Russia, Turkey resume gas price talks – Russian energy minister
Moscow and Ankara have resumed talks on the price of Russian gas for Ankara, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview with Turkey’s...
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Truck bomb attack on soldiers kills 18 in southeast Turkey (Update 2)
Ten Turkish soldiers and eight civilians were killed on Sunday when suspected Kurdish militants detonated a five-tonne truck bomb that ripped through a checkpoint near...
Two militants kill themselves in standoff with Turkish police
Two militants believed to be preparing a car bomb attack detonated explosives and were killed near Ankara on Saturday after Turkish police told them to...
Two militants kill themselves in standoff with Turkish police
By Umit Bektas Two militants believed to be preparing a car bomb attack detonated explosives, killing themselves in a remote area near Ankara on...
Nine Turkey-backed rebels killed in clashes in Syria – Turkish military
Nine Turkey-backed Syrian rebels were killed and 32 were wounded on Thursday fighting in an operation to push Islamic State militants away from the border...
Turkish police capture PKK militant suspected over Istanbul bombing – Anadolu
Turkish police have captured a Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant whom they suspect carried out a “motorbike bomb” attack on Thursday that wounded 10 people...
‘Motorbike bomb’ blast in Istanbul wounds 10
A bomb attached to a motorbike exploded near a police station in south-west Istanbul on Thursday wounding 10 people, the provincial governor said. The blast...
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...
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...