Turkish officials irked by presence of foreign diplomats at Friday’s trial of journalists Can Dundar, Erdem Gul
Case on alleged spying is halted after opposition lawyers ignored judge’s ruling to close courtroom
President Erdogan expresses concern European Union will not keep its word on free travel for Turks following recent Brussels-Ankara refugee deal
More than 200 people have been killed in five suicide attacks since January in Ankara or Istanbul
Officials say Saturday explosion happened on Istiklal Street, a wide boulevard usually full of shoppers and pedestrians at this time of the week
Critics of country’s president reportedly to be indicted on charges of smuggling; accusations growing as cases condemned as being politically motivated
Academics stage protests over Istanbul court decision to detain three of their colleagues pending trial on 'terrorist propaganda'
In light of Sunday’s suicide bombing, President Erdogan broadens definition of terrorism to include journalists and professors as accomplices
Life can be hard for the newcomers in Turkey, yet not everyone is desperate to reach northern Europe
This year alone, over 120,000 migrants left Turkish shores for nearby Greek Islands; many were Syrians. Most of the 2.5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey live outside refugee camps, in towns and cities across the country. In Istanbul, one-quarter of the city has become known as “Little Damascus.” Not everyone there is desperate to go farther into Europe. VOA's Dorian Jones reports.
EU agrees to resettle one Syrian refugee from Turkey in return for every Syrian refugee Turkey takes back from Greece
European leaders turn blind eye to abuses in order to secure migrant deal with Ankara, says leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party
An estimated 500,000 Syrian refugee children in Turkey are not attending school
Results of annual survey of attitudes seen as sign of resurrection of centuries of animosity that Turkey has held toward Moscow
Although free for now, the journalists are still due to go on trial next month on charges of divulging state secrets
Hit by tensions with Russia and domestic insecurity, tourists have been staying away; bookings to Turkey are down 40 percent, one travel company says
Ankara severed diplomatic ties with Cairo after overthrow of Egyptian President Morsi; Saudi Arabia, Iran, Gaza all factor in as relations between two countries warm
Forces killed dozens of people trapped in basements in Cizre, group alleges; government dismisses claims, pledges to continue fight against PKK
President's aspiration to change parliamentary system of government to an executive presidency being blamed for collapse of talks to create new constitution
Ankara considers PYD as more of a threat than Islamic State, which is ‘a very, very problematic outlook,’ says one political columnist
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