‘Stability needs to prevail in Turkey,’ says spokesman
IF Turkey wants to contribute to the Cyprus peace talks, it will not create any problems in the Republic of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone, because...
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2.5 million Turkish referendum votes could have been manipulated
Up to 2.5 million votes could have been manipulated in Sunday’s Turkish referendum which ended in a tight ‘Yes’ vote for greater presidential powers, Alev...
Law violated at referendum – Turkish bar association
A last-minute decision by Turkey’s electoral board to allow unstamped ballots in Sunday’s referendum was clearly against the law, prevented proper records being kept, and...
Monitors criticise Turkey referendum; Erdogan denounces “crusader mentality” (Updated)
A defiant Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan denounced the West’s “crusader mentality” on Monday after European monitors criticised a referendum to grant him sweeping new powers,...
European leaders respond cautiously to Turkey vote (Updated)
Germany said on Monday the close result in Turkey’s referendum on expanding Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers was a big responsibility for him to bear...
Erdogan declares referendum victory, opponents plan challenge (Updated)
President Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in a referendum on Sunday to grant him sweeping powers in the biggest overhaul of modern Turkish politics, but opponents...
Turkish “Yes” lead narrows to 51.7 pct in final stages of count (Update 3)
Votes for constitutional change to hand President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping powers held a narrow lead with almost all ballot boxes opened on Sunday, but Turkey’s...
Turks vote in historic referendum on expanding Erdogan’s power
Turks cast their votes in a referendum on Sunday that could place sweeping new powers in the hands of President Tayyip Erdogan and herald the...
In historic referendum, Erdogan faces his biggest test
By Nick Tattersall and Humeyra Pamuk MUCH like the vast mosque he has commissioned atop one of Istanbul’s highest hills, President Tayyip Erdogan’s supporters hope...
Our View: No predicting how Erdogan will behave, win or lose on Sunday
TURKEY goes to the polls tomorrow to vote on the proposed radical change of the constitution. If the ‘yes’ vote prevails it would replace the...
Turkey says could suspend EU migrant deal if no progress on visas
Turkey could re-evaluate or suspend all agreements under its migration deal with the European Union if the bloc does not give a positive response on...
Erdogan says emergency rule could be extended upon expiry
The state of emergency imposed on Turkey after a failed coup last July could be extended further after it expires this month, President Tayyip Erdogan...
Chemical weapons experts in Turkey ‘to investigate Syria attack’
A team of experts from the global chemical weapons watchdog has been sent to Turkey to collect samples as part of an investigation into an...
Kurdish militants claim Turkey tunnel attack (Update 2)
Kurdish militants on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a police compound in southeast Turkey that killed three people, saying more than 2...
Turkish referendum polls put ‘yes’ vote slightly ahead
Two Turkish opinion polls on Wednesday showed a narrow majority of Turks, between 51-52 per cent, would vote ‘yes’ in Sunday’s referendum on changing the...
South-east Turkey blast appears accidental – minister (Update 2)
An explosion in a police compound in Turkey‘s south-eastern city of Diyarbakir wounded several people and sent a large plume of grey smoke rising over...
Russia tells airlines it may suspend charter flights to Turkey
Russia may suspend charter flights to Turkey due to the “difficult political situation” there, the Federal Air Transport Agency has warned airlines, a source at...
Turkey caught between U.S. and Russia in Syria
Turkish calls for tough action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after U.S. missile strikes on one of his airbases may overestimate Washington’s appetite for deeper...
Turkey says Russia must stop insisting on Assad’s leadership in Syria
Turkey remains committed to a ceasefire in Syria, but Russia must stop insisting that Bashar al-Assad should remain as leader of the country, Ankara’s foreign...
Erdogan slams Europe, poll suggests support rising
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan cast Europe as a “centre of Nazism” on Thursday, entering the final 10 days of campaigning for a historic referendum on...
