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Mauro Icardi scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain as they beat Galatasaray 1-0 away to take control of Champions League Group A on Tuesday. (Photo:AP)

UCL 2019-20: PSG inch past Galatarasay 1-0

Icardi touched the ball home from close range in the 52nd minute after being teed up Pablo Sarabia.

02 Oct 2019 9:15 AM

There were speculations that the satellite was Nahid-1. Jahromi's tweet claimed that the satellite was intact. (Photo: Twitter | @azarijahromi)

Iran gets back at Trump's taunt of failed Iranian satellite launch

Trump, on Saturday, had posted a picture of what looked like a failed launch of an Iranian satellite.

01 Sep 2019 6:19 PM

Adrian raises aloft the UEFA Super Cup after his save in the penalty shoot-out allowed Liverpool to beat Chelsea in Istanbul. (Photo:AFP)

Juergen Klopp lauds 'incredible' Adrian's flying start to Liverpool career

The 32-year-old former Betis shot-stopper joined Liverpool on a free transfer to replace the departed Simon Mignolet on August 5.

15 Aug 2019 1:41 PM

Liverpool have just ended a seven-year trophy drought and Frank Lampard is eager to kickstart his Chelsea managerial career. (Photo: AP/AFP)

Liverpool seek more silverware as Lampard eyes Super Cup boost

The clubs have already won the competition four times between them, but nine of the last 10 winners of the Super Cup have come from Spain.

13 Aug 2019 10:26 AM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a bruising defeat on Sunday as the opposition candidate in Istanbul's controversial mayoral election re-run romped to victory. (Photo: File)

Turkish President Erdogan's party loses Istanbul mayoral elections

After being stripped of victory over disputed claims of fraud, Imamoglu vowed 'battle for democracy' that turned him into a household name.

24 Jun 2019 9:38 AM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: ANI)

Khashoggi's killers will pay the price, says Turkish President

The special rapporteur, however, does not make any conclusions over the role of the Saudi Crown Prince and King in the murder case.

20 Jun 2019 8:56 AM

Three Turkish nationals were wounded in the rampage, that killed 50 worshippers at two mosques in the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch. (Photo:AP)

NZ fume as Turkey's Erdogan uses mosque shooting video for campaign

Turkey's Erdogan has drawn a sharp rebuke from New Zealand for using controversial video shot by mosque gunman as an election campaign prop.

19 Mar 2019 10:26 AM

Turkey has said the journalist was killed by a team of 15 Saudis who strangled him. (File Photo)

Turkey has not revealed all about Khashoggi killing says Erdogan

Erdogan said Turkey has not yet revealed all the information it has discovered about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

16 Feb 2019 10:42 AM

Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 in an operation that Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has said was ordered by the highest level of Saudi leadership. (Photo: File | Twitter)

Saudi prince gave order to 'silence' Khashoggi, CIA has recording: report

Asked about the report, a Turkish official told Reuters he had no information about such a recording.

22 Nov 2018 7:03 PM

Khashoggi, a critic of de facto Saudi ruler Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate last month in a hit which Erdogan says was ordered at the 'highest levels' of the Saudi government. (Photo: File)

'Saudi officer heard Khashoggi murder audio, shocked': Turkey President

Turkey President Erdogan said it was clear the murder was planned and that the order came from the top level of Saudi authorities.

13 Nov 2018 1:11 PM

'Who gave this order?' Erdogan said in a speech to members of his AK Party in Ankara. (Photo: File)

Where is Khashoggi's body?: Turkey's Erdogan asks Saudi Arabia

Khashoggi's murder has sparked global outrage and mushroomed into a crisis for the world's top oil exporting country and Prince Mohammed.

26 Oct 2018 3:58 PM

Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and critic of the Islamic petro-state's powerful crown prince, was last seen on October 2 entering his country's consulate in Istanbul. (Photo: File)

Turkey will 'reveal whatever happened' in Khashoggi death

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday night spoke with Saudi King Salman and the two agreed to continue cooperation in the probe.

