Turkish lira plunges as Erdogan sacks central bank boss Turkey's lira plunged 15% to near its all-time low after markets opened following President Tayyip Erdogan's shock weekend decision to sack the central bank governor … Business • 22 Mar 21
Erdogan calls on foreign powers to respect vote outcome Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on foreign powers to respect the outcome of the referendum granting him extra powers, after a campaign marked by … Politics • 16 Apr 17
Erdogan calls for sanctions on the Netherlands Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan today called on international organisations to impose sanctions on the Netherlands, as a diplomatic row over Ankara's political campaigning among Turkish … World • 12 Mar 17
Turkey suspends 1,500 prison personnel Turkish authorities say they have suspended 1,500 prison personnel and guards over links with the US-based cleric Turkey accuses of orchestrating a failed coup in … News • 30 Sep 16
Erdogan meets Putin in Russia to rebuild ties Russia and Turkey have taken a big step towards normalising ties as Russian President Vladimir Putin met his visiting Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan. News • 09 Aug 16
Erdogan will back death penalty if it is voted in Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told a rally of more than a million people in Istanbul that he would approve the death penalty if parliament voted … News • 08 Aug 16
Turkey expels nearly 1,400 personnel from army The Turkish government dismissed nearly 1,400 military personnel for suspected links to a cleric it blames for an attempted coup, state media said. News • 02 Aug 16
Istanbul riot police break up Trans Pride march Istanbul riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a march for transgender people banned after ultra-nationalists said that "degenerates" could not demonstrate. News • 20 Jun 16
Turkey's Davutoglu to step down as prime minister Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced he will not stand again as leader of the ruling AK Party, bowing to President Tayyip Erdogan's drive … News • 05 May 16
Dozens arrested over Turkish PM spying allegations Dozens of police officers have been detained in Turkey as part of an investigation into alleged spying and illegally wire-tapping Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and … News • 05 Aug 14
Turkish Twitter ban violates rights, court rules Turkey's block on access to Twitter violated freedom of expression and individual rights, the country's constitutional court has said. World • 02 Apr 14
Twitter outages in Turkey after PM threatens ban Twitter users in Turkey reported widespread outages, hours after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threatened to shut down the social media platform as he battles a … News • 21 Mar 14
Erdogan says Turkey may ban Facebook and YouTube Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey could ban Facebook and YouTube, which he says have been abused by his political enemies, after local … News • 07 Mar 14
Protests in Turkey following corruption claims Riot police fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse several thousand protesters chanting anti-government slogans " in Istanbul as the fallout from a corruption … News • 25 Feb 14
Turkish central bank in massive rate increases Turkey's central bank increased all of its key interest rates in dramatic fashion at an emergency midnight policy meeting. Business • 29 Jan 14
Police clash with protesters over Turkish web bill Turkish police have fired tear gas in Istanbul's central Taksim Square to disperse hundreds of protesters, who are demonstrating mainly against a government bill that … News • 20 Jan 14
Turkey fires deputy police chief as scandal grows Turkey's deputy police chief has been sacked, the most senior commander yet targeted in a purge of a force heavily influenced by a cleric Prime … News • 08 Jan 14
Turkey's Erdogan backs army plot retrials Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has said he would not oppose the retrial of hundreds of military officers convicted on coup plot charges. News • 06 Jan 14
Riots in Turkey over deepening corruption scandal Protesters demanding Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan resign over a high-level corruption scandal clashed with riot police in Istanbul overnight while across the city thousands … News • 28 Dec 13
Turkish court blocks govt rule on police inquiries A Turkish court blocked a government attempt to force police to disclose investigations to their superiors, officials said. News • 27 Dec 13
EU to revive membership talks with Turkey The European Union has agreed to revive EU membership talks with Turkey but postponed the actual date of a new round of negotiations by at … News • 25 Jun 13
Court to rule on Istanbul park development plans Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has told protesters he would put redevelopment plans for an Istanbul park on hold until a court rules on them. News • 14 Jun 13
Turkey fires on Syria after border incident The Turkish military returned fire after a mortar bomb shot from Syria landed in countryside in southern Turkey, the state-run Anatolian news agency reported. News • 06 Oct 12
Turkish plane goes missing near Syria border The Turkish army have announced it lost contact with a military plane near Syria, triggering an emergency meeting with Turkey's top military, intelligence and government … News • 22 Jun 12
