Turkey Review of the Year: Turkey takes the path of assertive independence Its candidacy for EU membership long-since rebuffed, Turkey appears more firmly set than ever on a path of assertive independence. Where it leads, will be a major issue in the year to come. 23/12/2020
Turkey Turkey orders arrest of 304 over suspected ties to aborted 2016 coup Following the coup attempt, President Erdogan and his government instigated purges of the military and civil society on an unprecedented scale in modern Turkish history. 08/12/2020
Turkey Two Russian journalists arrested in Turkey Two Russian journalists from Russian TV channel NTV were arrested in Istanbul, the channel said. 05/12/2020
Turkey Hundreds of army personnel jailed for life over Turkey's failed coup They were accused of directing the coup and bombing key government buildings, including a section of the parliament building. 26/11/2020
Places How can we stop 200,000 tonnes of plastic polluting the Mediterranean? A new report from IUCN highlights the scale of the plastic problem in the Mediterranean. 30/10/2020
Turkey Turkish ship at centre of Greece drilling row returns to Mediterranean The move is likely to reignite tensions with Greece over the sovereignty of waters in the eastern Mediterranean and ownership of natural resources. 12/10/2020