Turkey attempted coup News

Turkey16 Feb 2018 14:49 GMT

Six Turkish journalists have been sentenced to life in prison on charges related to a failed 2016 coup attempt.

Amnesty International31 Jan 2018 18:23 GMT

Taner Kilic was imprisoned over alleged connections to the Gulen movement, accused by Ankara of an attempted coup.

Turkey attempted coup02 Jan 2018 17:04 GMT

Ankara has carried out massive purges in the military since the failed coup attempt of July 2016.

Greece30 Dec 2017 22:53 GMT

A Turkish officer who fled Turkey after a failed 2016 coup has been granted asylum in Greece, despite extradition calls.

Turkey24 Dec 2017 08:45 GMT

More than 600 military staff and 360 gendarmes among the public employees dismissed by emergency decree.

Turkey18 Oct 2017 05:26 GMT

EU meeting in Brussels comes amid deteriorating relations and calls to freeze Ankara's EU membership bid.

Turkey12 Oct 2017 05:11 GMT

Tensions have risen in recent days after the detentions of two locally employed US consulate staff.

Turkey09 Oct 2017 16:06 GMT

Visa suspension was a reaction to Ankara's Syria policy and the arrest of a US embassy employee, Turkish official says.

Middle East04 Oct 2017 18:17 GMT

Rogue soldiers convicted in a major trial linked to last year's failed coup attempt that left hundreds dead.

Turkey01 Sep 2017 17:03 GMT

Police tell state media the duo was held in Antalya over probe into Gulen group, which Ankara blames for failed coup.

Turkey03 Aug 2017 12:29 GMT

European Court of Human Rights says health condition of two educators sacked in post-coup purge is not life-threatening.

Middle East01 Aug 2017 09:34 GMT

Almost 500 suspects are accused of conspiring to overthrow the government from an airbase seen as the plotters' hub.