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Gallipoli still teaching us brutality of war

A poem in Turkish on a Gallipoli hillside tells the traveller to ‘behold a place where an age went down… Listen to the silence where a nation’s heart

World

'They did not succeed in erasing us from the earth': Armenian president interview

Marking 100 years since the Armenian massacres, euronews met with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in the capital Yerevan. Here we spoke of

Turkey

Turkish PM offers his 'deep respect' to Ottoman Armenians

The prime minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu has offered his deep respect to Ottoman Armenians who lost their lives during what he described as “the

Armenia

Armenia remembers the victims of 1915 [pictures]

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Cyprus

Turkish Cypriots vote for new leader

Residents of northern Cyprus are voting for a leader to represent them in talks with Greek Cypriots in the south. Opinion polls put incumbent Dervis

Cyprus

Cyprus reunification hopes edge toward reality

There is growing optimism that stalled peace talks in Cyprus might resume. A dispute over offshore gas reserves led to their suspension last year

Turkey

Turkey says MEPs trying to rewrite history over Armenia killings

Armenia

MEPs call on Turkey to recognise Armenian massacre as 'genocide'

MEPs have called on Turkey to recognise the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman empire during the First World War as ‘genocide’. Turkey opposes the

Turkey

Movie-makers and critics pull out of Istanbul Film Festival amid censorship row

Nearly two dozen movie-makers and a group of international critics have pulled out of the Istanbul Film Festival, amid a censorship row. The

Turkey

Turkey deports British would-be 'jihad' family to UK

Eight British nationals who have been detained in Turkey on suspicion of trying to illegally enter Syria were on their way back to the UK on Tuesday

Turkey

Dutch journalist acquitted of Turkish terrorist propaganda charge

A Dutch journalist charged with disseminating “terrorist propaganda” has been acquitted by a Turkish court. Frederike Geerdink was accused of

Turkey

Turkey: Company executives go on trial over Soma mine disaster

Protesters are calling for harsh sentences, as mining company executives go on trial over Turkey’s worst ever industrial accident

Turkey

Turkey protests after Pope Francis cites Armenian 'genocide'

Turkey has summoned the Vatican’s ambassador in Ankara in protest after Pope Francis quoted the word ‘genocide’ in referring to the mass killings of

Sport

Two suspects detained over Fenerbahce team bus attack

Turkish police have detained two people suspected of involvement in an attack on a bus that was carrying Fenerbahce players. The driver was hit in

Iran

Yemen discord put aside as Iran's Rohani welcomes Turkey's Erdogan

There was a warm greeting in Tehran for Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rohani – despite marked

Turkey

Turkish coast guards rescue over 50 Syrian migrants as their boat sank

At least 51 Syrian migrants have been rescued by Coast Guard teams as their boat sank off Turkey’s Aegean coast in two separate incidents. Videos

Turkey

Turkey suspends top football fixtures after Fenerbahçe bus attack

The Turkish Football Federation has suspended top division league and cup matches for a week after a gunman shot at the Fenerbahçe team bus on

Turkey

Twitter blocked in Turkey after prosecutor hostage photo goes viral

Access to Twitter and YouTube have been blocked in Turkey. The move come less than one week after Istanbul prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz died when

Sport

Gun attack on Turkish football team bus

A coach carrying the Fenerbahce football team came under gun attack on Saturday after their 5-1 victory over Rizespor.

Turkey

Football: Fenerbahçe team bus attacked following 5-1 win

A bus carrying Turkish football team Fenerbahçe was attacked following an away game against Rizespor, according to local television reports. The away