Turkey

A tale of turkeys

When North Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, of all the festival dishes none is more significant than roast turkey. In the United
12 November 2017, 18:00 PM

US-Turkish visa spat: A fight for basic freedoms

Moves by the United States and Turkey that largely ban travel of their nationals between the two countries are about more than two long-standing NATO allies having a spat amid shifting alliances in a volatile part of the world.
11 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Turkey, US suspend most visa services

Turkish embassy in Washington said on Sunday it suspended all non-immigrant visa services at all Turkish diplomatic facilities in the United States, after US missions reduced visa services in Turkey.
9 October 2017, 04:32 AM

Turkey sentences 34 to life in jail over Erdogan death plot

A Turkish court gives life sentences to 34 people convicted of plotting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a luxury Aegean hotel during last year's failed coup.
4 October 2017, 14:36 PM

Turkey's Erdogan says Iraqi Kurdish "will pay price" for vote

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan says Iraqi Kurdish authorities would pay the price for an independence referendum which was widely opposed by foreign powers.
30 September 2017, 13:31 PM

Turkey to build refugee camps for 1 lakh Rohingyas

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TCCA) Coordinator Ahmed Rafiq says his country will build refugee camps for one lakh Rohingyas, who fled the persecution in Rakhine state of Myanmar, in the southeastern districts of Bangladesh.
24 September 2017, 10:57 AM

Huge crowd rallies in Istanbul against Turkey's post-coup crackdown

Turkey's main opposition leader told a huge protest rally on Sunday that the country was living under dictatorship and pledged to keep challenging the crackdown launched by the authorities after last year's failed military coup.
10 July 2017, 04:18 AM

Around 2,000 Bangladeshis stuck in Turkey

Around 2,000 Bangladeshis, mostly migrants from Iran, Lebanon and Jordan, got stuck in Turkey as their attempts to illegally enter
4 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Turkey seeks to host Euro 2024

Turkey announced on Thursday an ambitious bid backed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to host the Euro 2024 football tournament, brushing off concerns over security and infrastructure.
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Turkey mourns after twin Istanbul bombings kill 29

Turkey declared a day of national mourning on Sunday after twin bombings targeting police struck the heart of Istanbul near the home stadium of football giants Besiktas, killing 29 people.
11 December 2016, 07:58 AM

Bombs outside Istanbul soccer stadium kill 29, wound 166, says minister

A car bomb followed by a suicide bombing less than a minute later killed 29 people and wounded 166 outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.
11 December 2016, 03:22 AM

Why Turkey is so important

According to WikiLeaks, soon after Bashar Assad rejected the Qatar pipeline, the CIA began funding opposition groups in Syria…. intelligence documents, published by WikiLeaks, show that by 2012”, some US allies “were arming, training and funding radical Jihadist Sunni fighters from Syria, Iraq and elsewhere to overthrow the Assad's Shia allied regime.
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Taking Turkey seriously

Istanbul, in western Turkey, is one of Europe's great cities. As Constantinople, it was the capital of the Roman and Byzantine Empires, and after its capture and renaming by Mehmed II in 1453, it served as the capital of the Ottoman Empire for nearly another 500 years.
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey seeks arrest of ex-football star in coup probe

Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for its former international football star striker Hakan Sukur as it probes last month's failed coup aimed at unseating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
12 August 2016, 09:08 AM

During Turkey coup bid, rebel jets had Erdogan's plane in sights yet let it fly on

At the height of the attempt to overthrow Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the rebel pilots of two F-16 fighter jets are reported to have Erdogan's plane in their sights, and yet he was able to fly on.
18 July 2016, 12:09 PM

Turkey coup attempt: Thousands of police officers suspended

Turkish officials say that nearly 8,000 police officers have been suspended, reportedly on suspicion of having links to the failed coup attempt at the weekend.
18 July 2016, 10:01 AM

Turkey coup attempt: Some 6,000 people detained, says minister

Turkey detains 6,000 people over Friday's failed coup and the number is expected to rise further, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag says
17 July 2016, 11:56 AM

Turkish coup plotters 'request asylum' in Greece

A Turkish military helicopter landed in Greece Saturday carrying eight officers seeking asylum after a coup bid, Greek police says.
16 July 2016, 14:06 PM

Lionel Messi to cancel trip to Turkey after attempted coup

Barcelona star Lionel Messi reportedly cancels plans to travel to Turkey following a military coup d'etat in the country.
16 July 2016, 06:43 AM

Turkey regains control after deadly anti-Erdogan coup bid

Turkish authorities say they have regained control of the country after thwarting a coup attempt by discontented soldiers to seize power from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that claimed more than 250 lives.
15 July 2016, 20:35 PM