Turkey hunts would-be bombers

Turkish newspapers carried a front-page pictures on Monday of three more men, believed to be planning suicide bomb attacks for Islamic State, after a suspected member of the radical militant group kil

22 Mar 2016 12:49 AM

Five Afghans, including baby, drown trying to reach Greece

Five Afghans, including two children and a six-month old baby, drowned in the Aegean overnight trying to reach Greece as Turkey starts to implement an EU agreement to curb illegal migration.

11 Mar 2016 7:00 AM

EU, Turkey seek to realise migrant plan

Syrian refugees sit on railway tracks at an improvised camp in northern Macedonian village of Tabanovce, near the Greek border, on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

09 Mar 2016 5:45 AM

EU, Turkey seek to realise migrant plan

EU and Turkish leaders on Tuesday sought to turn into a lasting accord a plan on easing Europe’s migrant crisis hailed as a game-changer by Ankara and Brussels but swiftly criticised by the UN’s refug

09 Mar 2016 1:52 AM

Turkey plans refugee city in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested building a new city in northern Syria to house some of the millions of refugees escaping the country’s civil war, reports said Saturday.

06 Mar 2016 4:38 AM

Turkey newspaper defiant after raid, warns of ‘darkest days’

A leading Turkish newspaper opposed to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and seized by authorities warned of the “darkest days” in the history of the press in a defiant edition Saturday as the police use

06 Mar 2016 4:13 AM

Turkey jails 2 over Aylan Kurdi's death

A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two Syrian people smugglers to more than four years in prison over the drowning of Aylan Kurdi, the toddler who became a symbol of Europe’s refugee crisis when his

05 Mar 2016 7:07 AM

2 police killed in car bomb attack in southeastern Turkey

The explosion caused extensive damage to the police lodgings and left a large crater on the road.

04 Mar 2016 2:16 PM

Saudi jets to arrive in Turkey to strike ISIS

Saudi jets are due to arrive at a Turkish base this week to take part in the air campaign against ISIS jihadists in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.

26 Feb 2016 6:54 AM

Saudi jets to arrive in Turkey to strike ISIS

Saudi jets are due to arrive at a Turkish base this week to take part in the air campaign against ISIS jihadists in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.

26 Feb 2016 6:33 AM

28 soldiers killed in Ankara blast

Turkey PM blames Kurdish militants

19 Feb 2016 2:24 AM

Turkey wants a safe zone in Syria

Turkey said on Wednesday it was seeking to create a “safe line” inside Syria that would include the flashpoint northern town of Azaz near the Turkish border.

18 Feb 2016 4:21 AM

Turkey denounces 'barbaric' Russian bombings in Syria: PM

Assad's forces have most recently used Russian air support to move ever closer to the rebel stronghold of Aleppo in northern Syria.

16 Feb 2016 4:20 PM

Nato to counter people-smuggling in Aegean

12 Feb 2016 4:27 AM

Greece in EU’s line of fire on migrant crisis

The EU piled more pressure on Greece on Wednesday, telling Athens to improve conditions for refugees so that other overstretched member states can send migrants back there.

11 Feb 2016 6:01 AM

Turkey: Can’t shoulder refugee crisis alone as 30,000 wait for entry

Syrians gather to collect food of workers from Turkish Islamic aid group IHH at a temporary refugee camp for displaced Syrians in northern Syria, near Bab al-Salameh border crossing with Turkey, on Sunday. — AP

09 Feb 2016 2:28 AM

Berlin, Ankara seek Nato aid to stop traffickers

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Anitkabir — the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Republic of Turkey— during her visit to Ankara on Monday. — AFP

09 Feb 2016 1:40 AM

At least 11 migrants drown off Turkey: report

The migrants had set off from the district of Dikili in western port city of Izmir to reach the Greek island of Lesbos.

08 Feb 2016 4:41 PM

Turkey to US: It’s either us or Kurds

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed anger over a US official’s visit to a Kurdish militia group controlling the Syrian town of Kobane, urging Washington to choose between Turkey and the “

08 Feb 2016 6:02 AM

Moscow violated our airspace again: Turkey

Turkey on Saturday accused Russia of a fresh violation of its airspace, warning Moscow it would “face consequences” as relations between the two countries hit a new post-Cold War low.

01 Feb 2016 5:25 AM