Turkey attempted coup News

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.

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.