Recent News Headlines : Istanbul. - Turkey

AIRSTRIKES PUMMEL SYRIAN REBEL AREA AS POLITICAL OPPOSITION REFUSES RUSSIAN-SPONSORED TALKS


More than 240,000 people have fled fighting since mid-December, the United Nations says... READ MORE

30th January, 2018 156

NEW AMERICAN STRATEGY FOR SYRIA COULD BE DOOMED AS ALLIES OF U.S. FIGHT EACH OTHER


Manbij in turn borders a part of northern Syria controlled by other Syrian rebels backed by Turkey... READ MORE

28th January, 2018 566

TURKEY'S ERDOGAN VOWS TO PRESS OFFENSIVE ON U.S.-BACKED KURDS IN SYRIA


Turkey sees the Syrian Kurdish fighters as linked to insurgents fighting for Kurdish autonomy at home... READ MORE

22nd January, 2018 538

FIGHTING RAGES AS TURKISH FORCES WIDEN THEIR PUSH INTO TERRITORIES OF U.S.-BACKED KURDS IN SYRIA


Turkey says it aims to create a 30-km 20-mile deep secure zone in Afrin, the Kurdish-controlled enclave on its border... READ MORE

22nd January, 2018 11

TURKISH TROOPS FACE FIERCE BATTLES AS THEY ADVANCE ON KURDISH-HELD ENCLAVE IN SYRIA


Turkey says it aims to create a 30-kilometre deep secure zone in Afrin, the Kurdish-controlled enclave on its border... READ MORE

22nd January, 2018 0

'TERRIFYING': HOW A SINGLE LINE OF COMPUTER CODE PUT THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT TURKS IN JAIL


Clearing names Akif Demir, a self-described conservative nationalist, wished the worst on people accused of using Bylock and being associated with the Gulenists... READ MORE

22nd January, 2018 2345

TURKEY BEGINS GROUND ASSAULT ON KURDISH ENCLAVE IN SYRIA


Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has vowed to eliminate terrorist nests in the Kurdish enclave, but on Sunday he promised that the operation would be swift... READ MORE

22nd January, 2018 1042

ELEVEN KILLED IN TURKEY BUS CRASH


The bus was travelling overnight from the capital, Ankara, to the Uludag resort near the city of Bursa... READ MORE

20th January, 2018 199

RUSSIA'S WORLD CUP LIKELY TARGET FOR ISLAMIC STATE


Russia's World Cup likely target for Islamic State US analysis firm... READ MORE

18th January, 2018 0

PLANE DANGLES OFF CLIFF AFTER SKIDDING OFF RUNWAY IN TURKEY


Flights were suspended at Trabzon Airport for several hours after the incident before resuming again Sunday... READ MORE

14th January, 2018 8350

PANIC AS JET SKIDS OFF TURKISH RUNWAY


In a statement Pegasus Airlines said the plane had a runway excursion incident as it landed at Trabzon... READ MORE

14th January, 2018 4159

PEGASUS AIRLINES FLIGHT SKIDS OFF TURKISH RUNWAY ON BLACK SEA COAST, PASSENGERS ESCAPE UNHURT


The incident happened on Saturday night at Trabzon airport in northeast Turkey... READ MORE

14th January, 2018 1094

IRAN'S LEADER BLAMES U.S. FOR UNREST BUT SAYS PUBLIC DEMANDS 'MUST BE ANSWERED'


Irans leader blames US for unrest but says public demands must be answered... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 186

CHRISTIANS AROUND THE WORLD CELEBRATE EPIPHANY


In Istanbul, the Greek Orthodox Christian community celebrated Epiphany with the traditional blessing of the waters... READ MORE

7th January, 2018 804

DEATH TOLL RISES AS IRAN PROTESTS RATTLE THE GOVERNMENT


Demonstrators have refrained from calling for the release of those figures and some of Iran's most well-known opposition leaders... READ MORE

2nd January, 2018 1163

IRAN'S PRESIDENT URGES PROTESTERS TO AVOID VIOLENCE AS UNREST GRIPS THE COUNTRY


Iranians understand the sensitive situation of Iran and the region and will act based on national interests, Rouhani said, according to the Mehr news agency... READ MORE

2nd January, 2018 3302

SEE HOW COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE CELEBRATING 2018


New Zealand and areas of Australia were among the first in the world to usher in 2018, with large fireworks displays in Auckland and Sydney... READ MORE

31st December, 2017 121

U.S. AND TURKEY VISA CRISIS ENDS AFTER THREE-MONTH STANDOFF


An embassy statement said it needed to reassess Turkey's commitment to protecting its employees... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 842

TURKEY BRAIN DRAIN: CRACKDOWN PUSHES INTELLECTUALS OUT


Bulent Somay is one of 1,128 academics who signed a petition in 2016 calling on Turkey's government to cease armed conflict with Kurdish militants... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 2223

SYRIA ALLOWS 4 CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS TO LEAVE BESIEGED SUBURB. HUNDREDS REMAIN.


