Turkey PM urges end to protests, tells supporters to 'go home' Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an immediate end to mass protests against his rule Friday, but urged supporters to "go home" after they staged a major show of strength welcoming him back from an overseas trip.
Turkey defends democratic credentials as tear gas flies Turkey's embattled government insisted on Wednesday it was "not a second-class democracy" even as police tear-gassed protesters massed in the streets calling for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to quit.
Turkey protesters defiant after government apologyFresh violence erupted early Wednesday as protesters defied a government plea to end days of deadly unrest, the biggest challenge yet to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decade-long rule.
05 июня 2013
Wrestling: Kazakhstan wins gold and 2 bronze in TurkeyKazakhstan’s free-style wrestler Yernur Kabatayev won gold, Zhandos Ismaylov and Bakdaulet Almentay got bronze medals at the 2013 International Junior Wrestling Championship in Ankara, Turkey.
04 июня 2013
Union to join Turkey's anti-govt protests Turkish police and anti-government protesters clashed again in Istanbul early Tuesday, as the reported death toll from nationwide protests rose to two.
Fresh street clashes pressure Turkey government Turkey's Islamist-rooted government faced growing pressure on Monday after angry demonstrators clashed for a third night with police in a nationwide wave of protests.
03 июня 2013
Syria opposition to mull peace talks Syria's main opposition group gathers Thursday for a landmark conference in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss peace talks with the regime, as rebels on the ground suffer a massive army onslaught.
23 мая 2013
Obama and Erdogan demand Assad step down US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted Thursday Bashar al-Assad must step down amid a flurry of moves to organize peace talks to end Syria's bloody civil war.
17 мая 2013
Nazarbayev sends condolences to Turkish presidentKazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram with condolences to Turkish President Abdullah Gul over numerous victims of the deadly blasts in Reyhanli.
15 мая 2013
Nine arrested over deadly Turkey bombingsTurkey said Sunday it had arrested nine people over bombings that killed 46 in a town near the Syrian border and warned Damascus a red line had been crossed.
13 мая 2013
Turkey worried about 'rising xenophobia' in Europe Turkey's foreign minister voiced concern Sunday about rising anti-foreigner sentiment in crisis-hit Europe, on a visit to Germany where a neo-Nazi cell's bloody murder spree claimed mostly Turkish migrants among its victims.
13 мая 2013
Syria seeking to pull us into 'quagmire': Turkish PM Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Damascus of trying to drag his country into the Syrian "quagmire" after twin bomb attacks killed 46 people in a town on the border.
13 мая 2013
Turkish Airlines reverses lipstick ban for stewardesses Turkish Airlines has reversed a ban on air hostesses wearing brightly-coloured lipstick following accusations it was trying to Islamise the company under government influence.
10 мая 2013
Kurdish rebels to begin critical pullout from Turkey Kurdish rebels are due to begin their much-anticipated withdrawal from Turkey into their stronghold in northern Iraq on Wednesday, a major step towards ending a decades-long conflict that has left tens of thousands dead.