World news about “Turkey” published by euronews.
Two killed in hot-air balloon crash – nocomment Two hot air balloons collided mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey on Monday, causing one of them to crash to the ground… 20/05/2013
Hot-air balloon collision leaves two dead in Turkey A hot-air balloon has crashed to the ground in Turkey after a mid-air collision with another. Two people are said to have died in the incident, both of… 20/05/2013
Anti-government anger in Turkey after Syria border bombings Authorities in southern Turkey say they have detained four more suspects in connection with twin car bomb attacks last weekend. It means the total number of… 18/05/2013
Protestors and police clash in Turkey-Syria border town Protestors have clashed with police in Reyhanli during an anti-government demonstration following the deadly twin car bombings which struck the Turkish town… 18/05/2013
Prime suspect in Turkey car bombing detained Turkish police have the man they believe to be the prime suspect in the double car bombing which killed more than 50 people near the Syrian border in… 17/05/2013
Turkey gains investment grading from Moody’s Turkey’s economy has been given a boost with an upgrade by the Moody’s ratings agency. Shares rose in Istanbul on Friday and the country’s cost of… 17/05/2013
Bulgarian truckers block road into Turkey Truckers have blocked the main passage from Bulgaria into Turkey for a second day in protest at what they claim is unfair competition from the Turkish side of… 17/05/2013
‘Assad must go’ say Turkey and the US There was a meeting of minds over a future Syria without President Assad but the US and Turkey differ over how to achieve it . A day of talks between… 16/05/2013
US and Turkey agree on a Syria without Assad US President Barack Obama and Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have both declared there is no place for Syria’s president in any future democracy… 16/05/2013
Turkish PM Erdogan visits US for Syria talks Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to meet Barack Obama later on May 16. The talks come just days after deadly car bomb attacks in the… 16/05/2013
Syria set to dominate talks between Obama and Turkish PM Turkey’s prime minister says the Syrian crisis will be high on the agenda when he meets US President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday. Ankara has… 15/05/2013
PKK peace plan The first Kurdish PKK members have arrived in Iraq, under a peace plan organised by the Turkish Government. It’s hoped the initiative will put an end to the… 14/05/2013
Reyhanli residents blame Turkish government for deadly bombs There is no sign of anger against the government abating in southern Turkey following the bombing of Reyhanli, which killed nearly 50 people and wounded… 13/05/2013
Turkey calls on world to act against Syria in wake of car bombs Ankara is accusing a group with links to Syrian intelligence of carrying out two car bombings in a Turkish border town, which left 46 people dead. The… 13/05/2013
Turkey arrests bomb attack suspects Turkey believes fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are to blame for the two car bombs that killed more than 40 people in the Turkish border… 12/05/2013
Twin blasts rock Turkey near Syrian border – nocomment Two car bombs exploded in a Turkish town near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 100 others. 12/05/2013
Turkish government suspects Syrian involvement in bomb attacks The Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has said that Turkey reserves the right to take “every kind of measure” after the car bomb attacks that killed… 12/05/2013
Turkey accuses Syrian government of attacks on border town Twin car bombs have rocked a Turkish town bordering Syria, killing at least 40 and wounding 100 others. The Turkish authorities have accused the government in… 11/05/2013
Explosions rock Turkish border town Several explosions believed to be car bombs have gone off in the Turkish town of Reyhanli in Hatay Province near the Syrian border. At least 40 people have… 11/05/2013
Turkey claims wounded Syrians show signs of chemical attack Syrian government forces appear to be continuing their shelling according to this unverified footage from Kafr Batna near Damascus. It is not known how… 11/05/2013
Turkey: Plot to murder Patriarch BartolomeuAccording to Turkish private broadcaster NTV, local authorities are questioning a suspect following an investigation by the Prosecutor of Ankara into a plot… 10/05/2013
PKK fighters begin to withdraw from Turkey Kurdish militants have started to leave Turkey, as part of a peace process aimed at bringing an end to a three-decade insurgency that has left 40-thousand… 09/05/2013
Kurdish fighters leaving Turkey A historic pullout of Kurdish rebels from Turkey is under way. Six weeks ago, on 21 March, after 30 years of bloody conflict the leader of the Kurdish armed… 08/05/2013
Clashes in Turkey ahead of PKK pullout Pro-Kurdish protesters have thrown petrol bombs and firecrackers at police in the Turkish district of Cizre. It came just hours before an agreed pullout of… 08/05/2013
Judo Grand Slam Baku: Day one A week after securing bronze at the European Judo Championships in Budapest Ebru Sahin of Turkey went two medals better to win gold in the under 48 kilo… 05/05/2013
