English

More about this topic

Cyprus

Why are Turkey and Cyprus arguing over drilling rights?

The 45-year dispute over the northern part of Cyprus has flared up once more as Turkey begins oil and gas exploration off the coast but how did this conflict start?

Turkey

Opposition candidate wins decisive victory in Istanbul re-run election

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan congratulated opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu on Sunday for winning Istanbul's re-run mayoral election according to unofficial results.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The UK’s harsh stance on refugees is hypocritical ǀ View

Toxic attitudes to refugees and migrants across our country have steadily been on the rise since the Brexit referendum, while our European neighbours are putting us to shame in welcoming refugees in large numbers.

World

Khashoggi killing 'was not a rogue operation', says UN investigator

Saudi Arabia had knowledge of and is responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to a UN special investigation into the killing. The report says Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, should be investigated over the brutal death of the journalist in October 2018.

ADVERTISEMENT

Turkey

Eight migrants drown at sea off the coast of Turkey

Eight migrants drown at sea off the coast of Turkey after boat overturns

Malta

EU Mediterranean states back Cyprus in dispute with Turkey

Earlier this week Cyprus said it had issued arrest warrants for the crew of a Turkish drilling ship which it said had infringed on its territory.

Turkey

New dam on River Tigris will wipe out entire village of Hasankyef

They call it the cradle of civilisation. Historians refer to it as Mesopotamia - the place where the Stone Age began. But the ruined buildings that have dotted the landscape of southern Turkey for thousands of years, will soon be lost forever as a new dam is being built on the River Tigris.

France

Calls grow for release of French academic who is being held in Turkey

Calls are growing for the release of a French academic who has been held in Turkey for nearly a month after protesting against the conflict between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK).

Greece

Watch: Diving club volunteers saving migrants off Greece

"When we go to help refugees and find dead children, in their eyes we see the souls and eyes of our own children,” said diver Stelios Hatziandreou.

Turkey

Turk with terminal cancer 'denied passport to get treatment abroad'

A professor with terminal cancer says Turkish authorities have cancelled his passport, stopping him from going abroad for alternative treatment.

World News

Istanbul opposition vows to fight again following election cancellation

Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Istanbul to protest against the cancellation of municipal election results that gave the opposition as winners.

World News

'Masked men beat us': Greece accused of violent asylum pushbacks

Scores of Turkish asylum seekers have been pushed back — sometimes violently — from Greece in the last three weeks, lawyers and family members told Euronews.

Turkey

Turkey mayoral re-run: Istanbulians tell Euronews their opinions

Euronews took to the streets of Istanbul to ask residents what they thought about officials ordering a re-run of mayoral elections in the city.

Turkey

Has Turkey been pasting headscarves onto women in school textbooks?

A German language school textbook distributed in Turkey has received criticism for allegedly photoshopping hijabs onto various women.

World

Migrants increasingly risk lives arriving in Greece by river or sea

Migrants put their lives on the line trying to get from Turkey to Greece, crossing by boat to the Greek city of Alexandropouli, Greece, or crossing the Evros river on the border to make it to Europe. Euronews correspondents Fay Doulgkeri and Bryan Carter report.

World News

Which country has the highest average BMI in Europe?

From 1985 to 2017, BMI rose by an average of 2kg/m2 in women and 2.2kg/m2 in men globally, which is equivalent to each person becoming 5-6kg heavier — how did Europe fair?

Turkey

Opposition parties dominate social media ahead of election re-run

Euronews found in our analysis of video views on social media that opposition parties and candidates came out ahead of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party).

Turkey

Cities urge Istanbulians to scrap June holidays & vote in poll re-run

After officials on Monday ordered a re-run of elections in Istanbul, several municipalities took to Twitter urging people from the city not to come on holiday in June, but to stay and vote.

Turkey

Erdogan says a re-run of Istanbul election will strengthen democracy

Turkish President Erdogan said the decision for a re-run of local elections in Istanbul, where his party suffered defeat, will strengthen democracy

Turkey

'We'll emerge victorious': Turkish opposition defiant in poll rerun

Istanbul's ousted mayor gave an uplifting message to supporters as his CHP party pledged to defeat Erdogan a second time.