A wide array of challenges face Erdogan in wake of victory
By Farid Mirbagheri Recep Tayyip Erdogan won last month’s Turkish presidential elections whereby he secured his place at the helm in his country’s politics for...
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German gay film festival banned in Turkish capital
Authorities in Turkey’s capital banned a German gay film festival on Wednesday, the day before it was due to start, citing public safety and terrorism risks. Four movies...
Order to kill Russian ambassador in Ankara ‘came from the north’
The green light for the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Ankara Andrei Karlov in December last year was given in the north, reports said...
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...
Knife-wielding man shot outside Israeli embassy in Turkey (Updated)
By Umit Bektas and Jeffrey Heller A man was shot and wounded by Turkish police outside the Israeli Embassy in Ankara after he shouted...
Turkey suspends 95 police as post-coup crackdown rolls on
Turkish authorities suspended 95 Istanbul police officers, including police chiefs, on Monday, broadcaster CNN Turk reported, the latest steps in a sweeping crackdown to target...
Turkish forces fight to crush coup remnants after Erdogan returns (Update 4)
Turkish forces loyal to President Tayyip Erdogan largely crushed an attempted military coup on Saturday after crowds answered his call to take to the streets...
Turkish police seal off hotel to halt dissident opposition congress
By Gulsen Solaker and Mert Ozkan Police sealed off a hotel in Ankara on Sunday, preventing dissidents in Turkey’s nationalist opposition from holding a party...
MEPs say Turkey-EU relations affected by Cyprus, Ankara sends back progress report over Armenian reference
MEPs on Thursday welcomed the ‘considerable progress’ in the Cyprus reunification talks, yet at the same time stressed that non-settlement of the Cyprus issue affects the development...
Akinci unhappy Cyprob focus shifting to Brussels
The solution to the Cyprus problem lies in Nicosia and not in Brussels, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Thursday in a written statement....
Second car bomb in a month kills 34 in Ankara (Update 5)
A car bomb tore through a crowded transport hub in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding 125 in...
North’s water agreement to be signed in Ankara on Wednesday
The ‘prime minister’ of northern Cyprus Omer Kalyoncu is to meet Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Ankara on Wednesday to sign the agreement for...
Ankara car bomb attack kills 28
Twenty-eight people were killed and dozens wounded in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Wednesday when a car laden with explosives detonated next to military buses near...
Cluttered skies and conflicting aims in Syria
By Farid Mirbagheri Turkey’s shooting down of the Russia Su-24 fighter jet on November 24 by its F-16 fleet can be perceived differently by various...
Turkey sees Islamic State hand in bombing, vows election will go on (Update 2)
By Orhan Coskun and Ece Toksabay Turkey is targeting Islamic State in investigations of a double suicide bombing in Ankara that killed up to 128...
Erdogan warns Russia not to destroy friendship with Turkey after incursions
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia on Tuesday that it would lose a lot if it destroyed its friendship with Ankara and said Turkey would...
Eide in Ankara to discuss property, territory and guarantees
UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide was due in Ankara today for contacts on the Cyprus problem, specifically on issues of property, territory and guarantees,...
Eide seeking advice from previous interlocutors (update)
By Staff Reporter UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide said on Thursday he remained optimistic about the outcome of the negotiations due to resume this...
Akinci in Ankara to garner support for new round of talks (Updated with Biden call)
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci was in Ankara on Wednesday where he met Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and was later due to meet President Tayyip...
North’s property commission runs out of money
By Staff Reporter Ankara has told the Turkish Cypriots it would no longer fund compensation for Greek Cypriot properties under the north’s immovable property commission...