Turkish academics, students protest against post-coup purges in Istanbul
Several hundred academics, students and union members staged a protest under the watchful gaze of Turkish riot police on Thursday against a purge of thousands
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Turkey removes 1,218 gendarmerie from duty – interior ministry official
Turkey suspended 1,218 gendarmerie personnel on Thursday, an official from the interior ministry overseeing the force said, as part of investigations into a failed coup
Turkey could draft ‘limited measure’ on death penalty, PM says
Turkey could draft a “limited measure” to bring back the death penalty if a political compromise could be reached on the issue, Prime Minister Binali
Turkey rejects Europe’s ‘red line’ on press freedom after detentions
Turkey’s prime minister said he had no regard for Europe’s “red line” on press freedom on Tuesday and warned Ankara would not be brought to
Turkey detains editor, top staff at opposition newspaper
Turkish police detained the editor and a dozen senior staff from the main secularist opposition newspaper on Monday, a day after 10,000 more civil servants
Turkey sacks more than 10,000 civil servants over links with failed coup (Updated)
Turkish authorities have dismissed more than 10,000 civil servants over their suspected links with U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Ankara for orchestrating the failed
Violence flares in Turkey’s tense southeast after mayors’ arrest
Five members of Turkey’s security forces and five Kurdish militants were killed on Thursday in clashes in the south-east, where unrest has flared since the
Turkey calls for end to Nato’s migrant mission in Aegean
Turkey is seeking an end to Nato’s counter-migration mission in the Aegean Sea, telling the US-led alliance that the sharp drop in refugees trying to
Turkey orders dozens of pilots detained in coup investigation – Anadolu
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 73 air force pilots, the latest in a stream of police operations related to the investigation of July’s
Turkey vows to press Syria offensive despite warning from pro-Assad forces
Turkey said on Wednesday it will press its military offensive in Syria until Islamic State is driven from the town of al-Bab, despite a warning
Fashion brands ignore ‘endemic’ abuse of Syrian refugees in Turkey
Big fashion brands are failing to protect Syrian refugees from “endemic” abuse in Turkish clothing factories supplying European retailers, a monitoring group said on Tuesday.
Turkey could carry out ground operations against PKK in Iraq
Turkey is ready to launch a ground operation in Iraq if it feels threatened by developments there, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, potentially
Explosion hits southern Turkey’s Antalya, some casualties
An explosion outside a chamber of commerce building in Turkey’s southern resort city of Antalya wounded several people on Tuesday but the mayor said there
Syrian child refugees ‘making British clothes in Turkey’
Syrian refugee children have been working in factories in Turkey making clothes for British high street retailer Marks & Spencer and online store ASOS, an investigation
Turkey ‘obliged’ to press on to Syria’s al Bab, Erdogan says
Turkish-backed forces will press on to the Islamic State-held town of al Bab in Syria, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, emphasising Ankara’s drive
Turkish military says it killed 18 Kurdish militants in Iraq and south-east
The Turkish military said on Friday it had killed 12 Kurdish militants in south-east Turkey and another six in air strikes in northern Iraq, while
Needs must; EU walks tightrope on Turkey
By Gabriela Baczynska As dismayed as they may be at Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday will avoid any harsh criticism
Turkish jets strike US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria
Turkish air strikes pounded a group of Kurdish fighters allied to a US-backed militia in northern Syria overnight, highlighting the conflicting agendas of Nato members
Evoking Ottoman past, Erdogan vows to tackle Turkey’s enemies abroad
Smarting over exclusion from an Iraqi-led offensive against Islamic State in Mosul and Kurdish militia gains in Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan warned Turkey “will not wait
Turkish police kill suspected Islamic State suicide bomber in capital
Turkish police shot dead a suspected Islamic State militant overnight who was believed to be planning a suicide bomb attack in the capital Ankara, the