20 Oct 2018 5:13 PM

Khashoggi had written a series of columns for the Washington Post that were critical of Saudi Arabia's assertive Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has led a widely publicized drive to reform the Sunni monarchy but has also presided over the arrests of activists and businessmen. (Photo: AFP)

Photos surface of 15-member assassination squad who may have killed Jamal Khashoggi

Report by Sabah newspaper, which is close to Turkish President Erdogan, published images of the men apparently taken at passport control.

10 Oct 2018 2:29 PM

Erdogan has been repeatedly photographed with Apple products including the iPhone and iPad. (Photo: File)

Will get Samsung, boycott iPhone: Turkey prez in retaliation to US sanctions

Erdogan said Turkey was facing an 'economic attack' and a 'bigger, deeper operation' but showed no sign of making concessions to US.

14 Aug 2018 3:54 PM

There were conflicting reports about the circumstances of the killings, with pro-government media saying the MP and his supporters came under attack from opponents armed with knives and sticks. Representational Image (Photo: File)

Three shot dead during election campaign visit by ruling party MP in Turkey

8 people were also wounded in the shooting at Suruc that broke out as MP Ibrahim Halil Yildiz visited small businesses in the town centre.

15 Jun 2018 1:44 PM

According to human rights organisation, Amnesty International, one-third of journalists, media workers and executives were jailed in Turkish prisons in 2016. (Photo: File)

Turkey: 14 Cumhuriyet staff sentenced on terror charges

The convicted journalists were earlier indicted in July 2016 for sponsoring the PKK, FETO and other terrorist groups through media coverage.

26 Apr 2018 12:01 PM

The plane was owned by the private holding company of Turkish businessman Huseyin Basaran, and carried eight passengers and 3 crew members. (Photo: Twitter/@drkerem)

Turkish socialite, friends among 11 killed as plane crashes in Iran

The private plane bringing the Turkish socialite, her friends home from a bachelorette party in Dubai crashed into Iranian mountainside.

12 Mar 2018 9:43 AM

He slammed the recognition by US President Donald Trump of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as a ‘gift’ to the ‘Zionist movement.’ (Photo: File)

‘No peace or stability’ unless Jerusalem recognised as capital: Palestinian Prez

‘Jerusalem is and will forever be the capital of the Palestinian state,’ Mahmud Abbas said.

13 Dec 2017 4:20 PM

Pro-Palestinian protesters also held Muslim prayers outside the Hagia Sophia, a former Byzantine church that was turned into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul but is now a museum. (Photo: AFP)

Istanbul police detain dozens protesting Trump’s Jerusalem decision

Istanbul police frequently crack down on leftist anti-government protests.

10 Dec 2017 1:34 PM

Authorities in Ankara had already banned a German gay film festival on Wednesday, the day before it was due to start, citing public safety and terrorism risks. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Turkish capital bans LGBTQ cinema, exhibitions

The move is likely to deepen concern among rights activists and Turkey’s Western allies about its record on civil liberties.

19 Nov 2017 5:41 PM

Istanbul police conducted simultaneous operations at multiple districts to detain 82 foreigners, Anadolu Agency reported.(Photo: AP)

At least 100 detained suspected of having links with ISIS: Turkey

The operations are part of Turkey’s ramped up effort to clamp down on IS.

10 Nov 2017 4:14 PM

Police confiscated several weapons, ammunition and documents during the operations at several addresses, Anadolu Agency said. (representational Image | Photo: File)

Turkey detains 61 people over suspected Islamic State links: Anadolu

Counter-terrorism police raided houses in Bursa, a northwestern province of Turkey.

29 Oct 2017 6:47 PM

Erdogan takes a sharp interest in the fate of Muslim communities across the world and notably sees himself as a champion of the Palestinian cause. (Photo: File)

World 'blind and deaf' to Rohingya muslims plight, says Erdogan

More than 3,000 had arrived in the past 3 days, as people told of how they fled for their lives from Myanmar's army, said UN refugee agency.

29 Aug 2017 10:44 AM

The crisis with Qatar has put Turkey in a delicate position and Erdogan has repeatedly said he wants to see the end of the dispute as soon as possible. (Photo: File)

No-one has any interest in prolonging gulf crisis: Turkey's Erdogan

Crucially, Turkey is in the throes of setting up a military base in Qatar, its only such outpost in the region.

