A strong earthquake of magnitude of up 7.0 struck overnight in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 26 people and injuring over 700 amid collapsed buildings and flooding.

Earthquake hits Turkey & Greece, bringing deaths & floods

A strong earthquake of magnitude of up 7.0 struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Turkey and Greece, local and international observatories said.

Strong earthquake of magnitude 7.0 strikes Aegean Sea

Turkish authorities on Friday issued arrest warrants for 82 people, including a mayor, over pro-Kurdish protests six years ago, officials and local media said. The warrants relate to October 2014 protests in Turkey sparked by the seizure by Islamic State (IS) jihadists of the mainly Kurdish Syrian town of Kobane.

Turkey orders arrest of 82 including mayor over pro-Kurdish protest

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said France was being led by an "incapable" president as he stepped up his personal feud with Emmanuel Macron.

War of words: Erdogan lashes out at 'incapable' Macron

India has slammed Pakistan, Turkey and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at United Nation's Human Rights Council (UNHRC) after they raked the Kashmir matter at the Geneva-based body.

India slams Pakistan, Turkey and OIC at UN Human Rights Council

Turkey has called on the United States to reconsider a decision to partially lift a 33-year-old arms embargo against Cyprus, saying the move disrupts ''equality and balance'' between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities on the ethnically divided island nation.

Turkey criticises US decision to lift Cyprus arms embargo

Turkey said it will hold a military exercise off northwest Cyprus for the next two weeks

Turkey Begins Military Drill Near Cyprus

Turkey expects its energy imports to fall significantly following a major Black Sea natural gas find and more discoveries could be made in another area now being evaluated, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Saturday.

Turkey expects big drop in gas imports after historic discovery in Black Sea

Turkey adopted a new social media law on Wednesday that critics say will create a "chilling effect" on dissenting voices who have resorted to Twitter and other online platforms as the government tightened its grip on mainstream media.

Turkey tightens grip on social media with new law to silence dissent

Turkey's parliament has passed a bill that allows the Erdogan government to reduce internet bandwidth and cut access to Twitter Facebook, and Youtube, if they do not abide by censorship orders.

Gravitas: Erdogan pushes law to censor social media in Turkey

Turkey’s parliament approved a law early on July 29 that gives authorities greater power to regulate social media despite concerns of growing censorship. Watch report.

Govt to regulate social media in Turkey: Fears on curbs on freedom of speech

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called on the Turkish government to investigate "serious abuses" allegedly committed by police and "nightwatchmen" against more than a dozen people in the southeast and in Istanbul.

Human Rights Watch calls on Turkey to probe alleged 'serious abuses' by police

After 86 years of operating as a museum, Istanbul's Hagia Sophia reopens as a mosque today for Friday prayers. Watch report.

First Friday prayers after reconversion of Hagia Sophia

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday rejected worldwide condemnation over Turkey's decision to convert the Byzantine-era monument Hagia Sophia back into a mosque, saying it represented his country's will to use its "sovereign rights".

Turkish President Erdogan rejects criticism over Hagia Sophia's conversion to mosque

An earthquake with a 5.7 magnitude shook Bingol province in eastern Turkey on Sunday, killing one and injuring 18 people and causing the collapse of a military observation tower.

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake kills one, injures dozen in Eastern Turkey

Turkey launched waves of airstrikes against what it claimed were Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) elements in northern Iraq

Turkey carries out airstrikes against Kurdish rebels in Iraq

The bazaar -- home to almost 3,000 shops where more than 30,000 people work -- was closed on March 23 as part of measures to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has killed over 4,300 people in Turkey

Tukrey: Istanbul's Grand Bazaar prepares to reopen

Turkey has unveiled a plan to revive tourism by giving travellers, resorts and employees seals of approval in a programme meant to jumpstart a crucial industry hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Turkey unveils plan to revive tourism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Russia to "get out of our way" in northern Syria as his forces fight President Bashar Al-Assad's regime.

Turkey warns Russia to 'get out of our way' in northern Syria

A powerful earthquake shook the delivery room of a private hospital in Turkey's Malatya, minutes after a baby was born on Friday (January 24), video shows. The delivery room of a private hospital in Turkey's Malatya shakes as a midwife cleans a newborn baby.

Baby born as earthquake rocks Turkey

Rescue teams working through the night pulled 45 people from collapsed buildings, Turkey's disaster authority said on Sunday, as the death toll from a powerful earthquake in the country's east rose to 35.

Dozens pulled from rubble as Turkey quake toll hits 35

Turkey will not refrain from "teaching a lesson" to Khalifa Haftar if his eastern Libyan forces continue attacks against the country's internationally recognized government, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.

Turkey ready to 'teach a lesson' to Haftar if Libyan forces continue attacks

The Turkish military's offensive inside Syria is a stress test for US-Turkey relations

Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield: Ankara may be fighting IS but the Kurds are also in gunsight

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