Olympic champion faces lifetime ban for doping Olympic 1,500 metres champion Asli Cakir Alptekin is facing a lifetime ban after being charged with a second anti-doping offence. Cakir, who was given a… 03/05/2013
Turkish Airlines embroiled in row over red lipstick A row has erupted amid a long-running industrial dispute at Turkish Airlines – over the lipstick worn by female cabin crew. The company wants to alter its… 02/05/2013
Syria chemical weapons concerns spill into Turkey The possibility of chemical weapons being used in Syria’s conflict is causing concern across the border in Turkey. While US President Barack Obama… 02/05/2013
Clashes mar International Workers’ Day in Turkey Several people have been injured in clashes between police and protesters in Istanbul. Chanting ‘Long live May Day’ protesters attempted to defy a… 01/05/2013
Kurdish militants announce pullout Kurdish PKK militants who have fought for autonomy in Turkey for decades will begin withdrawing within two weeks. Kurdistan Workers Party commander Murat… 25/04/2013
Kurdish militants to begin withdrawal from Turkey in MayKurdish militants who have been fighting for autonomy in Turkey for decades have announced they will withdraw from the country in May. The Kurdistan Workers… 25/04/2013
Tough talks as Turkey and Israel meet over fatal flotilla attack An Israeli delegation has arrived in Turkey for talks on normalising relations between the two countries, following the Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid… 22/04/2013
Six Turkish engineers missing in Taliban-held Afghanistan Afghan insurgents are believed to be holding at least six Turkish engineers after their helicopter was forced down by bad weather in Taliban controlled… 22/04/2013
Kerry urges better relations between Turkey and Israel US Secretary of State John Kerry, in Istanbul for talks on Syria, has urged Turkey and Israel to work towards improving relations. The relationship hit an… 21/04/2013
US doubles non-lethal aid to Syria rebels Following a Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul, US Secretary of State John Kerry announced a doubling of non-lethal aid to support the opposition… 21/04/2013
The Butterfly’s Dream causes a flutter at Istanbul festival It is the first and oldest film festival in Turkey. The Istanbul Film Festival is a chance to promote Turkish cinema around the world and an opportunity for… 16/04/2013
Turkish pianist convicted of insulting Islam In Turkey world-renowned pianist Fazil Say has been handed a suspended 10-month jail sentence on charges of insulting Islam. The court found the 43-year-old… 15/04/2013
German court rules foreign reporters must attend NSU trial Germany’s Constitutional Court has upheld an appeal by the Turkish newspaper Sabah to ensure a court in Munich reserves a certain number of places for foreign… 12/04/2013
South Caucasus and Central Asia the focus of W.E.F. The South Caucasus and Central Asia region has recorded significant economic growth over the past decade, driven by countries such as Azerbaijan and… 09/04/2013
Clashes outside Turkey Ergenekon trial At least three people have been injured as police clashed with supporters of 275 defendants in a four-year conspiracy trial in Turkey. Those on trial are… 08/04/2013
Bisultanov shines in Turkey Russia’s Adlan Bisultanov produced a superb display to claim gold in the men’s -100 kilo category at the Judo Grand Prix in Samsun on Sunday. Bisultanov… 01/04/2013
Turkey’s foreign minister wades into court trial spat Turkey’s foreign minister has called his counterpart in Germany, after a spat erupted over media access to a trial of suspected neo-Nazis – who were allegedly… 31/03/2013
Judoka shine at Samsun Grand Prix On day one of the Judo Grand Prix in Samsu, Turkey, Russia’s Musa Mogushkov dealt quickly with Mongolian Olympic bronze medalist Nyam-Ochir Sainjargal by… 31/03/2013
Syrian rebels claim to capture key southern city Syria rebels claim to have taken control of the key city of Dael in Daraa province in the south of the country. Unverified amateur video is said to show… 29/03/2013
Refugees clash in Turkey – nocomment Syrian refugees threw stones and damaged administrative buildings during clashes at a camp in southeastern Turkey. Police used tear gas and water cannon to… 29/03/2013
Syria-Turkey: UN steps into refugee row The United Nations has expressed concern over reports that up to 600 Syrian refugees were thrown out of a relief camp in Turkey and deported. Officials at… 28/03/2013
Standard & Poor’s upgrades Turkey Standard & Poor’s has raised Turkey’s sovereign debt rating by one notch to “BB+”. It puts the country on a rating just one step below investment grade… 28/03/2013
Protesters clash with police at Syrian refugee camp in Turkey Syrian refugees at Turkey’s Suleiman Shah relief camp have clashed with police during demonstrations over their living conditions. Young protesters ran… 27/03/2013
Turkey gets its way on normalising Israeli relations Turkey and Israel are talking again following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s telephone apology last week in the wake of President Barack Obama’s… 26/03/2013
Turkey welcomes Israeli apology Turkey has welcomed the surprise Israeli apology for the deaths aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla. It is reported the leaders of the two countries spoke by… 23/03/2013
