US arrest warrants for members of Erdogan’s security team
Washington prosecutors have charged a dozen Turkish security and police officers with assault after an attack on protesters during Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visit to...
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Thousands rally in Turkey after opposition lawmaker jailed
Several thousand people took to the streets of Turkey‘s two biggest cities on Thursday to protest against a 25-year prison sentence handed down to an...
Turkey hands opposition lawmaker 25 years
Turkish court sentenced on spying charges main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Enis Berberoglu to 25 years in prison on Wednesday, Turkish television channels...
Erdogan likens isolation of Qatar to a ‘death penalty’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday denounced the isolation of Qatar as “inhumane and against Islamic values”, and said the methods used against the Gulf...
One dead in Greece and Turkey quake
A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the western coast of Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday, killing one woman and...
Turkey jails local head of Amnesty pending trial
Turkish authorities jailed the local chairman of Amnesty International pending trial over charges of “membership of a terrorist organisation”, as part a crackdown following last...
Iraq’s Kurds say ‘no turning back’ on independence vote
Iraq’s Kurds said on Friday a referendum on independence will go ahead despite warnings internationally that a vote in favour of secession could trigger conflict...
Erdogan approves troop deployment to Qatar
President Tayyip Erdogan has approved legislation on deploying Turkish troops in Qatar, signalling support for the Gulf state as it faces isolation imposed by fellow...
Turkish parliament approves bill to deploy troops in Qatar
Turkey‘s parliament on Wednesday approved a draft bill allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar, an apparent move to...
German cabinet backs troop pullout from Turkey air base after row
Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday backed the withdrawal of troops from the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey, the German defence minister said, following Ankara’s refusal...
Turkey seizes tonne of heroin in Congo-flagged ship raid
Turkish security forces have seized more than a tonne of heroin hidden in a Democratic Republic of Congo-flagged cargo ship in a raid in international...
Germany aims to avoid escalation of Turkey row during troop pullout
Germany’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he would try to avoid damaging already strained relations with NATO partner Turkey during a withdrawal of German troops,...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party spokesman ‘briefly detained’ (Update)
Turkish authorities briefly detained the spokesman of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) for insulting police on Friday, a party lawmaker said, the latest detention...
Turkish designer sentenced to six months for insulting the nation
Turkish fashion designer Barbaros Sansal, who was arrested in January in the north and deported to Turkey over comments he had made that were perceived...
‘Good atmosphere but nothing new in EU talks with Erdogan’
Talks last week between the heads of European Union institutions and Turkey’s president, Tayyip Erdogan, were held in a “good atmosphere” but produced no new...
Erdogan says EU wants new 12-month plan for ties with Turkey
TURKISH President Tayyip Erdogan said the European Union had presented Turkey with a new 12-month timetable for renewing their relations, the Hurriyet daily said on...
Turkey has removed ‘over 4,000 judges, prosecutors after coup’
Turkey has removed more than 4,000 judges and prosecutors on suspicion of links to last year’s failed coup, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Friday....
Turkey accuses jailed hunger protesters of militant links
Turkey’s interior minister said on Thursday two teachers detained after more than two months on a hunger protest over a government crackdown in which they...
Erdogan vows fight against enemies (Update 1)
President Tayyip Erdogan pledged to fight Turkey’s enemies at home and abroad on Sunday ahead of his election as leader of the ruling AK Party,...
Turkey’s pro-Kurd party elects new co-leader
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party elected a new co-leader on Saturday to replace Figen Yuksekdag, who has been in jail on terrorism charges since November and was...
