Turkey

Erdogan warns Turkey's top courts over freed journalists

Turkey’s president warned the country’s top court that it’s survival would be up for debate if it repeated rulings that were against the country

11/03/2016

World News

Turkish First Lady: harem was 'school' for women

Emine Erdogan has called the harem of Ottoman sultans a "school" preparing women for life, according to local media.

10/03/2016

Turkey

Release of Turkish journalists 'a clear defeat' for Erdogan

The release of two Turkish journalists has been described by one of them as a “clear defeat” for the country’s president. Can Dundar from

02/03/2016

World News

Turkey: Erdogan says he won't 'accept' or 'respect' court decision to free journalists

The controversial case of two Turkish journalists, who were freed from detention on Friday, has again provoked the wrath of president Recep Tayyip

28/02/2016

Turkey

Erdogan: Turkey will 'give as good as it gets' against Kurdish forces

Turkey’s president has insisted that the country’s military will not stop shelling Kurdish positions in Syria in response to cross-border fire. It

17/02/2016

Turkey

Turkey blames US for 'sea of blood' in region

Turkey lashes out at the US for refusing to acknowledge the Syrian Kurdish PYD party as a terrorist organisation.

10/02/2016

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador: pro-Kurdish protesters clash with police at anti-Erdogan demo in Quito

Scuffles broke out between pro-Kurdish protesters and police in the Ecuadorian capital, Quito, on Thursday. The demonstrators were protesting against

05/02/2016

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan threatens 'consequences' for Moscow, saying Russian jet violated its airspace

The Turkish government said on Saturday that a Russian fighter jet had violated its airspace on Friday. Moscow denied the accusation. Turkey’s

31/01/2016

Turkey

Turkey detains academics over critical petition

Turkish police have arrested at least 14 academics over a petition criticising a military crackdown on Kurdish activists.

15/01/2016

Turkey

Turkey: a rapid and remorseless response from Erdogan

The Turkish president slams intellectuals and the human rights lobby for influencing debate

12/01/2016

Turkey

Turkish cleric and 68 others on trial for accusing Erdogan's son of corruption

The trial of a US based Muslim cleric opens in Istanbul.

06/01/2016

World News

Riot police fire water cannon on protesters in Diyarbakir

In Diyarbakir in the south east of Turkey, Kurds angry at the ongoing government military operations and curfew in the region took to the streets

31/12/2015

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan slams pro-Kurdish Demirtas for "provocation and treason"

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused one of the co-leaders of the pro-Kurdish HDP Party of “provocation and treason.” Selahattin

29/12/2015

Turkey

Erdogan dissuades Bosphorus Bridge jumper

A dramatic scene on Istanbul’s Bosphorus Bridge on Friday as Turkish President Erdogan dissuaded a man from committing suicide. Erdogan motorcade

25/12/2015

Russia

Turkey accuses Russia of "ethnic cleansing" in Syria

The noise of sabres being rattled continues to dominate Russo-Turkish relations. In Moscow President Vladimir Putin has received the flight recorder

09/12/2015

Turkey

Turkey says ISIL oil trade accusations are old-style Soviet propaganda

Turkey has again denied that it is profiting from the oil trade with ISIL, claiming that the Russian accusations are reminiscent of old-style Soviet

03/12/2015

Turkey

Obama urges Turkey and Russia to reduce tensions

A week after Turkey downed a Russian warplane, President Barack Obama has reiterated US support for its NATO ally. “The United States supports

01/12/2015

Turkey

Turkey and Russia trade barbs as tensions mount over downed jet

The leaders of Turkey and Russia have been talking tough and trading accusations over the downing of a Russian fighter jet. The international

26/11/2015

Russia

No violation, no warning, a premediatated provocation growls Moscow

In Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the Turkish government for being a supporter of ISIL terrorism, and of having imposed a programme

25/11/2015

Europe News

Russia envoy to EU sees 'negative impact' on Turkey ties

Russia and Turkey have been trading blows over who is to blame for the downing of a Russian jet close to the Turkish-Syrian border. Euronews spokes

25/11/2015