship for Syrian refugees?

Turkey’s president has hinted that Syrian refugees in the country could be offered citizenship.

04/07/2016

Turkey

Russia and Turkey agree to 'normalise' trade and economic relations

A year ago, they were shaking hands, then relations cooled to icy temperatures, but now it seems Russia and Turkey could be on the road to restoring ties.

29/06/2016

World News

Conflicting messages from Turkey over Russian jet

Ankara now says it will not pay compensation to Russia, despite expressing regret over the downing of one of its fighter jets last year.

28/06/2016

World News

German MPs file war crime lawsuit against Turkey

The Turkish military shelled the town of Cizre in the southeast for five months last year, and then claimed it had killed 600 PKK fighters in its war with the Kurdish militant…

27/06/2016

Turkey

Erdogan writes to Kremlin to end rift over downed jet

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has written to Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a bid to end a standoff between the two nations sparked by the shooting down of a Russian…

27/06/2016

Turkey

Turkey announces fresh round of EU talks

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says if talks do not proceed according to plan, Turkey may hold its own referendum on EU membership.

23/06/2016

Turkey

Turks outraged at Germany's Armenian genocide recognition

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Kenya as part of an African tour, might have been expected to react strongly to the German vote.

02/06/2016

World News

Ex-Miss Turkey gets suspended sentence for insulting president

A former Miss Turkey has been given a 14-month suspended jail sentence for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

01/06/2016

Germany

Turkey warns Germany over vote on Armenian mass killings

Turkey has warned Germany against voting for a parliamentary resolution recognising the mass killings of Armenians as a genocide.

31/05/2016

Turkey

Turkey: Muslim families should forget birth control says Erdogan

He has already condemned abortion, called birth control “treason”, and told women they should have at least three children.

30/05/2016

World News

Turkey warns EU migrant deal could collapse if visa-waiver isn't speeded up

With the German chancellor attending the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey’s president has used the occasion to raise the issue of Turkish visa-free travel to the European…

25/05/2016

Turkey

Germany's Merkel tells Turkey to meet all terms for visa-free travel

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Turkey it must fulfill all the conditions set by the EU before its citizens get visa free travel to the…

23/05/2016

Turkey

Turkey's new PM to push through Erdoğan's constitutional change

Turkey's ruling AK party has unanimously elected Transport Minister Binali Yildirim as the new party leader.

22/05/2016

Turkey

Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition to fight move to strip MPs of immunity

Turkey’s parliament has voted to strip its members of immunity from prosecution; a move likely to see the pro-Kurdish opposition sidelined.

20/05/2016