Bomb blast ‘hits military vehicle, wounds 17’ in Turkey
Explosives planted by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants ripped through a Turkish military vehicle travelling through southeast Turkey on Monday, wounding 17 soldiers, the military...
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Turkey detains 115 more people in post-coup crackdown – Anadolu
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 127 people on suspicion of links to the attempted military coup a year ago, the state-run Anadolu news...
NATO urges Turkey, Germany to settle air base row
NATO’s Secretary General has urged the Turkish and German foreign ministers to resolve their differences over visits to Turkish air bases, part of a wider...
Turkey detains newspaper editor over coup column – newspaper
Turkish authorities detained the editor of a regional newspaper over a column she wrote criticising the government for exaggerating the importance of last year’s coup...
Defiant Erdogan attacks EU, promises to bring back death penalty
By Daren Butler and Tuvan Gumrukcu A defiant President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday stepped up his attack on the European Union, saying Turkey had to...
In shadow of crackdown, Turkey commemorates failed coup
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan and members of the opposition came together on Saturday to mark the anniversary of last year’s failed coup, in a moment...
Turkish PM ‘to propose extending emergency rule by three months’
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Friday that he would propose extending emergency rule, imposed soon after an attempted coup on July 15 last...
Turkish police detain producer of Erdogan film over Gulen links
Turkish police detained the producer of a film on the life of President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, accusing him of ties to the Muslim cleric Ankara says...
Firefighters tackle blaze in Turkish military zone near Syrian border
A fire broke out on Thursday in a military zone in Turkey’s southern province of Kilis bordering Syria and 10 soldiers suffered mild smoke inhalation,...
Erdogan appeals German court ruling that banned parts of satirical poem
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has filed an appeal to a German court over a ruling that banned parts of a satirical poem, a spokesman for...
Gulen says he would not flee US to avoid extradition to Turkey
Fethullah Gulen, the US-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of instigating last year’s failed coup, says he has no plans to flee the United States...
Turkish police kill five in raid on Islamic State cell
Turkish police killed five Islamic State militants in a raid on a house in the central city of Konya on Wednesday and four police were...
Turkey detains dozens of tech staff suspected of coup links
Turkish authorities have ordered the arrest of 105 people working in information technology on suspicion of involvement in an attempted military coup a year ago,...
Turkey orders 72 university staff detained in coup-related probe
Turkey issued arrest warrants for 72 university staff, state media said on Monday, including a former adviser to the main opposition leader who staged a...
Turkish minister barred from entering Austria
Austria has barred Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country to attend an event marking the anniversary of last year’s failed coup in...
Turkey pro-Kurdish party leader refuses to attend court in cuffs
The jailed co-chairman of Turkey‘s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) refused to attend a court hearing in the capital Ankara on Friday because police told him...
Turkey Vice PM not welcome in country
The Dutch Cabinet on Friday declared that Turkey’s Vice Prime Minister Tugrul Türkes was not welcome to travel to the Netherlands for a ceremony among...
EU parliament calls for Turkey accession talks to be suspended
The European Parliament called on Thursday for Turkey’s European Union accession talks to be suspended if Ankara fully implements plans to expand President Tayyip Erdogan’s...
Turkey detains 12 at human rights meeting in island hotel
Turkish police have detained 12 people including the local director of Amnesty International and other rights activists at a meeting on an island near Istanbul,...
Before G20, Erdogan accuses Germany of ‘committing suicide’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying that Germany was “committing suicide” by not letting him speak to Turks in Germany during his visit...
