Six foreigners suspected of links to the Islamic State group and accused of planning an attack against "state dignitaries" have been arrested in Turkey ahead of a visit by top EU officials, local authorities said.
The EU vowed Wednesday to propose visa-free travel for Turks next month if Ankara meets the terms of a landmark migrant deal, as it tried to defuse a row with Turkey's leaders.
Turkish police yesterday detained at least 105 people, including top construction executives, in a new crackdown on supporters
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday his country and neighbouring Iran must work together to narrow their differences in order to tackle terrorism and sectarianism in the region.
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani left Turkey yesterday afternoon, after attending the 13th session
Turkey's armed forces on Wednesday launched new artillery strikes on jihadist positions in Syria, after three days of deadly fire on a Turkish border town that has left residents on edge.
A Syrian journalist who was shot in the head by Islamic State group jihadists in southern Turkey died in hospital on Tuesday, activists said.
The Turkish army on Monday shelled sites in northern Syria in response to cross-border rocket fire that hit a Turkish town, a government official said.
A man convicted for the murder of a 20-year-old female student that sparked fury over violence against women in Turkey last year was Monday shot dead in prison, local media reported.
Pirates have attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, kidnapping six crew members in a region increasingly hit by piracy in recent years, the Nigerian navy said on Monday.
The United States embassy in Turkey on Saturday warned American citizens of "credible threats" to tourist areas in Istanbul and the resort city of Antalya, a day after Israel spoke of "imminent risks" of attacks.
Greece deported a second batch of more than a hundred migrants to Turkey on Friday under a controversial deal to stem mass migration as Germany announced a sharp drop in asylum claims.
