Turkey
Turkish troops killed in bomb attack in Siirt province
Eight Turkish soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack in the south-eastern province of Siirt, the army says.
19 August 2015, 15:19 PM
Istanbul hit by blast and gunfire
Violence has flared up in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, with two gunmen opening fire outside the US consulate, just hours after a bomb attack on a police station.
10 August 2015, 06:39 AM
Erdogan's war and US myopia
The Obama Administration, which defied the hawkish opposition at home and abroad and signed the historic Nuclear Deal with Iran, seems to have condoned President Erdogan's military operation in Iraq.
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Turkish troops killed in 'Kurdish PKK suicide blast'
Two Turkish security troops are killed and 31 wounded in a suicide attack by Kurdish PKK militants, the regional governor's office says.
2 August 2015, 12:24 PM
Divers find mysterious transparent blob off the coast of Turkey
This amazing video shot by a group of divers off the coast of Turkey shows an enormous transparent blob that nobody was able to explain.
28 July 2015, 11:05 AM
Turkey's air force hits IS and PKK in Syria and Iraq
Turkish air force jets carry out fresh strikes against Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria and also hit Kurdish militants in northern Iraq.
25 July 2015, 04:49 AM
Turkey bombs Islamic State targets in Syria
Turkish planes have for the first time carried out air strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria.
24 July 2015, 07:55 AM
Suruc massacre: Turkey suicide bombing suspect identified
A suspect is identified in connection with the suicide bomb attack that killed 32 young activists in Turkey, the country's prime minister has says.
21 July 2015, 10:44 AM
Turkey arrests 21 IS suspects in raids
Turkish authorities arrest 21 suspected members of the Islamic State group, according to state media.
11 July 2015, 04:23 AM
Jihadists' slave markets sell girls at any price: UN envoy
Teenage girls abducted by Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria are being sold in slave markets "for as little as a pack of cigarettes," the UN envoy on sexual violence said Monday.
9 June 2015, 07:05 AM
Turkey's AKP faces challenge to form government
Turkey's AK party faces a challenge to form a government after losing its majority at a general election for the first time in 13 years.
8 June 2015, 04:54 AM
Former Turkish President dies
Former Turkish President Kenan Evren dies at the age of 97.
10 May 2015, 04:49 AM
Fresh Syria talks to begin in Geneva
Fresh efforts to revive peace talks on Syria is due to begin in Geneva.
5 May 2015, 04:56 AM
Turkey Twitter block lifted after image removed
Social media restrictions are being lifted in Turkey, as sites comply with a court order to stop sharing images of a prosecutor being held at gunpoint.
7 April 2015, 05:04 AM
British student who joined Islamic State wants to go home -Turkish MP
A 19-year-old British woman, one of a group of medical students to join the Islamic State has told her family she wants to go home
2 April 2015, 06:54 AM
Bloody end to Turkey prosecutor hostage crisis
A Turkish prosecutor and two gunmen who took him hostage have been killed after a shootout at a courthouse in Istanbul
1 April 2015, 04:28 AM
Man linked to Bangladeshis’ abduction in ME held: CID
Criminal Investigation Department says that they arrested a man, who was involved in kidnapping for ransom of around 100 Bangladeshis in middle-east countries
31 March 2015, 05:53 AM
Nine British medics feared to have crossed into Syria
Nine British medical students and doctors are feared to has travel to Syria to work in areas controlled by Islamic State militants.
22 March 2015, 13:26 PM
Turkey sends teenagers back to UK after Syria attempt
Three teenagers who were stopped from travelling to Syria from Turkey are flown back to the UK and arrested, Scotland Yard says
16 March 2015, 04:12 AM
Turkey sends teenagers back to UK after Syria attempt
Three teenagers who were stopped from travelling to Syria from Turkey have been flown back to the UK and arrested, Scotland Yard has said.
15 March 2015, 15:50 PM