ANKARA — Turkish-backed rebels are just 2 km from the northern Syrian city of al Bab and are expected to take it from ISIS quickly despite some resistance, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. The rebels said on Tuesday they had taken Qabasin, several km northeast of al Bab, to set the stage for an...
For several hours on Friday night hundreds of Turkish soldiers appeared to have taken control of key areas of the main cities of Ankara and Istanbul. There was little sign of President Recep Erdogan as the plotters took over buildings and media outlets. They needed to secure the support of the public and especially the majority...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has flown in to Istanbul, after an army group said it took over the country. He was seen surrounded by cheering supporters, saying in a live TV speech that the coup attempt was an "act of treason" and the army must be cleansed. Sixty people died during overnight clashes, many of...
The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a "genocide". Armenians say up to 1.5 million of their people died in the atrocities of 1915. Turkey says the toll was much lower and rejects the term "genocide". The timing...
The star of the series "Magnificent Century" Meryem Uzerli previously preferred not to show her personal life. However, all secrets become clear soon or later, so the actress not only declassified her lover! In the popular TV series actress played Hjurrem — a Slavic prisoner who became the first...
A PASSENGER plane on its way to London from Istanbul was diverted and made an emergency landing amid fears an unclaimed mobile phone posed a terror threat. The Turkish Airlines flight TK1979 landed at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport after cabin crew found the phone mid-air. Concerned staff asked the owner to claim the phone...
How did you cope with the role of Fatmagyul? — The role of Fatmagyul was quite difficult for me. Since Fatmagyul is a girl from the village, I, in order to better prepared for the role, had to meet the girls who live in the villages, I tried to understand their world, to observe how they live and how they...
TURKISH is to become an official language of the European Union, as the Islamic nation draws closer to being admitted as a fully-fledged EU member. Not a single voter from the EU's 28 member states — which have a total population of 508 million — has yet to vote in favour of Turkish membership. But MEPs voted...
RUSSIAN security services have detained around 20 jihadis working as recruiters for the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group. Most of those arrested were Uzbek nationals caught with fake documents, including false Turkish driving licences. Authorities believe the group, whose location inside Russia is not yet known, were...
The incident is said to have happened in Turkish waters as the migrants were on their way to the island of Lesbos. The migrants accused the coastguard of attacking them, but the coastguard say they were trying to stop the boat without harming the occupants. The EU and Turkey are discussing new moves to curb the flow of...
Turkish police have raided the offices of Zaman, the country's biggest newspaper, hours after a court ruling placed it under state control. Police entered the building in Istanbul late on Friday, firing tear gas at protesters who had gathered outside. Zaman is closely linked to the Hizmet movement of influential US-based...
Syria has condemned Turkish military action against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria and described it as a violation of its sovereignty. It called on the UN Security Council to take action. Turkey carried out a second day of shelling on Sunday of Kurdish forces advancing in northern Aleppo province. Ankara views the Kurdish...