End of Turkey-Israel feud helps stabilise Middle East The mending of relations between Turkey and Israel has been hailed as a key stabilising factor for the Middle East. Israel officially apologised for killing… 23/03/2013
Israel apologises to Turkey over flotilla deaths The end of President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel coincided with an historic apology… It was made by the Israeli government to Turkey for the killing of… 22/03/2013
Full transcript of Abdullah Ocalan’s ceasefire callSource and translation: BDP Press Office, Turkey Let all the oppressed have a free and happy Newroz! Greetings to all peoples of Middle East and Central… 22/03/2013
Turkey: PKK peace process raises constitutional change questions The people of Turkey are digesting the historic statement from jailed rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, who called for a PKK ceasefire on March 21. The… 22/03/2013
Kurds celebrate truce call – nocomment Kurds celebrated after jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan called for an immediate cease-fire and for thousands of his fighters to withdraw from… 22/03/2013
Cautious optimism greets PKK ceasefire Political groups in Istanbul of all colours have been reacting to the call by rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan for Kurdish PKK fighters to lay down their… 22/03/2013
The road ahead for Turkey and the PKK In all its years of clashes with the Kurds, Turkey has finally decided that political efforts may be more effective than its military advantage. The Turkish… 21/03/2013
Turks sceptical about Ocalan’s call for PKK peace Amid springtime celebrations in Istanbul, Turks reacted to the call by rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan for Kurdish PKK fighters to lay down their arms. The… 21/03/2013
Ocalan’s farewell to arms brings Turks hope for peace Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has called for a ceasefire, telling PKK fighters to lay down their arms and leave Turkey. An estimated quarter… 21/03/2013
Turkish-Kurdish spring initiative A coffin heading for burial, containing the body of a Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) member… and then the funeral exploded into pandemonium in Cizre… 21/03/2013
Turkey: Jailed PKK leader Ocalan urges his fighters to lay down arms The jailed leader of Turkey’s Kurdish armed separatist group, the PKK, has told his fighters to lay down their weapons and continue their cause by democratic… 21/03/2013
PKK leader to call for peace with Turkish government Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of armed Kurdish rebel group the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), is to make a “historic call” for peace with the Turkish… 21/03/2013
Syria: opposition PM Hitto rules out talks with Assad Syria’s provisional prime minister Ghassan Hitto, who was elected by opposition leaders on March 19, says he will not hold talks with the government of… 19/03/2013
Ocalan to make an “historic appeal” from prison Jailed Kurdish separatist leader Abdullah Ocalan is to make what’s described as an “historic” appeal from his Turkish prison this Thursday. It has raised… 19/03/2013
Syrian main opposition in bid to elect prime minister Syria’s main opposition coalition has started a push to form an interim government to provide support and services to people living in rebel areas. Monday’s… 18/03/2013
Turkey’s Cemal Uşak hails new pope as ‘new hope’ Leading Turkish intellectual Cemal Uşak believes the election of Pope Francis brings “new hope” for inter-faith relations. Uşak is Secretary General of… 16/03/2013
Turkey: PKK hostage release could signal lasting peace Turkish Kurd militants freed eight hostages they had held in the mountains of northern Iraq for more than a year. It is felt this could be the first big… 14/03/2013
Hope in Turkey that new pope ‘will be better for Muslim world’ The new Pope Francis will be closely scrutinised by non-Christians – including in Turkey. Comments made by his predecessor in 2006 quoting historical… 14/03/2013
Being part of the Christian minority in Turkey The Church of St George in Istanbul is the principle Greek Orthodox cathedral – making it one of the most important churches in Christianity. It continues… 13/03/2013
Syria intelligency agency may be linked to bombing at Turkey border Four Syrians and a Turkish man have been arrested for a deadly bombing at a border crossing last month. Fourteen people were killed and dozens wounded… 11/03/2013
Bin Laden son-in-law detained in Jordan now held in New York A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden has been arrested and flown to the United States. Suleman Abu Ghaith was picked up in Turkey and flown to Jordan where he… 07/03/2013
Israel’s Peres reacts to Turkish PM’s ‘zionism’ remarks – euronews exclusive Israel’s President Shimon Peres has criticised Turkish Prime Minister RecepTayyip Erdogan for linking Zionism with ‘crimes against humanity like anti-semitism… 03/03/2013
Protest against NATO missiles as US Secretary of State visits Turkey Controversial comments by Turkey’s prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan likening Zionism to crimes against humanity have overshadowed new US Secretary of State… 02/03/2013
Kerry condemns Turkish remarks over Zionism Tension was was in the air as the US’s new Secretary of State John Kerry met Turkey’s Foreign Minister on the American diplomat’s first official trip to a… 01/03/2013
