ANKARA: Turkish permission for German lawmakers to visit the Incirlik air base will depend on the German government distancing itself from a resolution...
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu appointed nationalist and pro-Kurdish opposition politicians to an interim power-sharing cabinet Friday, but...
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Monday called on reluctant opposition parties to join an interim government ahead of new elections, but two...
ANKARA: Coalition talks between Turkey's ruling AK Party and the main opposition CHP ended in failure Thursday, senior officials on both sides told...
ANKARA: Turkish opposition MPs accused President Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday of stalling efforts to form a coalition government as he seeks to maintain his grip on...
ANKARA: The duty of forming a government should fall to Turkey's opposition parties, which collectively gained a majority of the vote in the June 7...
ANKARA: Turkey has lost control of its borders by opening them to Syrian refugees and been isolated on the world stage by meddling in the affairs of its...
ANKARA: The newly appointed president of Turkey's highest court said Monday the country needed a new constitution and called on political parties to reach...
ANKARA: Turkey's prime minister denied a rift with President Tayyip Erdogan over the fate of the country's intelligence chief on Tuesday after the top...
ANKARA: Turkish opposition parties have vowed to block a security bill which triggered brawls in parliament twice this week, in a rare show of unity months...
ANKARA: The Turkish parliament voted on Wednesday not to send to trial four former ministers accused of wrongdoing in a corruption investigation, in a boost...
ISTANBUL/ANKARA: A spate of killings, a looming general election and war next door in Syria are complicating efforts to end the 30-year Kurdish insurgency in...
ANKARA/BEIRUT: Turkey said Monday that it would allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to reinforce fellow Kurds in the Syrian town of Kobani, while the United States...
ANKARA: Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as Turkey's president on Thursday, cementing his position as its most powerful leader of recent times, in a step...
ANKARA: Turkey's government plans to present to parliament within days a reform bill to advance its peace process with Kurdish militants, in a move that may...
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday he hoped the central bank would cut interest rates further, criticizing its stance and...
ANKARA: Turkish lawmakers on Monday voted to set up a commission to investigate alleged corruption by former ministers, but critics warned the ruling party...
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would not let unions stage a May Day rally in Istanbul's Taksim Square, where huge...
ANKARA: Turkey’s government Thursday sought parliamentary approval to boost the powers of the secret service, a move seen by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday local elections had given him a mandate to "liquidate" the enemies he sees as contriving a...
ANKARA: Kurdish militants and politicians dismissed on Tuesday a set of political reforms proposed by Turkey's ruling AK Party, saying they were not meant to...
ANKARA: Turkey’s government is expected to begin debating a package of long-awaited reforms next week aimed at bolstering Kurdish rights and boosting...
ANKARA: The head of a Syrian Kurdish group with links to militants in Turkey was in Istanbul Friday for talks with government officials after an upsurge in...
ANKARA: The head of a Syrian Kurdish group with links to militants in Turkey was in Istanbul on Friday for talks with government officials after an upsurge in...
ANKARA: An Israeli firm has supplied Turkey with military equipment in the first such reported deal since the two nations froze ties over the 2010 killing of...