Erdogan ally, Yildirim, set to take over as Turkey’s new prime minister (Updated)
Turkey’s Transport Minister Binali Yildirim emerged on Thursday as the likely new leader of the ruling AK Party and therefore the next prime minister, cementing...
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Turkish ruling party preparing to replace PM Davutoglu – officials
By Orhan Coskun and Ercan Gurses Turkey’s ruling party is set to replace Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at an extraordinary congress in the coming weeks, officials...
Merkel arrives in south-east Turkey to ease tensions of migrant deal
By Ercan Gurses and Andreas Rinke German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in a Turkish border province on Saturday to meet Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu...
Curfew declared in south-east Turkish town as fresh clashes erupt
By Seyhmus Cakan Turkish authorities declared a curfew in the south-eastern town of Silopi on Tuesday after Kurdish militants rocketed an armoured police vehicle, killing...
Our View: Standing firm, president still finds himself in difficult position over EU-Turkey deal
THE RESOLVE shown by President Anastasiades at yesterday’s meeting in Nicosia with the President of the European Council Donald Tusk was commendable. He stuck to...
Turkey, Greece vow intensified joint effort to stem illegal migrant flow
Turkey and Greece vowed close cooperation on Tuesday on a plan to send back migrants rejected by Europe, laying aside historic differences in an agreement...
Our View: Turkey visit shows AKEL backs words with action
ALTHOUGH on economic policy AKEL has been highly critical of the government and has been unstintingly waving the flag of populist irresponsibility for the last...
Turkey prosecutor probes pro-Kurdish opposition head over ‘self-rule’ comments – Dogan (Updated)
By Ece Toksabay and Melih Aslan A Turkish prosecutor has opened an investigation into the head of the pro-Kurdish political party over comments about Kurdish...
At NATO, Turkey remains defiant over Russian jet (Updated)
By Robin Emmott Turkey’s prime minister dismissed on Monday any suggestion Ankara should apologise for downing a Russian warplane in its airspace last week, after...
Turkey seeks UN Security Council meeting over Turkmens in Syria – sources (Updated)
Turkey has called for a UN Security Council meeting to discuss attacks on Turkmens in neighbouring Syria, sources in the prime minister’s office said, days...
