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 June 2013 12:11
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 June 2013 19:10
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 June 2013 11:10
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 May 2013 19:04
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 May 2013 17:55
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 May 2013 14:43
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 May 2013 17:36
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 May 2013 15:40
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 May 2013 12:20
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 May 2013 18:05
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.
