Coup

Erdogan foe Gulen urges US to reject extradition bid

WASHINGTON: US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen urged Washington to reject Turkey's efforts to extradite him and rejected… Read More

Turkish envoy urges swift return of coup asylum seekers from Greece

ATHENS: Turkey's ambassador urged Greece to swiftly return eight military officers who fled across the… Read More

Turkey escalates post-coup purge despite global alarm

ISTANBUL: Turkey widened its massive post-coup purge to the state education sector on Tuesday after… Read More

Turkish army says vast majority of military had no links to coup bid

ISTANBUL: The Turkish army said that the vast majority of its members had no links… Read More

Turkey take in custody 26 generals, including ex-air chief, over coup

ANKARA: A Turkish court has remanded in custody 26 senior generals on charges of playing… Read More

Turkey rounds up 6,000 suspects after failed coup

ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities on Sunday pressed on with a ruthless crackdown against suspects in the… Read More

Erdogan breaks down in tears at funeral for friend killed in coup

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan broke down in tears while speaking at the funeral of… Read More

Turkey rounds up generals, judges after failed coup

ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities were on Sunday rounding up dozens of generals as well as senior judges… Read More

Special flights to take stranded Pakistanis in Turkey back home

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani High Commission in Turkey Abdul Akbar says that all Pakistani are safe in… Read More

21st century technology, people power bungle putsch in Turkey

ANKARA: It was a strangely 20th century coup, defeated by 21st century technology and people… Read More

Turkish forces crush last remnants of coup as death toll reaches 161

ISTANBUL/ANKARA: Forces loyal to Turkey's government fought on Saturday to crush the last remnants of… Read More

Eight Turkish coup plotters request asylum in Greece

ALEXANDROUPOULI, Greece: A Turkish military helicopter landed in Greece Saturday carrying eight officers seeking asylum after… Read More

Turkish people defy coup bid, support democracy on streets

ISTANBUL: A Turkish army faction backed by tanks and fighter jets staged an attempted coup… Read More

Burkina Faso coup supporters attack hotel hosting mediation talks

OUAGADOUGOU: Pro-coup demonstrators in Burkina Faso on Sunday stormed a hotel due to host talks… Read More

Turkey ex-president Evren, 1980 coup leader, dies aged 97

ANKARA: Turkish former president Kenan Evren, convicted last year for his key role in the country's bloody… Read More

Yemen faces power vacuum after president quits

SANAA: Yemen faced a dangerous power vacuum Friday after its president announced his resignation over a… Read More