Turkish Authorities Block Wikipedia
Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, one of the world’s most popular websites. It was not initially clear why the ban had been imposed. The Turkey...
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Turkey Suspends 9,000 Police In Crackdown
Turkey’s police force has suspended more than 9,000 officers over alleged links to the US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen. It said the action had been taken on the grounds of national...
Thousands In Turkish Police Force Suspended Over Alleged Gulen Links
Turkey on Wednesday detained more than 1,000 people and suspended over 9,100 police in a vast new crackdown against alleged supporters of the US-based preacher accused of orchestrating the coup bid...
Turkey Suspends More Than 9,000 Police Officers Over ‘Gulen Links’
Turkey's police force has suspended more than 9,000 officers over alleged links to the US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen. It said the action had been taken on the grounds of national...
Turkey Arrests 1,000 In Raids Targeting Gulen Suspects
Police have arrested more than 1,000 people in an operation across Turkey against a movement blamed for last summer's failed coup. Raids were continuing as authorities targeted what was described as...
Brittle Economy Risk For Erdogan Ahead of Turkey Poll
At rallies ahead of Sunday's referendum on expanding his powers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fond of reciting the economic achievements of his one-and-a-half decades in power. High...
‘Yes’ and ‘No’ Voices of Divided Turkey Ahead of Poll
The 'Yes' and 'No' camps are increasingly polarised as the countdown starts for Turkey's key referendum Sunday on expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers. With analysts predicting a tight...
What Changes Under Turkey’s New Constitution Plan
Turkey on Sunday votes in a landmark referendum on a new constitution that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expanded powers. While critics say the move is part of a grab by Erdogan for...
Erdogan Was Behind Failed Coup Based On CIA, BND Reports
German intelligence expert and author Erich Schmidt-Eenboom has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, not the faith-based Gülen movement, was behind a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July...
Jordan’s King Accuses Turkey of Sending Terrorists To Europe
King Abdullah of Jordan accused Turkey of exporting terrorists to Europe at a top level meeting with senior US politicians in January, the MEE can reveal. The king said Europe’s biggest refugee...
Turkey Will Maintain Military Presence In Syria
The Turkish army said Friday it will keep a military presence in Syria despite officially ending its offensive in the country's north against the Islamic State jihadists. "Our activities continue for...
US Hails Turkey As ‘a Trusted Ally’ In Ankara Talks
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has described Turkey as a trusted ally after meeting its leaders in Ankara. His visit comes amid worsening relations between the two Nato allies. Speaking after...
Tillerson Visits As Turkey Says Its Syria Campaign Over
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in Ankara on Thursday for talks on the Syria conflict, just a day after Turkey announced that its military offensive was over. Tillerson, the most senior US...
US Arrests Turkish Banker On Charges of Violating Iran Sanctions
The US has arrested a senior official at a state-owned Turkish bank on charges of helping Iran violate US sanctions, a move that could fuel tension ahead of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit...
Voting Starts In Europe For Turkish Referendum
Turkish citizens in six European countries have started to vote in a referendum, the campaign for which has caused an international dispute. Voters are choosing whether to move Turkey from a...
No Evidence That Gulen, Movement Behind Coup Attempt
Contrary to accusations made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Turkish government, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament has concluded that Fethullah Gülen and the movement he...
Turkey’s Erdogan Warns Europeans ‘won’t Be Safe’ If Diplomatic Row Continues
Europeans across the world will not be able to walk the streets safely if they keep up their current attitude towards Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned. Turkey has been mired in a...
Erdogan Warns Europeans ‘will Not Walk Safely’ On the Streets
Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan has issued a chilling warning that Europeans 'will not walk safely on the streets' as tensions between Ankara and the EU escalated further today. Erdogan has been locked...
Erdogan Says Vote Is Best Response To ‘fascist’ Europe
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today voting 'yes' in next month's referendum on expanding his powers was the best response to a 'fascist and cruel' Europe. He told a rally in the...
US House Intel Chair Says It’s ‘hard To Believe’ Gulen Was Behind Turkey Coup
The United State House Intelligence Committee chairman has said it is “hard to believe” that U. S.-based Turkish cleric, Fethullah Gulen, is behind the military coup attempt last summer,...