World news about “Turkey” published by euronews.
Turkey standoff as silent protests sweep the country Seeing red, activists in Ankara inspired by the ‘standing man’ in Istanbul are continuing their anti-government protest, now heading towards a third… 19/06/2013
Turkey’s passive resistance protests spread What began as a lone protest has rapidly expanded into hundreds standing silently in city centres across Turkey. Dubbed ‘duran adam’ or the “standing man”… 19/06/2013
Unions strike in Turkey to support Taksim protesters Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the threat of a second front opening after 18 days of street protests against his government, with the… 17/06/2013
Clashes in Turkey resume with more violence – nocomment Turkish police used tear gas in the early hours of Monday 17th June morning to disperse protesters who had gathered in the centre of the capital, Ankara. The… 17/06/2013
Turkey minister declares strike ‘illegal’ The Turkish interior minister has declared a nationwide strike “illegal” and threatened to suppress it. Unions called the stoppage for Monday over the… 17/06/2013
Sporadic overnight clashes as Turkey’s unions call a general strike Anti-government protesters were out on the streets of Ankara into the early hours of the morning with police using water cannons and smoke grenades to try… 17/06/2013
Erdogan defiant at Istanbul rally For the second successive night Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared before his supporters – this time in Istanbul. State media put the… 16/06/2013
Hundreds of thousands show support for Turkish prime minister An estimated crowd of one million gathered on the outskirts of Istanbul to show their support for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and… 16/06/2013
Clashes and tension in Istanbul In Istanbul there have been sporadic clashes as riot police fired, tear gas and turned water cannon on protesters. The roads into Taksim square have been… 16/06/2013
Extra security forces in Istanbul as protesters return to Taksim Square Hundreds of protesters have continued pouring into Istanbul on Sunday morning, heading for Taksim Square, despite police efforts to deter them. Extra… 16/06/2013
Riot police fire tear gas and a water cannon at Taksim SquareTurkish riot police stormed Gezi Park on Saturday firing tear gas and water cannon to evict hundreds of anti-government protesters, hours after an ultimatum… 16/06/2013
Protests in Istanbul over Gezi Park clearance Police clashed with protesters in Osmanbey and Sisli, northern districts of Istanbul, hours after Taksim Square and Gezi Park were cleared of… 16/06/2013
Turkish prime minister defiant at rally They had come to the capital Ankara to cheer the man who has long been Turkey’s most popular politician. It was the first of two AK party rallies which the… 15/06/2013
Turkish protests continue as pro-government rallies planned Hundreds of protesters continue to occupy Gezi Park in Istanbul, despite calls by the Turkish Prime Minister for them to withdraw. On Saturday morning, the… 15/06/2013
Gezi park safe for now, Turkey PM holds off on redevelopment Gezi park redevelopment plans have been put on ice. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told protesters he would wait for a court ruling before taking… 14/06/2013
ECB in court and fears for Turkey’s economy Germany’s constitutional court has been looking into the legality of the European Central Bank’s bond-buying programme. Under the plan, the ECB has… 14/06/2013
Europe Weekly: European reactions to shutdown of Greek public broadcaster ERT There were strong reactions from Europe and protests held in solidarity after the government of Greece closed public broadcaster ERT Turkey’s prime… 14/06/2013
PM’s promises raise hope for Taksim square protesters There is an uneasy calm in Istanbul today following an overnight meeting between the Taksim square protesters and the Turkish prime minister. Protest… 14/06/2013
Bonus interview: Sobhan, a Baha’i Iranian refugee Baha’ism is a faith founded in the 19th century, which groups an international community of believers who wish to be considered as members of an “Independent… 14/06/2013
Bonus Mansour Osanlou interview Mansour Osanlou is one of the most famous trade union leaders of Iran, who was the head of the Tehran bus drivers union. He was emprisonned and tortured… 14/06/2013
Bonus interview: an Iranian homosexual in exile In Iran, homosexuals risk the death penalty. Human rights ngos estimate that several hundred of them have been executed since the islamic revolution of… 14/06/2013
