Nov 30 2010
Turkey is scouring diplomatic cables from the U.S. Embassy in Ankara published by WikiLeaks.org, and will be comparing them with its diplomats’ own versions of events covered, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.
Jun 23 2010
In the latest of a series of attacks on the Turkish military, a remote-controlled bomb killed 5 people and wounded 15 on a busy highway in Istanbul early Tuesday, the governor’s office announced. While there was no immediate claim of responsibility,...
Jun 3 2010
Turkish planes carrying hundreds of activists from the Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces have arrived in Istanbul from Israel. The activists returned to an enthusiastic welcome led by Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bulent...
Mar 8 2010
A strong earthquake has struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 57 people, officials have said. The 6.0-magnitude quake, centred on the village of Basyurt in Elazig province, struck at 0432 (0232 GMT). It has been followed by more than 40...
Dec 12 2009
Turkey’s top court on Friday banned a pro-Kurdish political party on charges of ties to Kurdish rebels, a decision likely to disrupt a struggling reconciliation process between the state and minority Kurds. Hasim Kilic, head of the Constitutional...
Oct 26 2009
Almost all of 77 million people in Turkey are Muslim, but signs of Islamic faith are noticeably divorced from everyday life. But a growing number of Turks are joining conservative movements that believe religion should play a greater role in the...