Turkey
Turkey-backed Syria rebels poised to attack IS-held city
Middle East
November 14, 2016
Turkey-backed Syria rebels poised to attack IS-held city
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey were poised to begin an assault to try to drive Islamic State from the Syrian…
Turkey halts activities of 370 groups as purge widens
Middle East
November 12, 2016
Turkey halts activities of 370 groups as purge widens
Turkey has halted the activities of 370 non-governmental groups including human rights and children's organizations over their alleged terrorist links,…
Turkish-backed forces closing in on Syria’s al-Bab: Erdogan
Middle East
November 8, 2016
Turkish-backed forces closing in on Syria’s al-Bab: Erdogan
Turkish-backed forces in northern Syria aim to push Islamic State militants further south from al-Bab and are currently 12 or…
Turkey’s treatment of dismissed officials reminiscent of Nazis: Luxembourg
Middle East
November 7, 2016
Turkey’s treatment of dismissed officials reminiscent of Nazis: Luxembourg
Luxembourg's foreign minister said on Monday that the Turkish government's handling of dismissed civil servants reminded him of methods used…
Turkey orders arrest of 9 newspaper staff, detains more pro-Kurdish officials
Middle East
November 5, 2016
Turkey orders arrest of 9 newspaper staff, detains more pro-Kurdish officials
Turkish authorities ordered the formal arrest of nine staff members of a leading opposition newspaper on Saturday and detained more…
Turkey blocks access to Twitter, Whatsapp: internet monitoring group
Science
November 4, 2016
Turkey blocks access to Twitter, Whatsapp: internet monitoring group
Access to social media sites Twitter and Whatsapp was blocked in Turkey on Friday, an internet monitoring group said, following…
Turkey rejects Europe’s ‘red line’ on press freedom after detentions
Middle East
November 2, 2016
Turkey rejects Europe’s ‘red line’ on press freedom after detentions
Turkey's prime minister said he had no regard for Europe's "red line" on press freedom on Tuesday and warned Ankara…
Turkey orders detention of 73 air force pilots: state media
Middle East
October 28, 2016
Turkey orders detention of 73 air force pilots: state media
Turkish authorities ordered the detention of 73 air force pilots as part of the probe into the group blamed for…
Turkey, Iraq reach agreement ‘in principle’ on Mosul, U.S. says
Middle East
October 23, 2016
Turkey, Iraq reach agreement ‘in principle’ on Mosul, U.S. says
Turkey and Iraq have reached an agreement in principle that could eventually allow a Turkish role in the campaign to…
Turkey heads towards vote on stronger presidency, with nationalist nod
Middle East
October 18, 2016
Turkey heads towards vote on stronger presidency, with nationalist nod
Turkey's ruling AK Party will soon bring to parliament its plans to expand the powers of the presidency, Prime Minister…