Latest News from Turkey
As one door shuts, another may open for Antalya
The diplomatic crisis with Russia has hit Turkey's Mediterranean resort of Antalya the hardest. When visiting the city, where the economy is mainly based on tourism and agriculture, it is impossible not to see the impact of this crisis. Yet, as one door shuts for Antalya, others seem to be opening.
Richards' Gezi Park photos displayed in ?zmir
"It is Izmir which has chosen me," Charles Emir Richard says when he is asked why he chose to display "Barricade," his collection of photos from the Gezi Park events, in ?zmir for the first time in Turkey.
Cuts like a knife
While it has been the word on the street for more than a month, everybody looks like they are surprised to see PM Ahmet Davuto?lu leave office so smoothly. Has it been in the making all along? What was the main reason? There have been many other crises between the president and the prime minister, so what made it different this time?
German court rejects Erdo?an's challenge against Springer boss
A German court has thrown out a bid by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an for an interim injunction against Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner in order to prevent him from repeating a poem by German comedian Jan Böhmermann, after the CEO penned an open letter expressing support for the satirist, Deutsche Press-Agentur has reported.
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour kicks off in Antalya
The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, which presents the FIVB Antalya Open, kicked off in the Mediterranean province on May 10.
Soldier dies after fall from rocks
A captain who fell from a rocky area on a mountain while taking part in land search efforts in the southern province of Hatay on May 9 has died.
Gendarmerie Captain R?za F?rat, 31, was heavily wounded when he fell from the rocks in the Nur Mountains and was taken to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Europe must decide
The European Union has once again come to a crossroads in its relations with Turkey. The traditional "my interests come first" position of international diplomacy and the central "supremacy of norms, values and principles" pillars of the EU have collided.
Bulgarian PM Agrees with Presidential Veto on Electoral Code Amendments
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said that President Rosen Plevneliev has correctly vetoed the recent amendments to the Electoral Code concerning the voting abroad.
An ode to Turkish mothers
I am at the age that "becoming my mother" is not a worry but a reality. The coin dropped when some of my friends thought that a candid shot with my mother, both in sleeveless black tops, pearl earrings and short hair, was a mirror image.
Erdo?an tells the world who's the boss in Turkey
Following the quick and a bit sad stepping down of Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu, Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an said on May 6 that there will be no turning back from his target of shifting from a parliamentarian system to strong presidential system.
Turkish journalist shot on TV (video)
Eyewitnesses say a prominent Turkish journalist was shot at moments before a verdict was to be given in his trial for allegedly revealing state secrets. The assailant is said to have shouted “traitor” before firing three shots at Can Dundar outside the court in Istanbul.
Erdogan tells EU he "won't change anti-terror laws"
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he will not change his anti-terror laws in return for visa-free travel offered by Brussels.
"We'll go our way, you go yours," Erdogan told the EU, according to the BBC.
EU expects spirit of cooperation to resume after Davuto?lu's departure
Praising the outgoing Turkish government's spirit of cooperation, the top European Union diplomat based in Ankara has voiced his expectation that the subsequent government after the departure of Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu will uphold the country's agreement with Brussels on curbing migration as well as on visa liberalization for Turkish citizens.
20 confrontations between Davuto?lu and Erdo?an during 20 months of prime ministry
Outgoing Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu began his political career as a diplomatic adviser 14 years ago. He rose to the Foreign Ministry and ultimately to the Prime Ministry with the Justice and Development Party (AKP) before choosing to quit the latter post on May 5.
Turkey celebrates the start of summer, H?d?rellez
People across Turkey have gathered around giant Kakava fires to mark H?d?rellez, which is celebrated across the Turkic cultural world with festivities as a harbinger of summer.
Locals and tourists attended traditional celebrations in the country's northwestern border province of Edirne, in its historic Sarayiçi neighborhood, late on May 5.