Turkey

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s inauguration as Turkey’s president

Turkey’s outgoing PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been officially sworn in as the country’s president after winning the first public…

10 years ago

Turkey: At least 67 police officers arrested over Recep Tayyip Erdogan spying allegations

At least 67 police officers have been arrested in Turkey on suspicion of spying and illegal wire-tapping. The allegations involve…

10 years ago

Turkey: Riot police use tear gas to disperse protesters on Taksim anniversary

Riot police in Turkey have used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Istanbul and Ankara on the first anniversary of…

10 years ago

Gezi Park protests first anniversary to be marked in Turkey

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged young Turks to ignore calls to mark the first anniversary of Istanbul's Taksim…

10 years ago

Turkey to pay $123 million for 1974 invasion of Cyprus

Turkey has been ordered to pay 90 million euros ($123 million) in damages over its 1974 invasion of Cyprus, according…

10 years ago

Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Turkey seeks Fethullah Gulen’s deportation from US

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey will start extradition proceedings against US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. Fethullah Gulen - a…

11 years ago

Armenian genocide: Turkey offers condolences for WWI mass killings

Turkey has offered condolences for the first time for the mass killings of Armenians under Ottoman rule during WWI. PM…

11 years ago

Turkey shoots down Syrian military jet

Turkey shot down a Syrian military jet it says violated its airspace, but Damascus calls this "blatant aggression" and says…

11 years ago

Turkey train crash kills nine people in Mersin

A passenger train crashed into a minibus killing at least nine people in Turkey, local media say. The accident happened…

11 years ago

Ergenekon: Turkey army chief Gen. Ilker Basbug released from prison

General Ilker Basbug, the former Turkish army chief who was sentenced to life for his role in a plot to…

11 years ago

Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens to ban Facebook and YouTube in Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that his government could ban Facebook and YouTube, arguing that opponents are…

11 years ago

Turkey to shut down Fethullah Gulen’s preparatory schools

The Turkish parliament has passed a bill to shut down private preparatory schools, many of which are run by influential…

11 years ago

Turkey: Ministers’ sons Baris Guler and Kaan Caglayan freed

The sons of two former ministers in Turkey’s government have been freed amid major corruption investigation. Baris Guler and Kaan…

11 years ago

Turkey tapped phone scandal: Recep Tayyip Erdogan says leaked call to son is fake

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has angrily condemned as fabricated an audio recording that appears to show him talking to his son…

11 years ago

Turkey: Anti-government prosecutors illegally tapped thousands of phones

Turkish pro-government media have claimed a group of anti-government prosecutors have illegally wiretapped thousands of prominent figures. Targets reportedly included…

11 years ago

Turkish parliament approves judicial reforms amid brawl

Turkish lawmakers have approved controversial plans to reform the country's top judicial body, amid a brawl which left one opposition…

11 years ago

Cairo expels Turkish Ambassador Huseyin Avni Botsali

Turkish ambassador to Cairo has been expelled, a day after PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed…

11 years ago

Bosphorus railway tunnel connects Europe and Asia under sea

Turkey is to open a railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait, creating a new link between the Asian and European…

11 years ago

Turkey’s EU membership accession talks to restart in November

The EU has agreed to resume membership talks with Turkey. The European affairs ministers meeting in Luxembourg said the talks…

11 years ago

Sarai Sierra had an affair with Taylan K she met on the internet before she went missing in Istanbul

Sarai Sierra, the married New York mother who was murdered while on a solo trip to Turkey, had sex the…

12 years ago

Thanksgiving and Turkey History

The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopa) is native to North America and was a staple in the Native American diet. It…

12 years ago

Lakhdar Brahimi has crisis talks in Turkey

The UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has had talks in Turkey amid rising tensions between Ankara and Damascus.…

12 years ago

Turkey: Syrian shells kill five people in Akcakale

Turkey has contacted the UN and NATO after Syrian shells killed five people in Turkish town Akcakale near the border…

12 years ago

Turkey: powerful explosion kills at least 7 people in Tunceli

A powerful explosion has rocked the eastern Turkish city of Tunceli and killed at least seven people, local media reports.…

12 years ago

Turkey sends rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns along its border with Syria

Turkey begins rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns deployment along its border with Syria after last week's downing of a fighter…

12 years ago