‘Big brother’ Turkey investigating 10,000 social media surfers
TURKISH authorities are investigating some 10,000 people on suspicion of using social media to support terrorism, the interior ministry said on Saturday, part of a
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Russia lays to rest murdered Turkey envoy with full honours (Updated)
Russia staged a sombre funeral ceremony on Thursday for Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey who was shot dead in Ankara by a man
Syrian girl, 7, who tweeted from Aleppo meets Erdogan
A seven-year-old Syrian girl who drew global attention with her Twitter updates from besieged Aleppo met Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at his palace in Ankara
Battle for Syria’s al-Bab intensifies, ‘four Turkish soldiers killed’
Clashes between Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and Islamic State militants intensified around the northern Syrian town of al-Bab on Wednesday, killing four Turkish soldiers and more
Turkish police detain six after Russian ambassador shot dead (Updated)
Turkish police detained six people over the killing of the Russian ambassador, state media said on Tuesday, widening a probe to relatives of the off-duty
Russian ambassador shot dead in Ankara gallery
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Umit Bektas The Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot in the back and killed as he gave a speech at an
Turkey’s purge ‘cuts military by a third’
Turkey’s purge of its military since a botched coup in July has cut its armed forces by a third, the Council of Europe said on
Turkey’s Erdogan blames Kurdish militants after car bomb kills 13, wounds 55 (Update 2)
A car bomb attack on a bus carrying off-duty military personnel killed 13 soldiers and wounded 55 in the central Turkish city of Kayseri on
Germany arrests Turkish man suspected of spying for Turkey
German police have arrested a 31-year-old Turkish man who is suspected of providing information on Kurds living in Germany to Turkish intelligence agencies, the German
Netherlands says it wary of ‘long arm’ of Turkish state
The Netherlands said on Wednesday it would challenge every instance of the “long arm” of Ankara extending to its territory, after a report the Turkish
EU ministers shy away from halting Turkey accession talks
EU foreign ministers said on Tuesday the bloc would not push ahead with membership talks with Turkey but rejected calls by Austria and European lawmakers
Turkey rejigs GDP calculations as output falls for first time since 2009
On paper at least, 79 million Turks got a near 20 per cent boost to their average standard of living on Monday when the government
Turkey detains 235 over Kurdish militant links after Istanbul blasts
Turkey detained 235 people over alleged links to Kurdish militants in nationwide raids on Monday, two days after twin bombings killed 44 people and wounded
Turkish army urges Syrians to seek safety as rebels push on al-Bab
The Turkish army has dropped leaflets on the Islamic State-held city of al-Bab in Syria urging civilians to seek shelter, as rebels backed by Turkish
Kurdish militants claim responsibility for Istanbul attack that killed 38-Update 3
By David Dolan and Tuvan Gumrukcu An offshoot of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility on Sunday for twin bombings that killed
Blast outside Istanbul stadium killed 13, say police sources
A suspected car bomb outside an Istanbul football stadium on Saturday killed at least 13 people, police sources said. Broadcaster NTV said 38 people had
Turkey eyes spring referendum on stronger presidency, election in 2019
Turkey plans a referendum by next May on constitutional changes that would expand the powers of the president and will then hold presidential and parliamentary
Turkish police detain dozens of academics in Gulen-related probe – media (Update)
Police detained more than 50 academics linked to Turkey‘s prestigious Istanbul University on Friday in an investigation targeting followers of the US-based cleric blamed for
Greek court rules against extraditing two more Turkish soldiers
A Greek court ruled on Thursday against the extradition of a further two of eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in a helicopter in
Turkish post-coup probes target student dormitories
Turkish police detained dozens of people on Thursday in an investigation of student dormitories suspected of ties to the network of the US-based cleric accused
