Tayyip Erdogan

Turks to vote in election set to shape Erdogan's legacy

Turks go to the polls on Sunday in the closest parliamentary election in more than a decade, one tha...

Jun 06, 2015 08:34 PM EDT

Middle East turmoil if Egypt's Mursi executed: Turkish presidency

Turkey's presidential spokesman said on Monday the Middle East would be thrown into turmoil if Egypt...

May 18, 2015 09:34 AM EDT

Egyptian court seeks death penalty for ex-president Mursi

An Egyptian court on Saturday sought the death penalty for former president Mohamed Mursi and 106 su...

May 16, 2015 07:22 PM EDT

As Armenia marks 1915 massacre, Berlin calls it genocide

Armenia marked the centenary on Friday of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple...

Apr 25, 2015 11:18 AM EDT

Erdogan divides Turkish women with approach to tackling violence

When 20-year-old Ozgecan Aslan was stabbed and beaten to death after trying to fight off a man bent ...

Apr 20, 2015 10:35 AM EDT

Turkey's Erdogan holds call with Pakistani PM over Yemen crisis

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Yemen crisis with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Shari...

Apr 12, 2015 07:00 AM EDT

Twitter and YouTube blocked in Turkey after court decision -source

Access to Twitter (TWTR.N) and video-sharing website YouTube (GOOGL.O) were blocked in Turkey on Mon...

Apr 06, 2015 10:04 AM EDT

Prosecutor dies of wounds after Istanbul hostage shootout

An Istanbul prosecutor died from his wounds after security forces stormed the office where members o...

Mar 31, 2015 05:45 PM EDT

Saudi king aims for new Sunni bloc vs Iran and Islamic State

Saudi Arabia is pushing for Sunni Muslim Middle East countries to set aside differences over politic...

Mar 06, 2015 08:09 AM EST

Obama denounces 'outrageous murders' of three U.S. Muslims

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday described the deaths of three young Muslims gunned down in Nor...

Feb 14, 2015 06:18 AM EST

Turkey revokes passport of bitter Erdogan rival Gulen

The Turkish government has canceled the passport of ally-turned-foe Fethullah Gulen, local media rep...

Feb 03, 2015 06:41 PM EST

Turkish court orders Facebook to block pages insulting Mohammad: media

A Turkish court has ordered Facebook to block a number of pages deemed insulting to the Prophet Moha...

Jan 26, 2015 06:26 AM EST

Libya parties agree to more talks; two factions call ceasefire

Libyan factions vying for control of the country have agreed to continue United Nations-backed talks...

Jan 16, 2015 10:44 PM EST

Turkish PM denies bid to stifle graft investigation

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said graft allegations against four former ministers were par...

Jan 07, 2015 03:06 AM EST

Turkey's top judicial body suspends graft probe prosecutors: agency

Turkey's top judicial body has suspended four prosecutors who initiated a corruption investigation t...

Dec 31, 2014 02:57 AM EST

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