Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Erdogan continues his provocative statements against Greece and other countries contiguous with Turkey.

Some 15,000 exporters will be offered a special kind of passport that will enable holders to acquire visas quicker and gain visa-free entrance to many countries as part of new incentives in the sector, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has said.

In the wake of Turkey's questioning of national borders determined by the Treaty of Lausanne and a rise in violations of airspace and territorial waters in the Aegean, Greek diplomats have been briefing high-level officials in Europe on Greece's stance, Kathimerini understands.

There are more than 35 000 people in detention in Turkey more than three months after this year's attempted coup, says Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ, noting that a further 4,000 remain under investigation.

Turkish President Recep Erdogan has “struck again”, stating that his country respected the borders of all countries, even if it did so “with a heavy heart”. His amazing new statement came in response to Haider al-Abadi, Iraq’s PM, who refused the presence of Turkish military in operations to retake Mosul from terrorist ISIS fighters.

Turkey will not remain as a spectator on issues that threaten its security, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Oct. 22, emphasizing Ankara's drive to sweep Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Syrian Kurdish militants from territory near its border.

The United States wants to ramp up joint efforts with Turkey to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria, but expects Ankara to be part of integrated efforts with Iraq, according to the U.S. secretary of defense.

Turkey is revisiting a long-standing discussion on whether it should adopt a presidential system through a constitutional amendment after Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli opened a new page on the issue.

The government has decided to recruit 5,000 additional village guards in a bid to combat the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) east and southeast Anatolia, daily Habertürk has reported.

The Turkish state is "deadlocked" and "on the verge of crisis," Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has said, in response to criticism over his suggestion that the government's constitutional changes, which include a shift to a presidential system, should be brought to a public vote.