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Turkey threatens to end migrant deal with EU amid spat

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Thursday to scrap a deal with the European Union to readmit migrants who have crossed illegally into Europe, amid a stan...

DATE: Mar 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Panel approves plan to give Turkish president new powers

ANKARA, Turkey – A Turkish parliamentary commission on Friday cleared a set of draft constitutional amendments that would greatly expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ...

DATE: Dec 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Suspect killed in car bombing

Two die in attack in Turkey

DATE: Nov 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Biden calls on Turkey to be patient in Gulen case

ANKARA, Turkey – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called on Turkish authorities to be patient with the U.S. legal system as Turkey seeks the return of a cleric accused of masterminding last mon...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkey to release 38,000 from jail; frees space for plotters

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey issued a decree Wednesday paving the way for the conditional release of some 38,000 prisoners, the justice minister said – an apparent move to reduce its prison popul...

DATE: Aug 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkish prosecutors seek 2 life sentences for Gulen

ANKARA, Turkey – Prosecutors in western Turkey have demanded a life sentence for U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey accuses of masterminding the failed coup in the country...

DATE: Aug 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Members of Turkish military say they have taken control of country

ANKARA, Turkey – Members of Turkey’s armed forces said they had taken control of the country Friday as explosions, gunfire and a reported air battle between loyalist forces and coup supporte...

DATE: Jul 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkey launches airstrikes after deadly Ankara bombing

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey lashed out Monday at Kurdish targets, bombing military positions in northern Iraq and rounding up dozens of militants at home after a suicide car bombing in the heart...

DATE: Mar 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

IS could gain from Turkish peace-rally bombing

ANKARA, Turkey – Thousands mourned the 95 victims of Turkey’s deadliest attack in years as state inspectors tried Sunday to identify who sent suicide bombers to a rally promoting peace with ...

DATE: Oct 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

95 killed at peace rally in Turkey’s capital city

Turkish PM says deadly attacks were likely suicide bombings

DATE: Oct 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkey’s leader sets new vote

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that the nation will hold an early election Nov. 1, after no group won a majority from voters in June and Erdogan’s party ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkey calls for NATO meeting to discuss security threats

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey on Sunday called for a meeting of its NATO allies to discuss threats to its security and its airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants in Syria and Kurdish rebels ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World