Turkey
Turkish raid prompted ISIS leader to detonate suicide vest
ISIS leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi's six-month rule ended when he detonated a suicide vest during a Turkish special forces raid in northwest…
Islamic State leader killed in Syria by Turkish intelligence services – Erdogan
ISTANBUL, (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkish intelligence forces killed Islamic State leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi in Syria. "This…
Erdogan back on the campaign trail
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returned to the campaign trail on Saturday after falling sick during a live TV broadcast Tuesday night.…
Turkey’s Erdogan cancels election rallies for a day for health reasons
ANKARA, April 26 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he cancelled his scheduled campaign rallies on Wednesday due to health reasons,…
Turkey, Tunisia banks most at risk from tighter financing conditions – S&P Global
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - Tighter global financing conditions are putting pressure on emerging market banking systems, with those in Turkey and…
Mother and baby reunited in Turkey nearly two months after earthquake
A mother has been reunited with her baby in southern Turkey after a DNA test confirmed it was her daughter, almost two…
Turkish parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO accession as Sweden kept waiting
ANKARA, (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament approved a bill on Thursday to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country…
EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Konya, Turkey
An aerial view taken with a drone of a sinkhole in a field in the Karapinar district of Konya, Turkey. Hundreds of…
Kurdish Party wont field Presidential candidate in setback for Erdogan
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and its allies will not field a presidential candidate in May, its co-leader said on Wednesday,…
Turkey halts transit of sanctioned goods to Russia -exporter, diplomat
By Ceyda Caglayan and Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL, March 20 (Reuters) - Turkey halted the transit of Western-sanctioned goods to Russia this month…
Photo Story: Deadly floods hit earthquake zone in southeast Turkey
An excavator rescues vehicles in flood waters after deadly floods hit Sanliurfa, Turkey. According to Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, 16 people…
Turkey plans to ratify Finland’s NATO bid ahead of May polls
By Orhan Coskun ANKARA, March 15 (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament will "highly likely" ratify Finland's NATO accession bid before it closes in…