Turkish president tayyip erdogan
Dozens jailed for life over Turkey's 2016 coup
A total of 251 people died and more than 2,000 were injured in what has turned into the defining moment of Erdogan's rule and contemporary Turkish politics.
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Turkey, Russia agree ceasefire in Syria's Idlib
After more than six hours of talks in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on the ceasefire to take effect from midnight on Friday.
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Erdogan: Europe will face terror threat if Tripoli govt falls
In the article, published on Saturday on the eve of a Libya peace conference in Berlin, Erdogan said the EU's failure to adequately support the Government of National Accord would be "a betrayal of its own core values.
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Erdogan says Turkey starting troop deployment to Libya
Erdogan is due to meet leaders of Germany, Russia, Britain and Italy on Sunday to discuss the conflict.
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Turkey will clear Syria border area of YPG if Russia fails to act - Erdogan
Russia has already warned the YPG that it will face the full force of Turkey’s army, the second biggest in Nato, if it fails to withdraw its fighters and weapons from the designated area in northeast Syria within the agreed deadline.
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Erdogan hails 'historic agreement' with Putin over Syria
Erdogan also announced a 150-hour deadline beginning on Wednesday for Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters and their weapons to be moved back 30 kilometres from areas on the Turkish border which are currently outside the scope of the Turkish offensive.
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European, US lawmakers jointly condemn Turkey invasion
European and US lawmakers united Friday in condemnation of Turkey's invasion of Syria and President Donald Trump's troop withdrawal from the country, warning it would trigger a 'resurgence of Islamic terrorism'.
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Pence announces ceasefire deal with Erdogan to end Turkey's Syria offensive
Speaking after crisis talks with Erdogan in Ankara, Pence said that under the deal all military operations would be paused to allow a pullback of Kurdish YPG militia over a 120-hour period.
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Turkey defiant on Syria offensive as US demands ceasefire
Days after US troops abruptly began withdrawing, clashes continued across the region on Thursday, with Kurdish fighters in the border town of Ras al-Ain burning tyres in a bid to blind Ankara's warplanes and digging in against a ground offensive by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels.
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Furious with Turkey, EU threatens sanctions, arms embargo
Turkey has stepped up its air and artillery strikes on Kurdish militia in northeast Syria, escalating an offensive that has drawn warnings of a humanitarian disaster and also raised the prospect of new US sanctions on Ankara.
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US pulls back troops in northeast Syria, opening way to Turkish attack
The forces, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, accused Washington of reneging on an ally, warning it would have a 'great negative' impact on the war against the militants.
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Attacks against Syrians in Turkey raise fears of escalation
Turkey is home to the largest number of refugees in the world, having welcomed over 3.5 million Syrians - including 500,000 in Istanbul - who were forced to flee their country.
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Trump says Saudi crown prince doing 'spectacular job'
The young royal has faced international pressure after US-based writer was killed and dismembered in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul last year.
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Erdogan's party loses re-run of Istanbul mayor election
With some 99% of ballots counted by Sunday night, Imamoglu was winning by more than 775,000 votes – 54%, with Yildirim on 45%, the Anadolu state news agency reported.
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Erdogan supporters mobilise to take back Istanbul
According to columnist Abdulkadir Selvi, close to the government, more than 400,000 AKP supporters did not come to the polls in March.
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Saudi crown prince warns against 'exploiting' Khashoggi murder
Turkish officials were the first to report the murder and have continued to press Saudi Arabia for information on the whereabouts of his dismembered body, which has yet to be found.
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UN legal expert to present Khashoggi report before June
Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions, carried out an inspection outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
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Bomb blast in a bus kills 3 civilians in Syria's Afrin: monitor
Nine other people, including fighters, were wounded in the explosion, the head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, told AFP.
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US lawmakers, friends mark 100 days since Khashoggi murder
Featuring a portrait of Khashoggi against a back drop of American flags, the ceremony began with a moment of silence.
