Turkey
Turkey’s treatment of dismissed officials reminiscent of Nazis: Luxembourg
Middle East
November 7, 2016
Turkey’s treatment of dismissed officials reminiscent of Nazis: Luxembourg
Luxembourg's foreign minister said on Monday that the Turkish government's handling of dismissed civil servants reminded him of methods used…
Turkey orders arrest of 9 newspaper staff, detains more pro-Kurdish officials
Middle East
November 5, 2016
Turkey orders arrest of 9 newspaper staff, detains more pro-Kurdish officials
Turkish authorities ordered the formal arrest of nine staff members of a leading opposition newspaper on Saturday and detained more…
Turkey blocks access to Twitter, Whatsapp: internet monitoring group
Science
November 4, 2016
Turkey blocks access to Twitter, Whatsapp: internet monitoring group
Access to social media sites Twitter and Whatsapp was blocked in Turkey on Friday, an internet monitoring group said, following…
Turkey rejects Europe’s ‘red line’ on press freedom after detentions
Middle East
November 2, 2016
Turkey rejects Europe’s ‘red line’ on press freedom after detentions
Turkey's prime minister said he had no regard for Europe's "red line" on press freedom on Tuesday and warned Ankara…
Turkey orders detention of 73 air force pilots: state media
Middle East
October 28, 2016
Turkey orders detention of 73 air force pilots: state media
Turkish authorities ordered the detention of 73 air force pilots as part of the probe into the group blamed for…
Turkey, Iraq reach agreement ‘in principle’ on Mosul, U.S. says
Middle East
October 23, 2016
Turkey, Iraq reach agreement ‘in principle’ on Mosul, U.S. says
Turkey and Iraq have reached an agreement in principle that could eventually allow a Turkish role in the campaign to…
Turkey heads towards vote on stronger presidency, with nationalist nod
Middle East
October 18, 2016
Turkey heads towards vote on stronger presidency, with nationalist nod
Turkey's ruling AK Party will soon bring to parliament its plans to expand the powers of the presidency, Prime Minister…
Syrian rebels seize village where Islamic State promised final battle
Middle East
October 16, 2016
Syrian rebels seize village where Islamic State promised final battle
Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from Islamic State on Sunday, forcing the jihadist group from a…
Turkey could hold referendum on presidential system by spring: minister
Egypt
October 14, 2016
Turkey could hold referendum on presidential system by spring: minister
Turkey could hold a referendum on changing the constitution and introducing a presidential system before the spring, its justice minister…
Turkey detains 55 military, intelligence personnel over attempted coup: media
Middle East
October 5, 2016
Turkey detains 55 military, intelligence personnel over attempted coup: media
Turkey detained 55 military and intelligence agency personnel on Wednesday over suspected links with U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and his…