Merkel discusses Turkey’s EU ambitions on visit on Ankara Germany’s Chancellor Merkel has been welcomed in Ankara, as she makes overtures of support for Turkey’s EU ambitions. The first stop in Merkel’s Turkish… 25/02/2013
Kurds protest in Turkey on anniversary of Ocalan capture – nocomment Kurds clashed with police in the southeastern Turkey during protests to mark the 14th anniversary of the capture of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader… 16/02/2013
Sneijder completes switch to Galatasaray Dutch international Wesley Sneijder has completed his move from Inter Milan to Galatasaray for a fee of €7.5million after passing a club medical at an… 22/01/2013
Kurdish killings: where will the trail lead The apparent premeditation behind the killing of three Kurdish activists in Paris has caused many to ponder on the motives behind the murders. One thing is… 10/01/2013
The EU enlargement and Turkey Question from Onur in Turkey: “Hello my name is Onur. With the economic crisis the process of EU enlargement has slowed. Will the EU continue to accept new… 28/12/2012
Syrian children wait to receive humanitarian aidSyrian children wait to receive aid from Turkish humanitarian agencies at Bab al-Salam refugee camp in Syria, near the Turkish border. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 23/12/2012
Alain Bauer on Turkish-French relations For more than a hundred years, since the times of Ottomans and the Colonial Empires, Turkey and France have been competing in the Middle East. France… 15/11/2012
Turkey upgraded to investment grade by Fitch Fitch has upgraded the credit rating of Turkey in a move that Ankara says will boost growth. The bump up to investment grade – for the first time since 1994… 05/11/2012
Turks dance up a storm in Belgium Fire of Anatolia is a Turkish dance company which is not just performing in Belgium, but also letting schoolchildren watch rehearsals. The show involves 85… 23/10/2012
Turkey: Allegations that air passengers mistreated untrueTurkey has denied the allegations that it mistreated passengers on board a Syrian aircraft suspected of carrying military equipments. Speaking to euronews… 11/10/2012
Criticism of Serbia and Turkey in EU enlargement report Serbia cannot begin accession talks with the EU until it deals the its problematic relationship with Kosovo. That is the message from the European… 10/10/2012
Turkey-Syria escalation warning ‘If Syria keeps firing at us, we will respond with more force.’ This was the message delivered to Damascus by Turkish army chief General Necdet Özel during… 10/10/2012
Turkish government’s power trial of military It may the most important trial in Turkey’s recent history: hundreds of active and retired military officers accused in a civil court of plotting to overthrow… 21/09/2012
Refugee life in Turkey – nocomment Having fled fighting across Syria, refugees try to adapt and live as normal life as possible in one of the camps on the border between Syria and Turkey. 08/09/2012
Kurdish protesters clash with police – nocomment Scores of demonstrators clashed with police in southeast Turkey ahead of a rally organised by a pro-Kurdish political party. 15/07/2012
Syria: endless bloodshed This first week of July in Paris leaders from some 50 countries grouped as the Friends of Syria met for the third time to coordinate efforts to get President… 06/07/2012
Turkish military build-up on border with Syria – nocomment Turkish troops and military vehicles have been deployed on the border with Syria, increasing pressure on Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad. 29/06/2012
Turkey-Syria military risk higher ‘Stay clear’, Turkey is warning Syria along their 900km common border, as international diplomatic and military channels crackle with high tension. After… 27/06/2012
Black Sea gathering seeks prosperity The Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation has held its 20th annual meeting, this year in Istanbul. Leaders and ministers from all 12 member… 26/06/2012
Russia’s Sberbank buys DenizBank Russia’s largest lender Sberbank has clinched a deal to buy Turkey’s DenizBank from Dexia for two point eight billion euros. State-controlled Sberbank moved… 08/06/2012
Cannes: Polluting Paradise Award-winning Turkish-German director Fatih Akin has brought his latest film Müll Im Garten Eden or Polluting Paradise to Cannes. It is centred on the Black… 22/05/2012
Greece’s anti-immigrant fence Over 80 percent of all refugees and migrants into the European Union cross at the Turkish-Greek border. While Greece finds it difficult to cope with this… 10/05/2012
Bridge collapse in Turkey – nocomment Collapse of a bridge on the Filyos river in the Çaycuma district of Zonguldak, northern Turkey. 07/04/2012
Turkey warns of slower growth in 2012 Turkey enjoyed growth of 8.5 % last year, but says the pace of its economic expansion is starting to slow. There are signs of an economic rebalance, too; with… 02/04/2012
Turks have right to free movement in EU – Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu is seen as the architect of the new Turkish foreign policy over the last decade. Political scientist and historian, he is often dubbed “the… 02/04/2012
Turkey hopes for US waiver on Iran sanctions Turkey may not be punished by the US for buying oil from Iran according to Ankara. Washington has exempted Japan and 10 EU nations from financial sanctions… 21/03/2012
