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Turkey's gendarmerie - the latest target as post-coup purge continues

Months after Turkey’s attempted coup, the purge is continuing.

Turkey

Turkish judicial system flooded with appeal requests after coup crackdown

The Turkish judicial system has been inundated with 70,000 appeal requests by those implicated in the abortive July coup.

Turkey

Bomb injures dozens in Turkey a day after crackdown on Kurdish mayors

Scores of people have been injured in a car bomb attack on local government offices in the southeastern Turkish city of Van.

Germany

Kurds hold mass rally in Cologne

They are angry about Turkey's military intervention in northern Syria and what they say is the Turkish president's "dictatorial behaviour".

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Turkey: PKK blamed for attack on main opposition leader

Turkey’s main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu escaped unhurt on Thursday after his convoy came under fire in the northeastern Black Sea province of Artvin.

Syria

Erdogan wants to contain Syria's Kurdish rebels at all costs

In a joint operation with the US military Turkey has launched its largest incursion into Syria yet, with the aim of taking control of the border town of Jarablus away from…

Turkey

Biden seeks to reassure Turkey of US support after criticism over coup

The US Vice President Joe Biden has voiced support for Turkey during the highest-level visit by a Western diplomat since the failed coup in mid-July.

Turkey

PKK admits it planted Elazig bomb in Turkey

A car bomb exploded outside the police headquarters in the city of Elazig on Thursday. At least five people died and 146 were injured, 14 seriously.

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan blames Gulen supporters over latest bombings

Turkey’s president has accused followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen of being involved in the latest bombings to hit the country.

Turkey

Tens of thousands of prisoners freed in Turkey

The government has given no reason for the reform, which is part of a series of measures outlined in two state-of-emergency decrees.

Turkey

More mass arrests in Turkey as police raid Istanbul law courts

Turkish police have raided offices at three Istanbul courts after arrest warrants were issued for 173 judicial staff.

Turkey

Erdogan tells USA to choose 'Gulen terror group' or Turkey

The Turkish president is calling on the United States to choose between Turkey or FETO, an acronym for what Ankara calls the ‘Gulen Terror Group’.

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Vladimir is waiting for Tayyip

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan met in St.

Turkey

Turkish ministers deliver stark warnings to the EU and USA

Could hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees Turkey is currently preventing from crossing into Europe be on the move westwards again soon?

Russia

Turkey / Russia : Relations on the mend

A meeting between the Russian and Turkish Presidents seems to have gone some way towards mending their bilateral relations.

Russia

Russian and Turkish presidents meet to discuss restoring relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Saint Petersburg.

Turkey

Turkey arrests 16,000 people following failed coup

Turkey’s Justice Minister has said 16,000 people have been detained following last month’s failed coup attempt.

World News

Turkish protests in Washington and Serbia

Hundreds of Turkish demonstrators in the US gathered outside the White House on Sunday in support of the Turkish government.

Turkey

Turkey's most wanted man

Fetullah Gulen is Turkey’s most wanted man, at least according to its President Tayyip Rejep Erdogan.

Austria

Turkey calls Austria 'racist'

Escalating war of words between Ankara and Vienna, which suggested Turkey was heading towards "dictatorship" after last month's failed military coup.