Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed opposition parties for provoking a "movement of violence" as protests in the country continued for a sixth night.
Unrest began in Istanbul last Wednesday when the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, (...)
Thousands of people have gathered outside Istanbul's city hall for a second consecutive night to protest against the arrest of the city's mayor, which many view as a politically driven attempt to eliminate a key rival from the next presidential (...)
Protests have erupted in Turkey after authorities detained the mayor of Istanbul, just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate.
Ekrem Imamoglu, from the secular Republican People's Party (CHP), is seen as one of President (...)
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with around 100 other people, prosecutors said on Wednesday, according to state-run news agency Anadolu Agency.
The (...)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday proposed that Turkey take an active role in initiating peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
At a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Tusk said both Turkey (...)
JEDDAH – Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz welcomed Turkish Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler at his office in Jeddah.
The two officials discussed bilateral relations and explored opportunities to (...)
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) declared a ceasefire on Saturday, following a call from its imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan to lay down arms, marking a potential turning point in the decades-long conflict with Turkey.
The announcement, (...)
Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve the group, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with Turkey that is estimated to have killed at least 40,000 (...)
Saudi Arabia has welcomed the call by Abdullah Ocalan, the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), for the group to dissolve and lay down arms.
In a statement released on Friday, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the Kingdom's (...)
Turkish authorities have detained 282 individuals over the past five days as part of a large-scale operation targeting the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday.
The nationwide raids took place (...)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa at the presidential palace in Ankara in Turkey on Tuesday to discuss Syria's economic recovery and its security and stability.
At a joint press conference (...)
A fire has engulfed a hotel in the Turkish ski resort of Bolu, killing 66 people and injuring at least 51 more, officials have said.
The fire broke out at the 12-story Grand Kartal Hotel at 03:27 local time (00:27 GMT) during a busy holiday period (...)
ANKARA — Saudi Arabia and Turkey held the second round of political consultations at the headquarters of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara.
During the tour, the two sides discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in various (...)
ANKARA — The Saudi-Turkish Joint Military Committee held its sixth meeting at the Turkish General Staff headquarters in Ankara. The meeting was co-chaired by Saudi Chief of General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili and Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. (...)
An explosion at an ammunition and explosives factory in north-west Turkey has killed at least 12 people and injured four others.
The blast happened at 8:25 local time (5:25 GMT) in the capsule production section, the governor of the city of (...)
As the new Syria struggles to take shape, old threats are re-emerging.
The chaos since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad is "paving the way" for the so-called Islamic State (IS) to make a comeback, according to a leading Kurdish commander who helped (...)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Wednesday where the leaders held bilateral talks.
Mikati informed Erdoğan of the situation on the ground in Lebanon, which has (...)
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pushed for a tangible and immediate improvement in relations between Turkey and the European Union during a meeting with Ursula von der Leyen that was focused on Syria's transition of power and the fate of (...)
Georgia and Turkey on Tuesday received stinging report cards from European Union ministers over their accession process, while Ukraine and Moldova mostly got gold stars.
In enlargement conclusions released as they were meeting in Brussels, EU (...)
Hundreds of Syrian refugees gathered at Turkey's southern border crossings on Monday, preparing to return home following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's government.
At the Cilvegozu and Oncupinar gates, which correspond to Bab al-Hawa and Bab (...)
Turkey's government says its military struck sites on Wednesday night in Iraq and Syria linked to Kurdish militant group the PKK, after blaming it for an attack near Ankara that killed at least five people.
Various videos from the attack earlier on (...)
Two terrorists who attacked the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) facilities in Ankara have been "neutralized," following a violent incident that resulted in four fatalities and 14 injuries, as confirmed by the country's Interior Minister Ali (...)
Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler claimed "Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants were behind the attack" on an industrial site in Ankara.
At least five people were killed and 22 injured in an attack on Wednesday against the headquarters of (...)
ANKARA — Saudi Arabia condemned on Thursday the terrorist attack that targeted a defense firm in Türkiye.
The Saudi Arabian embassy in Türkiye expressed the Kingdom's condemnation of the despicable terrorist attack on Wednesday that targeted a (...)
An autopsy confirms Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was killed by Israeli sniper fire in West Bank protest.
An autopsy report of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist, has confirmed she was killed by an Israeli sniper's bullet (...)
