Turkey attempted coup News

Turkey08 Jul 2018 11:48 GMT

More than 8,998 police officers and 3,077 army soldiers among public employees dismissed by emergency decree.

Greece07 Jun 2018 20:07 GMT

Days after Greece released Turkish soldiers from prison, Turkey suspends migrant return deal.

Turkey05 Jun 2018 13:30 GMT

After several corrective measures after the 2016 failed coup, the military is enjoying better ties with the government.

Turkey04 Jun 2018 19:49 GMT

June 24 elections take place during a state of emergency, economic concerns, and Turkey's regional interventions.

Turkey attempted coup22 May 2018 10:24 GMT

Former military personnel given life sentences for trying to overthrow the constitutional order, state media says.

Turkey attempted coup17 May 2018 15:33 GMT

Operation targets air force members over suspected links to religious leader Gulen, who is blamed for 2016 failed coup.

Turkey attempted coup16 Apr 2018 17:27 GMT

Opposition holds sit-in protests across the country as the government prepares to extend the state of emergency.

Greece07 Apr 2018 09:57 GMT

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says Ankara uses Greek soldiers as 'pawns to blackmail', an accusation Turkey denies.

Human Rights20 Mar 2018 12:42 GMT

UN rights office calls for halt to 'continued deterioration of human rights' in a report described by Ankara as biased.

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.