23 Jul 2017 2:10 PM

Turkey's president said his country 'admires and embraces' Qatar's attitude, while slamming the demands by arguing they contradict international law. (Photo: AP)

US calls Arab nations’ demands for Qatar ‘difficult’, Turkey rejects them

Turkey shipped suppliers and food via cargo planes to Qatar after its neighbours closed down air, land and sea routes.

26 Jun 2017 10:16 AM

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AP)

Turkey president Erdogan backs Qatar, says demand to shut base 'disrespectful'

Qatar had said that the ultimatum by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain was unreasonable.

25 Jun 2017 12:43 PM

The government insists that while it has given women the right to wear the Islamic headscarf at university, school and even in the army this has not impeded the freedom of Turkish women to dress as they please. (Photo: Representational)

Turkish woman assaulted, struck in face for ‘wearing shorts in Ramadan’

According to a women’s rights organisation, 173 women have been murdered in the first five months of 2017 and 328 in 2016.

21 Jun 2017 6:33 PM

Turkish soldiers were hospitalized late Saturday in western Manisa province following complaints of stomach pains and vomiting. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Turkish soldiers hospitalized for suspected food poisoning in western Turkey

Local opposition MP Tur Yildiz Bicer posted pictures on Twitter of soldiers slumped on benches in the hospital and others on a drip.

18 Jun 2017 5:08 PM

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses foreign ambassadors at a Ramadan dinner in Ankara, Turkey. Erdogan has voiced support for Qatar in its dispute with Saudi Arabia and other nations, saying no one will benefit from the policy of isolating the oil-rich nation. (Photo: AP)

Erdogan approves bill to deploy troops to Qatar

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan also approved another accord between Turkey and Qatar on military training cooperation.

09 Jun 2017 3:50 PM

20 fatalities and 11 other seriously injured in a bus crash in southwest Turkey tourist town. (Representational Image/AP)

Turkey: 20 killed, 11 injured after tourist bus plunges off road

The accident occurred in a hilly road and the bus plunged into a precipice after smashing through the crash barrier.

13 May 2017 6:35 PM

Turkish Airlines on Saturday said it would offer laptops to business-class travellers. (Photo: AFP/File)

After ban by UK, US, Turkish Airlines to provide laptops to VIP fliers

The laptops would offer top security and protect the users' privacy by 'automatically deleting' all personal data after being shut down.

06 May 2017 4:39 PM

Protests for May Day, the international workers' holiday, are an annual occurrence in Turkey and have in the past been characterised by widespread police actions against demonstrators. (Photo: AP)

Turkish police fire tear gas at May Day demonstrators in Istanbul, detain 200

Protests were expected to be more subdued this year after unions said they would not attempt to march on Taksim Square.

01 May 2017 5:09 PM

The country’s Official Gazette published the decrees on Saturday evening. (Photo: AP)

Turkey expels more than 4,000 civil servants, bans TV dating programs

More than 47,000 people have been arrested and 100,000 have been purged for alleged connections to terror organisations.

01 May 2017 8:17 AM

A supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a placard that reads ‘Don’t worry, the world can be our enemy’ in Ankara, Turkey. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey Opposition cries fraud

International monitors question referendrum result as Erdogan celebrates win.

18 Apr 2017 2:49 AM

The sweeping constitutional changes approved in the vote create a presidential system that will grant Erdogan more power than any leader since modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and his successor Ismet Inonu. (Photo: AP)

Erdogan wins Turkey referendum as opposition cries foul

As huge crowds of flag-waving supporters celebrated on the streets, Erdogan praised Turkey for taking a ‘historic decision’.

17 Apr 2017 7:58 AM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AP)

Erdogan compares Dutch rally ban to Nazism as row spirals

His comments came after The Hague said it would refuse Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's plane permission to land for a rally.

12 Mar 2017 1:28 PM

Turkey has also detained or expelled foreign correspondents for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Die Welt, and the French website Les Jours. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Turkish journalists and opposition protest against detention of reporters

According to journalists' associations, about 170 media outlets have been closed and nearly 800 press cards cancelled.

11 Mar 2017 8:45 PM

Erdogan says Dutch ban on minister's visit reminiscent of Nazism

Turkish politicians are keen to harness votes of the Turkish community in Europe before the April 16 vote on boosting Erdogan's powers.

