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About 37 killed in Turkish plane crash in Kyrgyzstan
Jan 16, 2017 01:52A Turkish cargo jet has crashed near the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, killing at least 37 people.
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Russian and Turkish presidents’ first meeting after worsening of ties
Aug 13, 2016 03:47The presidents of Russia and Turkey met each other for the first time after downing the Russian jetfighter in November 2015 which led to tensions between the two states.
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About 36 killed, 147 injured in terrorist attack in Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport
Jun 29, 2016 02:57At least 36 people have been killed and 147 more injured in a gun and bomb attack in Istanbul's Atatürk international airport.
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Turkey to devise rule to strip citizenship of terror supporters: Minister
Apr 06, 2016 10:37Turkey says it will devise a new rule enabling the revocation of the citizenship of those found to be supporting terrorism.
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Some refugees may have been wrongly returned by Greece to Turkey: UNHCR
Apr 06, 2016 10:34The UN says some people in the first batch of refugees returned from the Greece to Turkey as part of an agreement between Ankara and the EU may have been dispatched mistakenly.
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Turkish president says time for peace talks with PKK over
Apr 04, 2016 12:25Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to continue operations against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, saying there remains no room for peace talks with the militant group.
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About 18 refugees drown in Aegean Sea off Turkey
Mar 06, 2016 14:54At least 18 refugees have lost their lives while attempting to cross from Turkey to Greece in the Aegean Sea, an official says.
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Turkey targets Women’s Day protesters
Mar 06, 2016 14:17Police in Turkey has fired rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of women staging a demonstration in Istanbul to mark International Women’s Day.
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Turkish PM: Iran a ‘hidden treasure’
Mar 06, 2016 11:24Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu calls Iran a “hidden treasure,” saying Tehran’s release from the “shackles of sanctions” has ushered in a “golden age” in relations between the two neighbors.
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1,250 PKK militants killed in SE Turkey since last July: Report
Mar 06, 2016 05:57The Turkish military says over 1,000 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have been killed since operations against the militants started in the country’s troubled southeastern regions last July.