Turkey

Turkish Court keeps U.S. Pastor in jail

A Turkish Court decided on Wednesday to keep Andrew Brunson, an American Pastor in jail,…

Turkish court sentences 72 people to life in prison for coup

A Turkish court sentenced 72 defendants to life in prison on Thursday for their roles…

Erdogan to take oath as 1st Executive President of Turkey

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to be sworn in as Turkey’s First Executive President with…

UN opens Technoloy Bank in Turkey

The UN has welcomed a new member of the family – Technology Bank – in…

Despite ICC warrant, Sudan’s al-Bashir in Turkey for Jerusalem meeting

Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, was in Turkey on Friday for a meeting of Muslim nations…

Amnesty accuses Turkey of using state of emergency to ‘shrink’ opposition

Turkey needs to stop using its ongoing state of emergency as justification for locking up…

Earthquake injures 39 in Turkey

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake in central Turkey has left 39 people injured and caused damage…

Turkey: 28 soldiers sentenced to life over failed coup in 2016

A total of 28 soldiers were handed life sentences on Tuesday in three separate cases…

Court sentences 6 journalists to life imprisonment over failed coup

A court in Istanbul on Friday sentenced six Turkish journalists to aggravated life imprisonment each…

44 illegal migrants rescued off Turkey’s Aegean coast

The Turkish coast guard on Tuesday rescued 44 illegal foreign migrants from an inflatable boat…