Turkey’s Erdogan meets Gezi protesters Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says no construction work will take place in Istanbul’s Gezi Park until a court has ruled on the project and a… 14/06/2013
Turkish PM Erdogan rejects EU criticism Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, has slammed a motion passed by MEPs criticising his government’s handling of the protests in Istanbul. In a… 13/06/2013
Another night of unrest in Ankara – nocomment Clashes erupted again between demonstrators and police near the US embassy in Ankara on Wednesday night. The fresh clashes in the Turkish capital came as the… 13/06/2013
Clashes erupt in Ankara for another night of unrest In Ankara clashes erupted again between demonstrators and police. Much of the violence took place near the US embassy. Despite the tentative steps towards… 13/06/2013
Park referendum idea floated by Turkey’s AKP Using the carrot and the stick approach, Turkey’s ruling AK party ordered protesters out of Istanbul’s Gezi Park while offering to hold a referendum on its… 13/06/2013
Clashes continue in Istanbul’s Taksim square – nocomment Hundreds of riot police overran improvised barricades at Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Tuesday, firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons in running… 12/06/2013
Police crackdown hard on protesters to clear Istanbul square Istanbul’s Taksim Square was filled with tear gas as Turkish riot police surprised anti-government protesters with a major show of force to clear the… 12/06/2013
“Seculars don’t understand Islamists and Islamists do not understand seculars” says Turkish analyst Turkish riot police have been clearing Istanbul’s Taksim Square of its last protestors. The unrest began after a police crackdown on an environmental… 11/06/2013
Turkish riot police retake control of Taksim Square Turkish riot police have retaken control of Istanbul’s Taksim Square. The battle to end nearly two weeks of anti-government protests began early on Tuesday… 11/06/2013
Turkey protesters defiant after police storm Taksim Square The storming by Turkish police of Taksim Square in Istanbul has been condemned by anti-government protesters who had been there for nearly a fortnight. As… 11/06/2013
Turkish PM vows to stand firm over anti-government protests Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeated his call to anti-government protesters to end their demonstrations. Speaking at a parliamentary… 11/06/2013
Turkish riot police enter Istanbul’s Taksim square – nocomment Hundreds of Turkish riot police entered Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Tuesday, firing water cannon and teargas to scatter small numbers of protesters involved… 11/06/2013
Turkish riot police enter Taksim Square Turkish riot police have stormed Taksim Square in Istanbul, breaking through barricades set up by protesters who have occupied the area for the last twelve… 11/06/2013
PM promise to meet Taksim park protesters fails to end the violence Anti-government protesters expressed their anger late into the night after Turkey’s premier said he would only meet the original campaigners who had been… 11/06/2013
Turkish stocks and lira hit by Erdogan attack on ‘speculators’ Turkey’s stock market slid further on Monday after the prime minister accused banks, some of the country’s largest companies, economists and investors of… 10/06/2013
Defiant Erdogan to hold counter-rallies next weekend A defiant Turkish prime minister arrived in Ankara surrounded by supporters having addressed six rallies in one day. His message – that his patience with… 10/06/2013
Turkish government and protesters lock horns In Istanbul, the latest verbal volley aimed at protesters in Taksim Square by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not go down well. Surrounded by… 09/06/2013
Turkey’s protesters should be ‘taught a lesson’ – PM Erdogan Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to return to Ankara on the evening of Sunday June 9, where he is expected to be welcomed as a… 09/06/2013
A Sunday of rallies in Istanbul as Taksim protest continues There were no signs of protesters in Taksim square in central Istanbul heeding their prime minister this Sunday. Many appear ready for the long haul in this… 09/06/2013
‘No early elections’ – Turkish ruling party Calls to bring the 2014 local and Presidential elections forward have been dismissed by the Turkish Prime Minister’s political party. At a meeting of the… 08/06/2013
Turks dig in for weekend of protests The fires of protest in Turkey have not been extinguished. In Istanbul’s Gazi district demonstrators threw petrol bombs at anti-riot police raising fears the… 08/06/2013
