Turkish politics

Turkey’s main opposition accused authorities of “plain dictatorship” after officials ordered a re-run of elections in Istanbul where President Tayyip Erdogan's party suffered a surprise defeat.

A fight broke out between supporters of the ruling party and the main opposition party in the middle of a Euronews interview.

Turkey's local elections: Erdogan's AK Party challenges major setbacks in Istanbul and Ankara.

The Syrian town and surrounding province have seen heavy fighting over the past eight weeks

Ankara launched operation "Olive Branch" in northern Syria nearly two months ago to sweep the Syrian Kurdish YPG, which it views as a terrorist group, from the Turkish border.

Ankara says it needs to continue with the measures to combat security challenges

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

Dozens of stars from the entertainment world have united to push Turkey to free jailed journalist Deniz Yucel

Turkey's president tells the Greek press that ties are no longer negative as he starts a two-day visit in Athens.

A family of five fleeing Turkish authorities has drowned after their boat capsized in the Aegean Sea. Their bodies washed up on the Greek island of Lesbos.

A rare insight into the life of an ordinary worker blacklisted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government

Turkish government believes Rocky Balboa poster at Galatasaray match is linked to 2016 failed coup.

Since last year's failed coup, authorities have jailed more than 50,000 people over suspected links to President Erdogan's archenemy.

Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 115 people across 15 provinces over alleged links to last year's failed coup attempt, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Friday.

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

Protesters in Brussels on Tuesday called for the release of human rights activists arrested in Turkey, as foreign minister Cavusoglu met with EU foreign affairs chief Federica…

Euronews speaks to two men exiled by Turkey's government about the impact on their lives.

A year ago, the Armed Forces attempted a coup in Turkey. Hundreds died, it lasted less than a day, and many face lengthy prison sentences as a result.

Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul on Sunday at the culmination of 25-day march that has grown into the biggest protest against a government crackdown following last July's failed military coup.

'Casting off a shirt of fear': Turkish opposition leads thousands to end of 450km Ankara-Istanbul anti-government march.

Amnesty International has branded the detention of eleven people near Istanbul including its local director a “grotesque abuse of power”. It comes

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become the first president to lead a party since 1950. He took over the reins from Binali Yildirim, who will remain as Turkey's prime minister until elections set for 2019.