President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Source: Twitter and YouTube blocked in Turkey after court decision
Middle East
April 6, 2015
Source: Twitter and YouTube blocked in Turkey after court decision
Access to Twitter (TWTR.N) and video-sharing website YouTube (GOOGL.O) were blocked in Turkey on Monday following a court decision based…
Clashes in Istanbul after police kill courthouse hostage-takers
World
April 1, 2015
Clashes in Istanbul after police kill courthouse hostage-takers
Protesters clashed with Turkish police overnight in two Istanbul neighborhoods after far-left militants who took a prosecutor hostage in a…
Turkish special forces enter courthouse as prosecutor held at gunpoint
Egypt
March 31, 2015
Turkish special forces enter courthouse as prosecutor held at gunpoint
A far-left Turkish group took an Istanbul prosecutor hostage on Tuesday and threatened to kill him, prompting special forces to…
Erdogan denies plans for Egypt reconciliation during Saudi visit
Egypt
March 1, 2015
Erdogan denies plans for Egypt reconciliation during Saudi visit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denied that his visit to Saudi Arabia, which coincided with that of Egyptian counterpart…
Fists fly as Turkish MPs debate bill on violent demonstrations: media
World
February 18, 2015
Fists fly as Turkish MPs debate bill on violent demonstrations: media
Turkish parliamentarians threw punches and two were taken to hospital late on Tuesday after a debate over a bill aimed…
Cairo, Ankara standoff continues with Kerdasa death sentences
Egypt
February 5, 2015
Cairo, Ankara standoff continues with Kerdasa death sentences
Egypt and Turkey maintained their diplomatic standoff on Wednesday with the Ankara denouncing Cairo’s sentencing of 183 supporters of its…
Turkish teen arrested for insulting President Erdogan
World
December 26, 2014
Turkish teen arrested for insulting President Erdogan
A 16-year-old high school student has been arrested in central Turkey for "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by accusing him…