Baghdad warns of ‘regional war’ over Turkish military presence
Iraq’s prime minister warned Turkey on Wednesday it risked triggering a regional war by keeping troops in his territory, as the neighbouring states summoned each
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Turkish troops clash with Islamic State in Syria
Turkey’s army said it clashed with Islamic State over the border in Syria, leaving one soldier and 23 militants dead, as Ankara stepped up an
Prosecutors drop probe of German comedian over satirical Erdogan poem
German prosecutors said on Tuesday that they had dropped an investigation into a German comedian who was accused of offending a foreign leader after reciting
Turkey suspends thousands of police, shuts down TV station as crackdown widens
Turkish authorities suspended nearly 13,000 police officers, detained dozens of air force officers and shut down a TV station on Tuesday, widening a state-ordered clampdown
Turkey detains brother of cleric Gulen, issues arrest warrants for 115
Turkish authorities have detained a brother of Fethullah Gulen, a US-based cleric they accuse of orchestrating a coup attempt in July, and issued arrest warrants
Erdogan says EU yet to deliver on migrants aid pledge, EU disagrees
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the European Union has failed to fulfill its pledge to provide €3bn of aid for migrants, a
Turkey pulls plug on 20 radio, TV channels in post-coup emergency decree
Turkey has ordered the closure of 20 television and radio stations, including one that airs children’s programmes, on charges they spread “terrorist propaganda”, adding to
Turkish police raid prisons and courthouses in post-coup investigation
Turkish police raided the country’s biggest prison and courthouse on Friday after arrest warrants were issued for 162 personnel and prison guards as part of
Erdogan says to extend Turkey’s emergency rule, rounds on rating agencies
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan suggested on Thursday that emergency rule could be extended beyond a year and rounded on rating agencies after Moody’s cut Turkey
Cleric Gulen says certain Erdogan behind failed Turkey coup
US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkish authorities accuse of orchestrating a failed coup in July, told a German newspaper that he was sure President
EU executive says emergency border checks still valid though migrant influx has eased
The European Union’s executive said on Wednesday that emergency border checks introduced within Europe’s passport-free travel zone by countries including Germany and Sweden to stem
Turkey ‘may need to build more courts to try thousands over coup’
Turkey may have to build new courthouses to cope with thousands of prosecutions over July’s failed coup, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Wednesday, as
Boris Johnson says hopes for ‘jumbo’ free trade deal with Turkey
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he hoped for a “jumbo” free trade deal with Turkey and backed Ankara’s policy on Syria, seeking
EU launches programme to issue cash cards to migrants in Turkey
The European Union launched a programme on Monday to issue monthly electronic cash grants to benefit a million refugees in Turkey, as part of a
Blast kills three soldiers in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish south-east
An explosion ripped through a bus carrying military personnel in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish south-east on Monday, killing three soldiers and wounding eight, hospital and security
Turkey wants to join U.S.-led operation against ISIS in Raqqa, says Erdogan
Turkey wants to join the United States in a military operation to push Islamic State from its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa, as long as it
Turkey’s Erdogan says US sent weapons to Kurdish fighters in Syria
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States of supplying more weapons to Kurdish fighters in northern Syria this week, saying Washington had delivered two
US-based cleric urges Europe act to stop ‘catastrophe’ in Turkey
A US-based Turkish cleric accused by Tayyip Erdogan of treason said the president was using a failed coup to promote himself as a national hero
Rocket attack from Syria hurts 6, including 5 children, in Turkish town – officials
Six people, including five children, were wounded when a rocket from Syria hit the Turkish border town of Kilis on Thursday, officials said, the first
Greece rejects asylum request by three Turkish soldiers (Updated)
Greece has rejected asylum requests from three of a group of eight Turkish soldiers who fled there after the failed coup attempt in Turkey in