Ambulances conveyed three sick children and a woman out of Eastern Ghouta late Tuesday for medical treatment in Damascus hospitals... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 111

HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST YEAR CHANGED THE MIDDLE EAST


It marked Iran's resurgence, and, in turn, the failure of American foreign policy... READ MORE

26th December, 2017 4533

ISRAEL 'IN TOUCH WITH 10 COUNTRIES' OVER EMBASSY MOVES


Palestinian leaders want occupied East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, while Israel says the city cannot be divided... READ MORE

26th December, 2017 4266

TURKEY SACKS 2,766 CIVIL SERVANTS OVER 'TERROR' LINKS


Turkey has arrested or sacked tens of thousands of people from state institutions after a failed coup attempt in July 2016... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 1269

TURKEY WANTS TO BRING WOUNDED FROM SYRIA'S GHOUTA FOR TREATMENT


Turkey is working with Russia to evacuate around 500 people from the besieged Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 443

EU MUST TAKE THE LEAD ON PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD


After Saudi Arabia, Trump paid a visit to Israel, where he launched another fusillade of anti-Iran rhetoric... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 408

SAUDI SISTERS WHO FLED TO TURKEY FEAR FORCED RETURN


They tried to flee to New Zealand on February 8 from Hong Kong, where they had arrived from Saudi Arabia via undocumented methods... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 3230

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY REJECTS TRUMP'S JERUSALEM MOVE


General Assembly resoundingly passes draft resolution rejecting US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 92845

TRUMP THREAT TO CUT AID RAISES STAKES IN UN JERUSALEM VOTE


On Jan. 27, the day she arrived at the United Nations as ambassador, Haley announced a new way the United States would be doing business... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 8

'WE'LL SAVE A LOT': TRUMP THREATENS TO CUT AID TO UN MEMBERS OVER JERUSALEM VOTE


On January 27, the day she arrived at the United Nations as ambassador, Ms Haley announced a new way the United States would be doing business... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 3840

GERMAN JOURNALIST MESALE TOLU RELEASED IN TURKEY


An Istanbul court has released German journalist Mesale Tolu pending trial, after eight months in prison, but banned her from leaving Turkey... READ MORE

19th December, 2017 831

Trending News Headlines : Istanbul.

MUSLIM LEADERS REJECT TRUMP'S DECISION ON JERUSALEM


The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation OIC has rejected the United States' decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the group's secretary general announced... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 48401

JERUSALEM IS ISRAEL'S CAPITAL - TRUMP


President Donald Trump has announced that the US now recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital, overturning decades of official US policy... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 23941

TRUMP IGNORES WARNINGS WITH 'RECKLESS JERUSALEM MOVE'


I have determined that it is time to officially recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Trump said in a televised speech on Wednesday... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 23632

POPE FRANCIS VOICES DEEP CONCERN OVER TRUMP PLAN ON JERUSALEM


Mr. Trump also set in motion a plan to move the United States Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 23620

FURY SPREADS FROM JAKARTA TO RABAT


According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, 157 people were injured on Sunday in confrontations with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza... READ MORE

10th December, 2017 16291

CAR BOMB ATTACK KILLS 13 SOLDIERS IN CENTRAL TURKEY


A deadly car bomb exploded in central Turkey, killing 13 soldiers and wounding 48 others, Turkish authorities confirmed early Saturday morning... READ MORE

17th December, 2016 13936

NETANYAHU: OIC JERUSALEM STATEMENT FAILS TO IMPRESS US


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a declaration by Muslim leaders that East Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine... READ MORE

14th December, 2017 13233

TRUMP RECOGNIZES JERUSALEM AS ISRAEL'S CAPITAL, DEFYING ALLIES AND FOES


I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Trump said in a speech in the White House... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 11972

PUTIN, ERDOGAN WARN US MOVE RISKS ESCALATING TENSIONS


Russian leader ends whirlwind regional tour in Turkey, criticising Trump's decision to call Jerusalem Israel's capital... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 11525

