Turkey
Turkish court keeps police in custody on spying allegations
World
July 25, 2014
Turkish court keeps police in custody on spying allegations
A Turkish court ordered that eight police officers be kept in custody on Friday pending a possible trial over accusations…
Turkey’s Erdogan positions himself for more powerful presidential role
World
July 1, 2014
Turkey’s Erdogan positions himself for more powerful presidential role
Turkish remier Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared his presidential candidacy on Tuesday for a more powerful presidency which rivals fear may…
Turkey congratulates Sisi on presidency
Egypt
June 11, 2014
Turkey congratulates Sisi on presidency
On Wednesday, the Egyptian embassy in Ankara received a congratulatory message from Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi…
Egypt summons acting Turkish ambassador over anti-election remarks
Egypt
June 3, 2014
Egypt summons acting Turkish ambassador over anti-election remarks
Egypt summoned Tuesday the acting Turkish ambassador to protest remarks by Turkey's deputy premier critical of the recent presidential elections…
Turkish PM’s aide who kicked protester sacked: official
World
May 24, 2014
Turkish PM’s aide who kicked protester sacked: official
An aide to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan who made front page news around the world after being filmed kicking…
Turkey charges mining company CEO, two more, over disaster
World
May 20, 2014
Turkey charges mining company CEO, two more, over disaster
Turkey has charged three more people with manslaughter over the country's worst mining disaster, including the CEO of the company…
Turkish police detain 18 in mine disaster investigation: media
World
May 18, 2014
Turkish police detain 18 in mine disaster investigation: media
Turkish police have detained 18 people, including mining company executives and personnel, as part of an investigation into last week's…
Death toll in Turkish mine blast exceeds 200, many still trapped
World
May 14, 2014
Death toll in Turkish mine blast exceeds 200, many still trapped
Rescuers pulled more dead and injured from a coal mine in western Turkey on Wednesday more than 19 hours after…
Turkey keeps YouTube block despite court rulings
World
April 10, 2014
Turkey keeps YouTube block despite court rulings
Turkish authorities defied court orders and reaffirmed a ban on YouTube imposed after the posting of illicit recordings of top…
Official: Turkey lifts Twitter ban
World
April 3, 2014
Official: Turkey lifts Twitter ban
Turkey's telecoms authority lifted a two-week-old ban on Twitter on Thursday, after the constitutional court ruled the block breached freedom…