Turkey

Turkey rejects US ban on Iran oil purchases

Jun 28, 2018 01:48

Turkey says Washington’s demand to stop purchasing oil from Iran will not be binding for Ankara, stressing that it would only respect measures announced by the United Nations toward its eastern neighbor.
Turkey’s EU accession talks deadlocked: EU

Jun 27, 2018 03:16

The European Union (EU) says talks with Turkey to potentially accept Ankara’s accession to the bloc have reached a deadlock over alleged Turkish rights violations and judicial failures.
US warns Turkey against S-400 purchase from Russia

Jun 27, 2018 03:03

The United States has once again warned Turkey against the purchase of S-400 air defense missile systems from Russia, threatening to impose sanctions on Ankara and also stop delivery of F-35 fighter jets.
Erdogan and his party win Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections

Jun 25, 2018 00:48

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party have claimed victory in Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections.
Nearly 300 Turkish diplomats seek asylum in Germany after 2016 coup attempt

Jun 24, 2018 03:11

Nearly 300 Turkish diplomats have sought asylum in Germany since the 2016 coup attempt against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkish police arrest 47 suspects over links to Gulen network

Jun 24, 2018 03:02

Turkish police forces have arrested at least 47 people on suspicion of affiliation to a movement led by the US-based opposition Cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the Ankara government accuses of having masterminded the July 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Polls open in Turkey in biggest test for Erdogan

Jun 24, 2018 01:29

Turkish voters have begun casting their ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections in the biggest test for President Tayyip Erdogan since he came to power more than a decade and a half ago.
Turkey’s ruling AKP may form coalition if fails to secure majority: Erdogan

Jun 22, 2018 02:10

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he might seek to form a coalition government if his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) fails to secure a majority in the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections.
US gives Turkey first F-35 warplane despite opposition at home

Jun 22, 2018 01:02

The United States has delivered the first of the six F-35 warplanes it has contracted to give to Turkey, despite domestic opposition over Ankara’s decision to buy the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system.
PKK rocket attack kills two soldiers in southeast Turkey

Jun 21, 2018 01:26

Two Turkish soldiers have been killed in a rocket attack launched by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group on military vehicles in southeastern Turkey.