Turkey eyes spring referendum on stronger presidency, election in 2019
Turkey plans a referendum by next May on constitutional changes that would expand the powers of the president and will then hold presidential and parliamentary...
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Turkish police detain dozens of academics in Gulen-related probe – media (Update)
Police detained more than 50 academics linked to Turkey‘s prestigious Istanbul University on Friday in an investigation targeting followers of the US-based cleric blamed for...
Greek court rules against extraditing two more Turkish soldiers
A Greek court ruled on Thursday against the extradition of a further two of eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in a helicopter in...
Turkish post-coup probes target student dormitories
Turkish police detained dozens of people on Thursday in an investigation of student dormitories suspected of ties to the network of the US-based cleric accused...
Patriotic Turks offering free fish, tombstones and haircuts to prop up lira
Free haircuts, scientific funding, fish and tombstones are among the incentives being offered to Turks who answer President Tayyip Erdogan’s call to convert their dollars...
Turkish foreign minister calls for immediate ceasefire in Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called for an immediate ceasefire in Syria on Friday, describing the situation in Aleppo as critical and saying that President...
Turkish company Dogan’s shares slide on reports executive detained
An executive of Turkey’s Dogan Holding has been detained in an investigation related to July’s failed coup, state media reported on Thursday, sending the company’s...
Six detained after Turkish dormitory fire kills schoolgirls
Authorities in southern Turkey detained six people on Wednesday over a fire in a dormitory that killed 11 schoolgirls and one other person, the state-run...
Merkel does not see EU expanding membership talks with Turkey – source
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told lawmakers in her conservative bloc that she does not expect the European Union to open negotiations on new policy...
Turkey targets foster families in post-coup crackdown – official
Turkish authorities are investigating foster families for suspected ties to a failed coup and may remove children from homes if their guardians are found to...
Erdogan warns Europe that Turkey could open migrant gates
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Friday to unleash a new wave of migrants on Europe after lawmakers there voted for a temporary halt to...
EU lawmakers urge halt to Turkey EU membership talks (Updated)
European Union lawmakers called on Thursday for a temporary halt to EU membership talks with Turkey because of Ankara’s “disproportionate” reaction to July’s failed coup,...
Turkey to retaliate after suspected Syrian air strike kills soldiers
Turkey said it would retaliate after three of its soldiers were killed in what the military said was a suspected Syrian air strike, the first...
Defying Erdogan, Turkey raises rates for first time since 2014
Turkey’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points on Thursday, defying President Tayyip Erdogan’s drive for cheaper credit and increasing borrowing...
Blast kills two at governor’s office in southern Turkish city (Update 3)
An explosion killed two people and wounded more than 30 outside the governor’s office in the southern Turkish city of Adana on Thursday, weeks after...
Turkey has dismissed 10,500 state employees over suspected PKK links -minister
More than 10,500 state employees have been dismissed over suspected links with the Kurdish PKK militant group, Turkish Labour Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said on Thursday...
Erdogan says EU lawmakers’ vote on Turkish membership ‘has no value’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that a vote by the European Parliament on whether to halt EU membership talks with Ankara “has no...
European lawmakers call for end to Turkey membership talks
Leading members of the European Union’s parliament on Tuesday called for a halt to membership talks with Turkey because of its post-coup purges, but the...
Turkey’s AK Party withdraws controversial bill on sexual abuse for review
Turkey’s ruling party has withdrawn for review a proposed bill allowing men accused of sexual abuse to avoid sentence, but a public uproar has persisted,...
From soldiers to midwives, Turkey dismisses 15,000 more after coup bid
Turkey on Tuesday dismissed 15,000 more officials, from soldiers and police officers to tax inspectors and midwives, and shut 375 institutions and news outlets, deepening...
