Turkey
Special Report: How Turkey’s courts turned on Erdogan’s foes
Features/Interviews
May 4, 2020
Special Report: How Turkey’s courts turned on Erdogan’s foes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — It took 16 judges to convict Kurdish politicians Gultan Kisanak and Sebahat Tuncel of belonging to a…
Turkish police detain gathered union leaders on May Day
Middle East
May 1, 2020
Turkish police detain gathered union leaders on May Day
ISTANBUL (AP) — Police in Istanbul detained at least 15 people Friday, including trade union leaders who tried to stage…
Turkey’s contact tracers race to contain coronavirus
Middle East
May 1, 2020
Turkey’s contact tracers race to contain coronavirus
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Two medics in protective suits jumped out of a car in a deserted street in central Ankara…
Epidemic’s hidden victims, Syrian workers left penniless in Turkey
Middle East
April 29, 2020
Epidemic’s hidden victims, Syrian workers left penniless in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — When the clothing factory where Syrian refugee Mohammed Eid had worked since arriving in Istanbul closed because…
Syria fuel truck blast kills dozens in Afrin
Middle East
April 29, 2020
Syria fuel truck blast kills dozens in Afrin
At least 46 people were killed by a fuel truck blast in northern Syria on Tuesday. The explosion took place…
Turkish mosque lights tell the faithful to stay home during Ramadan
Middle East
April 28, 2020
Turkish mosque lights tell the faithful to stay home during Ramadan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — The traditional lighting that hangs between the minarets of Turkish mosques, usually packed for evening prayers in…
Turkey marks its 100th year of parliament amid coronavirus
Middle East
April 23, 2020
Turkey marks its 100th year of parliament amid coronavirus
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish Airlines plane has flown over the country drawing the Turkish flag in its flight path…
Libya’s GNA focused on Tripoli battle: interior minister
Middle East
April 22, 2020
Libya’s GNA focused on Tripoli battle: interior minister
TUNIS (Reuters) — Libya’s internationally recognized government is focused on trying to push its enemies out of artillery range of…
Turkish economy to shrink for first time in a decade this year: Reuters poll
Middle East
April 21, 2020
Turkish economy to shrink for first time in a decade this year: Reuters poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s economy is expected to contract this year for the first time in over a decade as…
Turkish minister’s resignation exposes tensions in Erdogan’s AKP
Middle East
April 15, 2020
Turkish minister’s resignation exposes tensions in Erdogan’s AKP
ANKARA (Reuters) – The political fallout from Turkey’s rushed coronavirus lockdown at the weekend has exposed tensions at the top…