Turkish police fired water cannon to prevent park protest
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police fired teargas and water cannon on Monday at protesters who tried to defy a closure order and enter an Istanbul park at the centre of...
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Erdogan defends riot police tactics in Turkey protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan piled ridicule on activists behind weeks of protests against his government during a rally on Sunday and defended riot police who fired...
‘Standing man’ inspires silent protests in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Performance artist Erdem Gunduz became the new symbol of anti-government protests in Turkey on Tuesday after his eight-hour vigil in Taksim Square earned him the nickname "the...
New bridge linking Europe and Asia embodies Turkey’s rise
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey launched construction on Wednesday of a third bridge linking its European and Asian shores, the latest in a slew of multi-billion dollar projects that Prime Minister...
Galatasaray seal 19th Turkish title
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Galatasaray clinched their 19th Turkish league title with a 4-2 win over Sivasspor on Sunday, crowning a successful season in which they reached the quarter-finals of the...
Turkey warns opposition against sabotaging Kurdish peace moves
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish government welcomed a planned withdrawal by Kurdish militants as significant progress towards ending three decades of conflict on Friday, and it warned its nationalist opponents...
Russian foreign minister tells West “don’t isolate Assad”
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - In an implicit warning to international supporters of Syrian opposition forces, Russia's foreign minister said on Wednesday that efforts to isolate one side in the conflict would...
Ronaldo’s Real double foils fighting Galatasaray
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid, aiming to become kings of Europe for the 10th time, foiled a dramatic fightback by Galatasaray on Tuesday to reach...
Kurdish party denies Ocalan asked PKK rebels to leave unarmed
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's main pro-Kurdish political party denied on Thursday media reports that jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan had told his fighters to leave the country without their...
Jailed Kurdish rebel to make “historic call” in Turkey peace process
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan said he would make a "historic" appeal on Thursday, raising expectations of ceasefire in a 28-year-old conflict which has riven Turkey,...