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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

Gulf crisis: First Turkey ship carries aid to Qatar

Turkey’s Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said that it is not economical or sustainable to send food stuff by plane.

22 Jun 2017 3:38 PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey, Saudi Arabia to try to reduce tensions over Qatar on call

President Erdogan has backed Qatar in the crisis with Gulf nations that cut off relations with it accusing it of supporting terrorism.

22 Jun 2017 3:02 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

The assailants then drove their stolen car toward a military police station and detonated a car bomb at a nearby roadblock. (Photo: Representational/AP)

1 killed, 4 hurt in gunfire and bomb attack in Turkey

One person was killed and four people were wounded in the attacks and one of the assailants was killed, officials said.

09 Jun 2017 8:36 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

The helicopter was carrying a delegation, headed by a major-general, which was inspecting the Senoba region. (Photo: Representational/ AFP)

13 dead after Turkey military chopper crashes near Iraq border

The crash occurred in the border province of Sirnak, where Turkish troops are engaged in operations against Kurdish militants.

01 Jun 2017 9:33 AM

The two were killed during a police operation on their residence in the Etimesgut district of Ankara. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Turkey: 2 suspected Islamic State extremists killed in Ankara Police raid

After a tip-off from a suspect, this police operation was quickly planned as the two ISIS members were believed to be planning an attack.

21 May 2017 4:14 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

The angry reply came a week before President Tayyip Erdogan is due in Washington for his first meeting with US President Donald Trump (Photo: AFP)

Turkey condemns US move to arm Syrian Kurds against IS

Turkey views the YPG as the Syrian extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

10 May 2017 6:32 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

Turkish court rejects Wikipedia’s appeal against ban

The telecommunications authority has said the ban would stay in place until the pages are removed.

05 May 2017 7:24 PM

The latest chapter was opened in June 2016 on financial and budgetary provisions while one chapter (science and research) has been provisionally closed. (Photo: AP/File)

Turkey’s Erdogan tells EU to open new chapters, warns of Brexit-like referendum

The ‘chapters’ are the policy areas that are being addressed in the long-running membership talks.

02 May 2017 8:18 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

Members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party. (Photo: AP)

Turkey detains 412 Kurdish militant suspects

In addition, the statement said 131 Islamic State group suspects were detained in operations in 13 provinces in the past week.

13 Apr 2017 1:20 PM

An armoured police vehicle was being repaired at the facility before the blast occurred on Tuesday, killing three people. (Photo: AP)

Explosion at vehicle facility was 'terror attack', 3 dead: Turkey

Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu did not say who was suspected of being behind the attack.

12 Apr 2017 1:39 PM

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