Turkey

Merkel in Turkey to salvage battered alliance

by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Turkey on Thursday for the…

Deal to unite Cyprus ‘close’: UN chief

by Ben Simon / Fulya Ozerkan Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - A deal to end decades of division in…

Fists fly as Turkey debates greater Erdogan powers

by Ilgin KARLIDAG Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Turkish lawmakers on Thursday brawled and threw chairs as parliament approved…

Turkey to begin debating new Erdogan powers

by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey's parliament on Monday begins debating a controversial new draft…

Two killed in new Turkey attack as Istanbul gunman hunted

by Raziye Akkoc with Stuart Williams in Istanbul Agence France-Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) - A car bombing rocked the Turkish…

Turkey makes more arrests in hunt for Istanbul attacker

by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Turkish authorities on Tuesday intensified efforts to identify a suspected jihadist…

IS claims Istanbul New Year massacre, attacker on the run

by Stuart WILLIAMS and Raziye AKKOC in Ankara ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Islamic State jihadists Monday claimed the shooting rampage…

Manhunt after Istanbul nightclub massacre kills 39

  by Stuart Williams with Raziye Akkok in Ankara Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish police launched a…

Russia, Turkey ‘agree Syria ceasefire’

by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Turkish state media Wednesday said Turkey and Russia had agreed a…

Erdogan accuses West of backing IS, breaking promises in Syria

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said the West was breaking promises in Syria, accusing…

First Istanbul trial begins of Turkey coup suspects

by Stuart WILLIAMS / Clotilde GOURLET Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Twenty-nine Turkish police officers went on trial Tuesday…

88 dead in Turkish raids on IS-held Syria town: monitor

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- At least 88 civilians have been killed in 24 hours of Turkish air strikes on an…

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