Turkey’s outgoing PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been officially sworn in as the country’s president after winning the first public…
At least 67 police officers have been arrested in Turkey on suspicion of spying and illegal wire-tapping. The allegations involve…
Riot police in Turkey have used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Istanbul and Ankara on the first anniversary of…
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged young Turks to ignore calls to mark the first anniversary of Istanbul's Taksim…
Turkey has been ordered to pay 90 million euros ($123 million) in damages over its 1974 invasion of Cyprus, according…
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey will start extradition proceedings against US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. Fethullah Gulen - a…
Turkey has offered condolences for the first time for the mass killings of Armenians under Ottoman rule during WWI. PM…
Turkey shot down a Syrian military jet it says violated its airspace, but Damascus calls this "blatant aggression" and says…
A passenger train crashed into a minibus killing at least nine people in Turkey, local media say. The accident happened…
General Ilker Basbug, the former Turkish army chief who was sentenced to life for his role in a plot to…
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that his government could ban Facebook and YouTube, arguing that opponents are…
The Turkish parliament has passed a bill to shut down private preparatory schools, many of which are run by influential…
The sons of two former ministers in Turkey’s government have been freed amid major corruption investigation. Baris Guler and Kaan…
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has angrily condemned as fabricated an audio recording that appears to show him talking to his son…
Turkish pro-government media have claimed a group of anti-government prosecutors have illegally wiretapped thousands of prominent figures. Targets reportedly included…
Turkish lawmakers have approved controversial plans to reform the country's top judicial body, amid a brawl which left one opposition…
Turkish ambassador to Cairo has been expelled, a day after PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed…
Turkey is to open a railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait, creating a new link between the Asian and European…
The EU has agreed to resume membership talks with Turkey. The European affairs ministers meeting in Luxembourg said the talks…
Sarai Sierra, the married New York mother who was murdered while on a solo trip to Turkey, had sex the…
The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopa) is native to North America and was a staple in the Native American diet. It…
The UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has had talks in Turkey amid rising tensions between Ankara and Damascus.…
Turkey has contacted the UN and NATO after Syrian shells killed five people in Turkish town Akcakale near the border…
A powerful explosion has rocked the eastern Turkish city of Tunceli and killed at least seven people, local media reports.…
Turkey begins rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns deployment along its border with Syria after last week's downing of a fighter…