Turkey

The Turkish Premier has launched a string of ambitious schemes to transform the country's infrastructure

The tunnel required an investment of $1.2 billion (1.15 billion euros), including loans of $960 million

'We qualify what happened as a terrorist act', says ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova

11 Islamic State militants killed in clashes, says Turkish military

Grandson says being awarded in Rumi's Konya is a great honour for Iqbal's spirit and family

Defence minister says Turkey would redouble its efforts to fight militancy

An offshoot of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the attacks on Saturday night

A columnist in the Hurriyet newspaper, wrote that Kurtulmus's comments constituted "hate crime"

An offshoot of the PKK militant group claimed responsibility for the bombings outside a soccer stadium

Pakistan condemns ‘heinous act of terrorism’

Turkey's ramping up of its air strikes in northern Syria are part of Ankara's almost four-month-old operation

Police carries out simultaneous raids across 12 provinces, targeting suspects

The fire in the town of Aladag on Tuesday swept through the two-storey dormitory, causing the roof to collapse

The suspected cause of the fire was an electrical fault, says minister

The members of the delegation also visited stalls installed by more than 100 leading producers

Nils Melzer, special rapporteur on torture, arrived in Turkey on Sunday and will speak with alleged victims

Critics said the bill would legitimised the rape of minors

An initiative against racism and for support of those who have hearing and speech impairment

A vehicle blew up at 8.05am (0505 GMT) at a parking lot next to the entrance of the governor's office

Pakistan and Ukraine ink deal on upgrading Al-Khalid main battle tanks

Gülen has long been accused of reengineering state structures and of subverting popular will through fraud

Yildirim said the AKP would seek the opinion of opposition and civil society groups to reformulate the proposal

Mongolia, India, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan are observers, while Belarus, like Turkey, is a dialogue partner

NATO member Turkey's prospects of joining the EU look more remote than ever after 11 years of negotiations

The government insists the legislation is aimed at dealing with the widespread custom of child marriages

The latest incident highlights Turkey's continued shortcomings on workplace safety

Leading furniture producer voices hope trade relations will grow

Erdogan's Pakistan visit scarred by deportation of Turkish school teachers

Erdogan becomes first foreign dignitary to address Pakistan’s parliament for the third time

Kashmir issue can no longer be ignored, says the Turkish head of state; also addresses joint session of Parliament

Mamnoon thanks Turkey for its strong support for Pakistan’s Nuclear Suppliers’ Group membership bid

Israel also nominated a new ambassador to Turkey on Tuesday

Turkish teachers fear deportation after govt refuses visa extension

Rejecting Turkish envoy’s request, PTI chief says party stands against PM Nawaz's ‘corruption’

Steinmeier said his talks with Cavusoglu had "not been easy" and admitted the pair had expressed "divergent views"

Images on social media showed fire trucks putting out a fire

Erdogan is scheduled to discuss bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues with the premier

A French reporter was expelled from Turkey after he was detained near the Syrian border in the country's southeast

Qureshi says party will request Turkish president for meeting outside parliament

After the attack security forces apprehended 20 people in the area and they were being held for questioning

A phrase Lohan dropped twice— 'the world is bigger than five' — has people in Turkey very suspicious

Access was being blocked by throttling, an expert from the monitoring group Turkey Blocks said

Selahattin Demirtas was detained at his home in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir

Turkish military sources said Tuesday that it had deployed tanks and artillery near the Iraqi border

Istanbul launch is currently in the pilot phase

Opposition parties described the move as a coup in itself

Erdogan threatens to bring back capital punishment, abolished in 2004

Turkey has arrested more than 35,000 people over what it says are links with Gulen since the coup attempt

The pilots are suspected of links to the group led by Fethullah Gulen

Last month, 24 mayors suspected of links to the PKK were suspended