Syria

Hundreds killed in Turkey's military campaign in Syria says Russia

Moscow claims civilians have been victims of Ankrara's targeting of Kurdish militia fighters

1 February 2018

World News

Syrian opposition will not attend Russian peace conference

A spokesman for Syria's opposition rules out taking part in Russian brokered peace talks.

27 January 2018

World News

Turkey's Afrin offensive enters fifth day

Turkey's air and ground 'Operation Olive Branch' in the Afrin region of northern Syria is now in its fifth day, targeting Kurdish YPG fighters and opening a new front in Syria's multi-sided civil war.

24 January 2018

Syria

Ankara-Washington talks scheduled as Turkey pushes ahead in Syria

Ankara announces President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will speak to his US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday.

23 January 2018

Syria

'We are not enemies of the Turkish people': former PYD leader

Salih Muslim tells euronews that Moscow is also involved in the northern Syrian campaign, known as 'Operation Olive Branch'.

23 January 2018

Syria

Syria: Turkey steps up offensive against Kurdish forces

The Turkish military is set to activate ground operations in addition to the air strikes it has launched against the US-backed YPG militia in Afrin province

21 January 2018

Turkey

Tensions rise between Turkey & Syria

Turkey has asked Russia to assist with air activity in Syria

18 January 2018

Turkey

War in Syria: Plans for U.S.-backed border force in Syria denounced

Turkey's president vowed to "suffocate" efforts to begin training members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and create what he called a "terror army".

15 January 2018

Syria

US is 'playing with fire', Turkey warns

Turkey claims the US is 'playing with fire' over plans to set up a border force on the Syrian frontier.

15 January 2018

World News

Turkey: Plane skids off runway landing metres from sea

Had the plane skidded three metres further it would have landed in the Black Sea, reports suggest

14 January 2018

Turkey

Turkey's Good Party emerges as serious challenger to Erdogan

The Good Party has gathered ground since its foundation last October, emerging as a serious contender to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in next year's presidential elections.

10 January 2018

Germany

Footballer convicted of terrorism in Turkey shot at on German motorway

Last summer, Kurdish-German footballer Deniz Naki was beaten by a spectator during a match.

8 January 2018

World News

Erdogan clashes with French journalist in Paris

Erdogan accuses a French journalist of acting like member of a group described as being terrorist in Turkey

5 January 2018

World News

Turkish police carry out dawn raids on ISIL suspects

Dozens of suspected ISIL militants arrested following crackdown across Turkey.

29 December 2017

World News

Turkey signs deal to buy missiles from Russia

President Erdoğan defended the move which has alarmed its NATO allies amid tensions with Moscow.

29 December 2017

World News

Zara workers plead for 'unpaid wages' after factory shutdown

In July 2016, workers producing clothes for some of Europe’s biggest fashion brands discovered that their boss had disappeared with their wages

19 December 2017

Turkey

Turkey's President Erdogan wants to open an embassy in East Jerusalem

Turkey will open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognise it as the capital of Palestine.

18 December 2017

Turkey

Number of jailed journalists hits 17-year high

Hundreds of journalists are being held behind bars as the world fails to address a crisis around press freedom, it’s been claimed.

14 December 2017

Turkey

Erdogan calls Israel 'terrorist', Netanyahu hits back

The Israeli prime minister says he won't take lectures from a Turkish president "who jails journalists... and helps terrorists".

10 December 2017

Cult

Rock star Johnny Hallyday leaves his mark on Turkey

Johnny Hallyday, who died on Wednesday, released several songs in Turkish.

7 December 2017