Turkey has launched an intensive campaign of air strikes against Kurdish groups in Northern Iraq and Syria. The strikes are in response to the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq over the weekend. According to the Turkish Defense Ministry, the strike has killed at least 26 militants in air strikes. However, a local hospital official in Northern Syria says the strikes have killed at least six civilians.

Turkey intensifies airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria, Northern Iraq

The Turkish air force conducted air strikes in northern Iraq and Syria and destroyed 29 targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) after 12 soldiers were killed in the past two days in northern Iraq.

Turkey conducts air strikes in northern Iraq, Syria after 12 soldiers killed

Turkey conducts Air Strikes in Iraq, Syria after 12 Turkish soldiers were killed

Turkish authorities have detained 304 people suspected of having ties to militant group Islamic State that operates across 32 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. Most suspects were detained in 3 big cities-Istanbul, Ankara & Izmir. Watch to know more!

Turkey: 304 ISIS suspects detained in 32 provinces

Turkiye conducts raids across country, detains 304 ISIS suspects

Turkish authorities have detained 304 people suspected of having ties to militant group Islamic State that operates across 32 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday.

Turkey: 304 people arrested over suspected ties to Islamic State

On the sixth of February, Turkiye and Syria faced the deadliest of natural disasters. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the two countries. More than 50,000 people were killed. WION was there, we brought you reports of the death and destruction as it happened. Our first rewind report – Ghadi Francis recaps the horror as it unfolded.

WION rewind 2023: Changing face of West Asia | Turkiye-Syria Quake

Turkiye has become a powerhouse in the realm of energy, saving $2 billion by ramping up imports of discounted russian oil. Despite western sanctions, ankara remains unfazed, even expressing interest in further collaboration with its eastern neighbour.

Turkiye emerges as top Russian energy importer amid western sanctions

Turkey and Turkish companies have managed to save approximately $2 billion on energy bills in 2023 by significantly increasing imports of discounted Russian oil and refined products, a Reuters calculation based on LSEG data and traders' estimates has revealed.

Turkey saves billions on Russian oil amid sanctions, boosting imports

A Member of the Parliament collapsed while addressnig the House. Reports suggest that Hasan Bitmez suffered a heart attack and fell besides his podium while addressing the grand assembly. He is currently in a critical condition.

Turkey MP Hasan Bitmez suffers heart attack during speech in Parliament, in critical condition

Dramatic scenes unfolded in the Turkish parliament as a lawmaker collapsed on the ground immediately after declaring Israel would "suffer the wrath of Allah." The video of the incident went viral on social media, which shows Hasan Bitmez, 53, falling to the ground, leaving people around him worried and scrambling.

Video | Turkish MP collapses in parliament after suffering heart attack

David Cameron has threatened to sever ties with Scottish ministers following Humza Yousaf's meeting with the president of Turkey at COP28 in the absence of a UK delegate.

David Cameron: Will consider scottish government offices in the UK

Russia's invasion of Ukraine shook the world in February 2022. Political and military arenas felt the weight of history as forces of a former superpower crossed borders to wage a war many thought would be over within weeks given Russia's more than decisive superiority over Ukraine in military might.

Explained: Did Turkey benefit as it delayed Sweden's NATO bid?

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Wednesday (Nov 29) that Turkey has conveyed Sweden that it expects to ratify the latter's accession to NATO within weeks.

Turkey may ratify Sweden's NATO membership 'within weeks': Swedish minister

A woman onboard a plane, flying from Istanbul in Turkey to Marseille in France earlier this month, went into labour just a few minutes before taking off, the New York Post reported.

'Baby on board...': Woman gives birth in aircraft on tarmac as labour pains increase before take-off

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Germany on Friday for the first time in four years. Both countries share some unavoidable mutual interests however Erdogan's visit was overshadowed by the ongoing Israel-Hamas War which resulted in intense talks between him and the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Israel-Hamas war overshadows Erdogan's Germany visit

The foreign affairs commission of the Turkish parliament on Thursday (Nov 16) delayed a vote on Sweden's NATO membership bid, again holding up the expansion of the inter-governmental military alliance.

Explained | With Turkey delaying Sweden's NATO bid, how has Stockholm addressed Ankara's concerns?

The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee on Thursday (Nov 16) delayed its decision on Sweden's NATO membership bid. According to a report by the news agency Associated Press, proceedings were adjourned after lawmakers from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party submitted a motion for a postponement on grounds that some issues needed clarification and that negotiations with Sweden had not matured enough.

Turkish parliament delays decision on Sweden's NATO bid. Here's why

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stoked a debate in the country's political circles by calling for a new constitution in order to resolve the clash between the country's top courts. With his comments, Erdogan has waded into the judicial crisis.

Erdogan calls for new constitution in Turkey after legal crisis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stoked a debate in the country's political circles by calling for a new constitution in order to resolve the clash between country's top courts.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (Nov 6) met with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan during his visit to Ankara where he discussed efforts to expand the humanitarian aid reaching trapped civilians in war-torn Gaza.

Antony Blinken meets Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, discusses efforts to expand aid in Gaza

Turkish police used tear gas and water cannon as hundreds of people at a pro-Palestinian rally on Sunday (05 November) tried to storm an air base that houses U.S. troops, hours before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in Ankara for talks on Gaza. Turkey, which has stepped up its criticism of Israel as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has worsened, supports a two-state solution while hosting members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Since the Israel-Hamas war started, protests have erupted across the country.

Pro-Palestinians try to storm air base housing US troops in Turkey

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party has elected Ozgur Ozel as its new leader. This ends a 13-year term of Kemal Kilicdaroglu and this comes as the country gears for an important local election in March next year.

Turkey: Ozgur Ozel elected new leader in run-up to local elections

As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Saturday (Nov 4) that it decided to call its ambassador from Israel to Ankara for consultations.

Israel-Hamas war: Turkey recalls ambassador from Israel after Tel Aviv's ceasefire refusal

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