Turkey

11 injured after Turkish man attacks bus driver, causes pile-up

ISTANBUL:  Turkish police have detained a man who caused a mass pile-up and traffic chaos… Read More

Gulen says will return to Turkey if US backs extradition

BERLIN: US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen is ready to return to Turkey if Washington approves Ankara's… Read More

Twitter sees jump in official requests to remove posts

SAN FRANCISCO:  Twitter saw a jump in official requests to remove posts in the first… Read More

Pakistan confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz on Turkish commander

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conferred the award of Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on Commander of the Turkish Land… Read More

US should ‘not harbour a terrorist’ like cleric Gulen: Erdogan

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview on Monday that… Read More

Turkish land forces commander meets COAS

RAWALPINDI: Commander of the Turkish Land Forces General Salih Zeki Colak met Chief of Army… Read More

Merkel upbeat on improving ties with Erdogan after meeting

HANGZHOU: German Chancellor Angela Merkel struck an upbeat tone after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan… Read More

Uzbek President Islam Karimov has died: diplomatic sources

ALMATY: Uzbek President Islam Karimov has died aged 78 after suffering a stroke, three diplomatic sources… Read More

Turkey removes 8,000 security personnel in latest purge

ANKARA: Turkey removed nearly 8,000 security personnel from duty late Thursday, according to state media,… Read More

Turkey ramps up Syria offensive with deadly bombings

ISTANBUL: Dozens of people were killed in Turkish bombardments in Syria on Sunday as Ankara ramped… Read More

Turkey allows policewomen to wear Islamic headscarf

ISTANBUL: Turkey has for the first time allowed policewomen to wear the Islamic headscarf as… Read More

Chinese hotels blocking guests from Pakistan, 4 Muslim countries

BEIJING: Police have ordered some low-end hotels in the Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou not to… Read More

US seeks to soothe Turkey ties, press fight against Islamic State

ISTANBUL: The last time US Vice President Joe Biden flew to Turkey, in January, he… Read More

Car bomb kills 11 at police headquarters in Turkey

ANKARA/KARKAMIS, TURKEY: A car bomb at a police headquarters in Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast killed… Read More

Erdogan to inaugurate Istanbul’s third Bosphorus bridge

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday inaugurates Istanbul's third bridge to span the… Read More

Turkey launches artillery strikes on IS, Kurdish PYD in north Syria: TV

DAMASCUS: Turkish armed forces on Monday launched artillery strikes on separate targets of Islamic State… Read More

Turkey vows to cleanse Islamic State from border after wedding attack

ANKARA: Turkey vowed on Monday to "completely cleanse" Islamic State militants from its border region… Read More

Erdogan blames child bomber for Turkey attack that killed 51

GAZIANTEP, TURKEY: A suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 carried out the attack on… Read More

At least 50 killed in Turkey wedding attack near Syria border

ANKARA: At least 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded late Saturday in an… Read More

U.S. to send delegation to Turkey for Gulen probe: official

WASHINGTON: U.S. Justice and State Department officials will fly to Ankara to discuss government accusations… Read More