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First coup case hearing opens in Istanbul

A total of 137 suspects attended the first hearing in a major case into last year’s failed coup attempt in Turkey,

Turkey

US-Turkey diplomatic row escalates

Diplomatic tension between the US and Turkey over visa restrictions has escalated.

USA

Turkey and United States mutually scale back visa services

Washington and Ankara row over arrest of US consulate employee in Istanbul

Syria

Syria War: Turkey-backed rebels launch offensive on Idlib

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Turkey

Erdogan assassination plot: dozens of defendants given life in prison

Turkey

Erdogan and Putin face to face in key regional talks

Relations have strengthened despite Ankara and Moscow supporting opposing sides in Syria's civil war

World

Pre-paid debit cards for refugees in Turkey

The EU cash based programme allows refugees to make purchases for food and other essential items

World

Syrian refugees in south-east Turkey: one story from Sanliurfa

Hadige's family settled outside Sanliurfa, south-east Turkey 3 years ago.

Iraq

Explained: Kurdistan’s controversial independence referendum

All you need to know about Kurdistan's bid to split from Baghdad.

Turkey

Turkey votes to extend mandate for troops in Iraq and Syria

Turkey's parliament have voted to extend the authorisation to deploy Turkish troops in Iraq and Syria.

Iraq

Alarm grows over Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq

The UN Security Council has expressed concern about the "potentially destabilising impact" of the vote

Turkey

Istanbul's main Ataturk airport closed after jet crashes on runway

Turkey

Erdogan echoes Iraqi alarm over Kurdish independence vote

President Erdogan is to raise northern Iraq's planned referendum during a visit to the US this week.

France

Freed journalist arrives back in France

Loup Bureau says he is both relieved and surprised to have been freed on Friday.

Turkey

What you need to know about Turkey’s S-400 air defence missiles

Turkey after sparked concern among its NATO allies after striking an arms deal with Russia.

Turkey

Turkish politician forced to dig up mother's grave after threats

Protesters refuse to allow body of mother of detained politician to be interred in Ankara

Turkey

Nato went 'crazy' over Russia deal, says Erdogan

President Erdogan to NATO allies: "What were we supposed to do, wait for you forever?"

Turkey

Turkish journalists to stay in jail

Istanbul court rules 17 members of Turkey's main opposition newspaper must remain behind bars

Turkey

Rights group: Turkey newspaper trial a 'mockery of justice'

Prosecutors have charged 17 staff members of Turkey's main opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet with allegedly "sponsoring terror organisations," including the network of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the government blames for last year's failed coup.

Italy

Suspected migrant traffickers detained in Sicily

Italian police have detained two suspected people smugglers after a boat carrying 230 migrants docked in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo.