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Huge fire break out in Turkish military zone near Syrian border

AlargefirebrokeoutonThursdayinamilitaryzoneinTurkey'ssoutheasternprovinceofKilisborderingSyria,slightlyinjuring10soldiers,state-runAnadoluNewsAgencyreported.The

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Turkish police kill five in raid on Islamic State cell

TurkishpolicekilledfiveIslamicStatemilitantsinaraidonahouseinthecityofKonyaonWednesdayandfourpolicewereslightlywounded,theDogannewsagencysaid.Specialforcespolic

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Austria bars Turkish economy minister over rally plans

AustriasaidMondayithadbarredTurkishEconomyMinisterNihatZeybekcifromenteringthecountrytoattendarallymarkingtheanniversaryoflastyear'sfailedcoupattemptinTurkey."H

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Turkish opposition's 'Justice March' ends with mass rally in Istanbul

A so-called "Justice March" launched by Turkey's main opposition party from Ankara on Sunday culminated in a mass rally in Istanbul, in which the party's leader put forth 10-point demands including lifting the state of emergency enforced in the wake of a coup attempt in July last year.

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Electronic bans lifted for flights from Qatar's Doha to U.S.

QatarAirwaysannouncedThursdayliftofbanonelectronicdevicesincabinsforU.S.-boundflights.Thestate-ownedflagcarrierofQatarsaidonitsofficialwebsitethattheliftofban,e

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EU lawmakers call for freeze in Turkey accession talks

EUlawmakerscalledforasuspensionofTurkey'smembershiptalkswiththeEuropeanUniononWednesday,sayingPresidentTayyipErdogan'scrackdownonopponentsmeantAnkaradidnotmeett

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Turkish military operation imminent in Kurdish-held Afrin in Syria

Following Turkey's deployment of troops around the Kurdish-held Afrin Canton in northwestern Syria, many feel a Turkish military operation is imminent, a sense augmented by reported withdrawal of most Russian troops from the canton.

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Turkish military operation imminent in Kurdish-held Afrin in Syria

FollowingTurkey'sdeploymentoftroopsaroundtheKurdish-heldAfrinCantoninnorthwesternSyria,manyfeelaTurkishmilitaryoperationisimminent,asenseaugmentedbyreportedwith

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Kurdish militants kill security forces, workers in southeast - officials

Kurdishmilitantskilledasoldier,villageguardandthreeworkersinattacksinthreeseparateprovincesinsoutheasternTurkeyonMonday,officialssaid.MilitantsfromtheKurdistanW

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U.S.-backed SDF sees big risk of clash with Turkey in northwest Syria

TheU.S.-backedSyrianDemocraticForces(SDF)seea"bigpossibilityofopen,fierceconfrontation"withtheTurkisharmyinnorthwesternSyriathatwouldunderminetheassaultonIslami

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Excluding evolution theory from textbooks stirs controversy in Turkey

AdecisionbyTurkey'seducationauthoritiestostopteachingevolutiontheory,orDarwinism,inschoolshasstirredcontroversyintheMuslimcountrywheresecularoppositiondenounces

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Erdogan's Istanbul opera house plan sparks excitement, controversy

OnthebuzzingTaksimSquareofIstanbul,thefocalpointofthemoderncity,agiantdisusedbuildingloomsovervisitors,itsglasswindowsbrokenandafewtatteredadvertisingbannersfla

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Many Syrians residing in Turkey decide to go home for good

ThousandsofSyriansaremakingtheirwaybackovertheborder.SomearegoinghometocelebrateEid,andplantoreturntoTurkeyafterwards.However,othersplantoremainathomeforgood,as

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Turkey rejects call to shut military base in Qatar

TurkeyrejectedacallfromfourArabstatesonFridaytoshutdownitsmilitarybaseinQatar,sayingthebasewasaguarantorofsecurityintheGulfanddemandsforitsclosurerepresentedint

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Syrian refugees in Turkey take on new life as circus performers

ChildrenattheAltinozurefugeecampinthesoutheastofTurkey'sHatayProvincestilllivewithmemoriesofSyriaonlyastone’sthrowaway,butitisexcitementthatfillstheairthesedays

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Turkey troops arrive in Qatar for long-planned drills: Al Jazeera

TurkishtroopshavearrivedinQatarforlong-plannedjointmilitaryexercises,alJazeerareportedonMonday,adeploymentmadepossiblebylegislationfast-trackedbyTurkeyfollowing

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Qatar says fighter jets deal shows deep US support

A$12billiondealtobuyU.S.F-15fighterjetsshowsQatarhasdeep-rootedsupportfromWashington,aQatariofficialsaidonThursday,despitePresidentDonaldTrump’srepeatedaccusati