DEFYING WARNINGS OF UNREST TRUMP RECOGNIZES JERUSALEM AS ISRAELS CAPITAL


Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, reversing longtime U.S. policy... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 11326

SAUDI KING SALMAN DECRIES TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION


Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has reiterated the Kingdom's stated commitment to a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 11294

TRUMP RECOGNIZES JERUSALEM AS ISRAEL'S CAPITAL, DEFYING ALLIES AND FOES


I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Trump said in a speech in the White House... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 11282

EAST JERUSALEM SHOULD BE DECLARED PALESTINIAN STATE'S CAPITAL, SAY MUSLIM WORLD LEADERS


Israel annexed east Jerusalem in 1967 in a move that has never been recognised internationally... READ MORE

14th December, 2017 11220

CAN MUSLIM LEADERS ALTER TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION?


MORE FROM AL JAZEERA Turkish president calls Jerusalem a 'red line' as he hosts an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit in Istanbul... READ MORE

14th December, 2017 10442

ARABS, EUROPE, U.N. REJECT TRUMP'S RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM AS ISRAELI CAPITAL


He added that any peace accord with the Palestinians would have to include Jerusalem as Israel's capital and he urged other countries to follow Trump's example... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 9205

ERDOGAN: US DECISION TO HALT TURKEY VISA 'SADDENING'


On Sunday, the US embassy in Ankara announced it had suspended non-immigrant visa services at all diplomatic facilities in Turkey... READ MORE

10th October, 2017 6910

A TURKISH FAMILY HAS DISAPPEARED IN PAKISTAN, AND SUSPICION TURNS TO INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES


PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A commotion in the downstairs unit of a house shared by schoolteachers from Turkey woke the neighbors... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 5761

TURKEY 'TO SEEK UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTE' ON JERUSALEM


Turkey is concentrating efforts on passing a resolution at the UN General Assembly against the US decision to recognise occupied Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 5717

'THE THREATS CONTINUE: MURDER OF RETIRED COUPLE CHILLS FELLOW ACTIVISTS IN TURKEY


The murder of Ali and Aysin is a sign of the new climate in Turkey, he said... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 5674

'BEATEN' PALESTINIAN BOY IN VIRAL PHOTO CHARGED


In the Middle East, protesters took to the streets of Amman, Beirut, the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza... READ MORE

16th December, 2017 4736

PALESTINIANS NO LONGER ACCEPT US ROLE AS MEDIATOR, ABBAS TELLS SUMMIT


Recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel was a crime that threatens world peace, Palestinian president tells delegates in Istanbul... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 4622

AMERICANS BECOME POLITICAL HOSTAGES AFTER TURKEY COUP


And amid deteriorating relations with the United States and Europe, Turkey is also arresting increasing numbers of foreign nationals... READ MORE

8th October, 2017 4122

CROWN PRINCE GAINS POWER AFTER SWEEPING PURGE OF SAUDI OFFICIALS


Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh on Oct. 24, 2017... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 3890

U.S. HALTS SOME VISA SERVICES IN TURKEY, CITING SECURITY CONCERNS


The move comes after Turkey arrested an employee of the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul last week... READ MORE

8th October, 2017 3731

HAMAS CALLS FOR PALESTINIAN UPRISING OVER TRUMP'S JERUSALEM PLAN


Israel considers Jerusalem its eternal and indivisible capital... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 3198

TURNOUT HIGH AS IRAQI KURDS DEFY THREATS TO HOLD INDEPENDENCE VOTE


Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barxani said he hoped to maintain good relations with Turkey and the referendum was not a threat to Ankara... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 3032

CHINA: THOUGHT POLICE INSTILL FEAR IN WESTERN CHINA


Along with the detention camps, unprecedented levels of police blanket Xinjiang's streets... READ MORE

17th December, 2017 2882

THESE LIBYAN EX-MILITIAMEN WERE ONCE LINKED TO AL-QAEDA. NOW THEY WIELD POWER IN A NEW ORDER.


Abdulhakim Belhadj and other leaders of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group are helping reshape the war-torn North African country... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 2626

MUSLIM LEADERS CALL ON WORLD TO RECOGNIZE EAST JERUSALEM AS PALESTINIA


Israel captured Arab East Jerusalem in 1967 and later annexed it in an action not recognized internationally... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 2445

SYRIAN CIVIL WAR FAST FACTS


In response to continuing protests, the Syrian government announced several plans to appease citizens... READ MORE

27th October, 2017 2147


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