11 Mar 2017 6:01 PM

Turkey-backed opposition fighters advance in an armoured personnel carrier outside the northern Syrian town of al-Bab during a drive to retake control from the Islamic State group on February 9, 2017 (Photo: AFP)

Turkey PM says troops inside ISIS stronghold Al-Bab, capture imminent

Erdogan said it was "only a matter of time" before the allied forces took full control of the flashpoint town.

12 Feb 2017 5:44 PM

Bana al-Abed, came to international attention with her tweets. (Photo: Twitter)

'I suffered from Syrian war': 7-yr-old writes open letter to Trump

She told Trump her school in Aleppo was destroyed by the bombing and some of her friends had died.

26 Jan 2017 9:39 AM

Bana Alabed, 7, lives in with her mother, Fatemah, and her brothers. (Photo: Twitter)

7-yr-old Bana Alabed appeals to Trump to save Aleppo children

In her letter Bana al-Abed, who was evacuated from the besieged city to Turkey in December, appealed to Trump to help the children of Syria.

25 Jan 2017 1:01 PM

Turkey's Erdogan eager to hear Trump's policies on Mideast

Turkey is especially concerned about the possible disintegration of war-torn neighbors Iraq and Syria.

22 Jan 2017 3:06 PM

A police officer looks a photographs of the victims displayed a day after an attack at a popular nightclub in Istanbul. (Photo: File)

Nightclub attacker who killed 39, identified: Turkey

Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, notified a local news agency that the nighclub attacker has been identified.

04 Jan 2017 2:17 PM

A ambulance believed to carry a victim leaves the area as Turkish police officers block the road leading to the scene of an attack in Istanbul. (Photo: AP)

2 Indian nationals among 39 dead in Istanbul attack

The victims are Abis Rizvi son of former Rajya Sabha MP and Khushi Shah, said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

01 Jan 2017 8:56 PM

Rescue and medics carry a wounded person after attacks in Istanbul, late Saturday. (Photo: File)

'We walked on top of people': Istanbul attack witness

At least 35 people were killed when the attacker dressed as Santa Claus opened fire at the elite nightclub.

01 Jan 2017 1:34 PM

Ambulances are seen near the scene of the attack in Istanbul, on New Year's Day. (Photo: AP)

39 dead in Istanbul's 'Santa Claus' terror attack

The whereabouts of the assailant was not known and it was not clear if he had been caught.

01 Jan 2017 11:01 AM

Mevlut Mert Altintas has been identified as the shooter. (Photo: AP)

Witness to an assassination: Photographer captures Turkey attack

After moments of confusion, the photographer moved for cover behind walls but continued taking photographs.

20 Dec 2016 4:14 PM

Mevlut Mert Altintas has been identified at the shooter. (Photo: AP)

Mevlut Mert Altintas: The sharp-suited Turkish cop who killed Russian envoy

He also threatened terrified spectators, yelling "Allahu Akbar" and saying that the murder was vengeance for Russia's actions in Aleppo.

20 Dec 2016 1:17 PM

Turkish medics carry a wounded Syrian woman, evacuated from Aleppo, to a field hospital near Idlib, Syria. (Photo: AP)

Video of Syrian child being operated without anaesthesia leaves journalist in tears

With the Russian and Syrian forces' continued assault, the civilians in the war-torn region have been caught in the crossfire.

17 Dec 2016 4:05 PM

Rescue and medics carry a wounded person after attacks in Istanbul, late Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Probe 'points' to PKK role in Istanbul blasts that killed 38

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters in Istanbul that 10 suspects had already been detained over the bombing.

11 Dec 2016 7:46 AM

Turkish troops heading to the Syrian border, in Karkamis, Turkey. (Photo: AP/File)

Turkey sends 300 extra commandos to Syria

The Syrian towns of Jarabulus, Al Rai and Dabiq were retaken from the IS jihadists in lightning moves in the early weeks of the operation.

09 Dec 2016 2:57 PM

Flames rise from a fire in a school dormitory, in Aladag, Adana in southern Turkey on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

11 children among 12 dead in Turkey school dorm fire

Some of injuries were caused when terrified students jumped out the window to escape the flames.

30 Nov 2016 9:41 AM

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