Turkey purges hundreds of civil servants in latest decrees
Turkey dismissed hundreds civil servants and boosted President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers over the MIT national intelligence agency in two decrees published on Friday, the latest...
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Turkey’s Bahceli says Kurdish referendum a potential reason for war
he head of Turkey‘s nationalist opposition said on Thursday a planned independence referendum by Kurds in northern Iraq should be viewed by Ankara as a reason...
Cavusoglu to tell Iraqi Kurdish officials independence vote wrong
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday he would tell Iraqi Kurdish officials later in the day that their decision to hold an independence referendum was wrong...
Germany’s Gabriel hits back at Erdogan (Update)
Germany’s foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel said Berlin and the rest of Europe should back the “democratically minded” majority of Turks who did not support President...
Erdogan tells Turks in Germany to vote against Merkel
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said German Chancellor Angela Merkel was an enemy of Turkey and called on Turks in Germany to vote against...
Turkey takes a swipe at Merkel, says Germany can’t dictate EU policy
Turkey’s EU minister said on Thursday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s comments about halting the expansion of a customs union between Ankara and the European...
Turkey asks Germany to extradite coup suspect
Turkey has asked Germany to extradite a theology lecturer suspected of playing a major role in last year’s failed coup, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said...
Suspected Islamic State militant kills Turkish police officer in Istanbul
A suspected Islamic State militant stabbed a Turkish police officer to death while being taken to the Istanbul police headquarters, the state-run Anadolu news agency...
German lawmaker wants security guarantees to visit Turkey
A German lawmaker from the far-left Left party wants security guarantees from the German foreign ministry before embarking on a Nato-led trip to visit soldiers...
Turkey agrees to German lawmaker visit to troops, says Berlin
Turkey has agreed to let German lawmakers visit soldiers serving at an air base in Turkey next month as part of a Nato trip, a...
Earthquake of 5.3 magnitude shakes Turkey’s Bodrum
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 shook south-western Turkey near the Aegean coastal town of Bodrum on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. It...
After military shake-up, Erdogan says Turkey to tackle Kurds in Syria
Days after a reshuffle of Turkey’s top military commanders, President Tayyip Erdogan has revived warnings of military action against Kurdish fighters in Syria that could...
Turkey promises to eliminate anti-China media reports
Turkey regards China’s security as akin to its own and will move to stamp out any anti-China reports in its media, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu...
Turkey replaces land, air and navy commanders
Turkey decided on Wednesday to replace the heads of the army, air force and navy, local media reported, in the latest shake-up of the armed...
Turkey opens trial of nearly 500 defendants over failed coup
Nearly 500 suspects including army generals and pilots went on trial in Turkey on Tuesday, many of them accused of commanding last year’s failed coup...
Turkey says detains more than 1,000 in latest anti-terror raids
Turkish authorities detained 1,098 people over the last week for suspected links to militant groups or last year’s failed coup attempt, the interior ministry said...
Turkey opposition stages sit-in protest
Turkey‘s main opposition staged a sit-in on Thursday to protest against proposed changes to parliamentary procedure that it says will restrict lawmakers’ ability to challenge...
Erdogan says Israel damaging Jerusalem’s ‘Islamic character’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel on Wednesday of inflicting damage on Jerusalem’s “Islamic character”, in comments likely to further inflame regional tensions in a dispute over...
EU to Turkey: respect for rights “imperative” to join bloc
By Robin Emmott The European Union on Tuesday delivered its most public criticism yet of Turkey’s security crackdown since last year’s failed coup, saying there...
Migrant deal with Turkey working well, says EU official
An EU deal with Turkey to stem the westward flow of migrants is working well, and day-to-day bilateral ties are better than rhetoric might suggest,...
