Turkey removes two dozen mayors over alleged Kurdish militant links
Turkey has removed local mayors deemed to support Kurdish militants and appointed new administrators in two dozen municipalities mostly in the largely Kurdish southeast, a
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Prominent journalist, academic held in Turkey coup probe
Turkish authorities detained a prominent journalist and his brother, a well-known academic, on Saturday as part of investigations into a failed coup attempt in July
Dozens held as teachers protest suspensions in Turkey’s southeast, union says
Turkish police detained dozens of people and used water cannon on Friday to disperse several hundred teachers demonstrating against their suspension from classrooms in the
Turkey allows German lawmakers’ trip to Incirlik air base
Turkey has agreed to allow German lawmakers to visit soldiers stationed at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey in October, signalling some progress in easing strains
Turkey takes over councils, suspends teachers over Kurdish militant ties
Turkey took over two south-eastern councils run by a pro-Kurdish party and suspended more than 11,000 teachers on Thursday as Ankara ratcheted up a crackdown
Turkey jails businessmen, orders military officers detained, media report
By Daren Butler Turkey jailed 16 businessmen pending trial on Thursday and issued arrest warrants for dozens of military officers over alleged links to the
Turkey ready to join US in capturing Raqqa from Islamic State
Turkey would be ready to join any initiative proposed by the United States to capture an Islamic State stronghold in Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said
Germany tells Turkey ‘press freedom is non-negotiable’ amid media row
Germany said on Wednesday it regarded press freedom as crucial after German broadcaster Deutsche Welle complained that Turkey had confiscated the recording of an interview
With Syria ‘safe zone’ plan, Turkey faces diplomatic balancing act
Turkey will have to strike a balance between the conflicting goals of Russia and the United States if it is to achieve its ambition of
Turkey’s government says under popular pressure to drop EU talks
Turkey’s government is under “huge pressure” from its people to abandon its decades-old drive to join the European Union because they see it applying double
At G20 meeting, Turkey pushes plan for ‘safe zone’ in Syria
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he had urged world powers at a G20 meeting to set up a “safe zone” in Syria where
Turkish-backed rebels clear IS from Turkey’s Syrian border -state media
By Hamdi Istanbullu and Melih Aslan Turkish-backed rebels on Sunday cleared Islamic State fighters from Turkey’s Syrian border, securing an area in northern Syria and
Merkel upbeat on improving ties with Erdogan after meeting (Updated)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel struck an upbeat tone after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the G20 summit, and said she expected
Turkish tanks roll into Syria, opening new line of attack (Updated)
Turkey and its rebel allies opened a new line of attack in northern Syria on Saturday, as Turkish tanks rolled across the border and Syrian
EU, Turkey test waters for rapprochement after failed coup
The European Union and Turkey tested the waters for a political rapprochement on Saturday with a first meeting between the bloc’s 28 foreign ministers and
Tensions rise in Germany’s Turkish diaspora, mirroring splits in Turkey
By Paul Carrel and Andrea Shalal Ercan Karakoyun has long played a prominent role in Berlin’s Turkish community, promoting education and dialogue among Muslims and
Turkey formally announces nuclear energy agreement with China
Turkey published in its official gazette a deal with China for cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy on Friday, a step needed to
Turkish police use tear gas on protesters near Syrian border – security sources
Turkish security forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse a group of protesters along the Syrian border on Friday, Turkish military sources said,
Turkey has cleared IS, Kurdish force from area of north Syria – president
Turkey has swept Islamic State and the Kurdish YPG militia from an area of northern Syria, but Syrian Kurdish forces have still not met a
Germany, Italy, France to meet with Turkey on migrants
The leaders of Germany, France and Italy will discuss the migrant crisis with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a meeting of the