Latest News from Turkey
Turkey knocked out of Eurobasket
The Turkish national basketball team has been handed a heavy defeat by host France at Eurobasket 2015, bidding farewell to its dreams of a podium finish, or at least an Olympic berth.
Roared on by a record-breaking indoor crowd in Liile on Sept. 12, France thrived on home support as it thumped Turkey 76-53 to reach the quarterfinals.
Bulgaria Received USD 830 M in Remittances from Turkey in 2014
Bulgarian migrants working in Turkey sent some USD 830 M (EUR 732 M) back home in 2014, much more than the sum flowing from the next "top 11" countries in the list combined, data from the TIME magazine shows.
The amount of roughly BGN 1.430 B is equal to about 1.7% of the country's GDP.
Turk starts DNA testing, claims to be a kidnapped Greek-Cypriot boy
A Turkish man is traveling to Greece to undergo DNA testing that will reveal whether he was a Greek Cypriot child kidnapped by the Turkish army during its invasion into Cyprus in 1974.
One child among the three migrants drowned off Greece
Three people, including a child, drowned when a boat carrying some 100 migrants capsized off Greece early on Sept. 13, the Athens News Agency reported.
Top Shiite cleric condemns kidnapping of Turkish workers in Iraq
The top Shiite cleric in Iraq on, al-Sistani, calls for the release of 18 Turkish workers kidnapped in Baghdad last week The top Shiite cleric in Iraq on Sept.
Controversial Turkish deputy elected to AKP congress post
A controversial member of parliament has been elected to the bureau of the Sept 12 congress of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara A controversial member of parliament has been elected to the bureau of the Sept. 12 congress of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara.
Post-curfew photos tell story of nine-day clashes in Turkey's Cizre
Residents of the Cizre district of southeastern Turkey's ??rnak province, where a nine-day curfew ended as of 7:00 am on Sept 12, remained deprived of health and funeral services
Turkish PM vows refreshment of AKP at one-candidate congress
Turkish PM Davuto?lu pledges strong return to power in the Nov 1 with a soul-searching which would get guidance from founding principles of his AKP Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has pledged a strong return to power in the Nov.
Turkish PM wins party congress, vows refreshment of AKP
Turkish PM Davuto?lu pledges strong return to power in the Nov 1 with a soul-searching which would get guidance from founding principles of his AKP Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu pledged a strong return to power in the Nov.
Hungary's PM Proposes EUR 3B Aid Plan to Stem Migrant Influx into Europe
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has proposed that the European Union give EUR 3B to Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan to help halt the flow of Syrian migrants from camps in those countries, newswires reported.
Turk minister ignores migrant/refugee flows…. dreams of Hagia Sofia as a mosque
At a moment when it appears that …half – or more – of the Muslim world wants to emigrate at all costs and manner to all points west and north, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Yalçın Topçu shared his …dream of transforming the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul into an occasional mosque for prayers by the faithful.
British Council marks 75th year in Turkey with embassy reception
The British Council, the United Kingdom's international organization for cultural relations, has marked its 75th anniversary in Turkey with a reception hosted at the British Embassy in Ankara.
Comparing the nighttime attackers with Hürriyet's daytime staff
I am taking a look at the crowd that attacked our newspaper building, the headquarters of daily Hürriyet, twice this week and I am taking a look at us, the Hürriyet journalists, who gathered in front of the same entrance of the building where glass was shattered.
The only way out for Turkey
Turkey is going through a dark period. In addition to escalating terrorism, masses of people have become engaged in violent demonstrations, triggering hatred along ethnic lines.
What exactly is happening in Turkey?
These days, most Turkey observers agree that Turkey is in deep trouble. They are deeply divided though, when it comes to explaining why.