Turkey Raids across Turkey target media outlets linked to Erdogan foe Fethullah Gulen More than 30 media workers have been arrested during raids on organisations across Turkey. Turkish police raided the offices of Samanyolu Television 14/12/2014
Greece Greece and Turkey stress importance of economic ties at annual summit Turkey and Greece have agreed to strengthen their economic ties despite deep-rooted differences, particularly over Cyprus. Turkish Prime Minister 06/12/2014
Greece Turkish PM visits Greece amid tensions over Cyprus energy rights The Turkish Prime Minister has begun his two-day visit to Greece amid tensions over energy exploration rights around Cyprus. Ahmet Davutoglu called 06/12/2014
Syria Kurdish fighters vow to go on fighting as long as the ISIL threat remains. Women Kurdish peshmerga are fighting alongside their male compatriots to repel the ISIL assault on Kobani on the Syrian border with Turkey. The siege there has a become a powerful international symbol 05/12/2014
Germany Calls grow in Germany for heroic Turkish woman who lost her life protecting girls to be honoured Popular pressure is growing in Germany for Tugce Albayrak, the 23-year-old Turkish student who was murdered while going to help two women being 03/12/2014