Turkey: Erdogan calls for end to violence Protesters woke in Taksim Square, Central Istanbul the morning after Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan called for an end to the violence. He told a… 07/06/2013
Iranian voices from Turkey “I crossed the border illegally with the smugglers. It took us about eight days going from a north western city near the Iranian border to get to Ankara. We… 07/06/2013
Erdogan returns home with call to end protests Turkish Prime Minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan returned home on Friday to a tumultuous welcome. An estimated crowd of three thousand gathered in the early… 07/06/2013
Erdogan resolute over Turkey protests, insists park plan to go ahead Despite the protests in Istanbul’s Taksim Square and elsewhere, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insists the plan to redevelop a park which was at… 06/06/2013
Kiss behind the barricadesA young couple, who are anti-government protesters, kiss inside a damaged public bus, used as a barricade at Taksim Square in Istanbul. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis 06/06/2013
Turkey: Revolution Museum In Taksim square, central Istanbul, protesters are still camped out, surrounded by remnants of their previous nights rioting. They have been here so long… 06/06/2013
Turkey: Protesters use Google Maps to keep an eye on policeWith crowdsourcing becoming evermore popular, it may not comes as a surprise that Turkish protesters have been using Google Maps to track police movements… 06/06/2013
Calls for police sackings in Turkey as Erdogan returns Demonstrators gathered overnight on Ankara’s main shopping thoroughfare, Tunali. Among their demands is the sacking of police chiefs who oversaw a fierce… 06/06/2013
‘Muslim Anti-Capitalists’ defy government portrayal of Turkey protesters Anti-government protesters in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Wednesday night included Muslim groups on one of the holiest nights in the Islamic calendar. The… 06/06/2013
Turkey: peace by day, clashes by night Riot police were out in force again in the Turkish capital, Ankara as anti-government demonstrations entered their sixth night. Peaceful daytime protests… 05/06/2013
Turkey protestors meet deputy PM and issue demands Those who began a protest to save Istanbul’s Taksim Gezi Park have issued a much larger list of demands. It includes abandoning plans to redevelop the park… 05/06/2013
Rally in Paris to support Turkish protesters – nocomment Almost one thousand people protested in central Paris to show their solidarity with the anti-government demonstrations in Turkey. 05/06/2013
A fifth night of unrest in Turkey There has been a fifth night of unrest in Turkey. The demonstrations in Istanbul began peacefully. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc had earlier apologised… 05/06/2013
Turkey protests a trigger for economic downturn? Turkey’s fast growing economy has been the toast of the financial world, there was a recent vote of confidence with a credit rating upgrade from the agency… 04/06/2013
Clean-up in Turkey after four days of unrest – nocomment Shopkeepers and street cleaners in Istanbul were clearing up on Tuesday after a fourth day of protests. Clashes continued late into the night on Monday in… 04/06/2013
Turkish deputy PM apologises over police crackdown Turkey’s deputy prime minister has admitted that police treatment towards the original organisers of a protest to save a park in Istanbul was wrong. The… 04/06/2013
Relative calm in Turkey as union stages strike to back protesters A night of relative calm descended on Turkey after four days of protests that left two people dead and one in critical condition. Police and protesters… 04/06/2013
Clashes continue in Turkey Clashes between protesters and police continued throughout the night in Turkey – but limited mainly to Ankara and Istanbul. The deaths of two protesters… 04/06/2013
Turkey protests: ‘message received’ says President Amid fierce anti-government protests in Turkey, the country’s President Abdullah Gul said it was ‘natural’ in a democracy that people would hold different… 04/06/2013
Turkey: From Ankara to Istanbul, riots continue As night falls in Turkey violent clashes have erupted in a fourth day of anti-government protests. In what is now becoming a familiar sight in the capital… 03/06/2013
Turkey’s Erdogan, facing protests, needs ‘another election win’ “They’re only trees!” the protester shouted. But, in Turkey, four protesters became 4,000 – and then the effort to stop trees from being cut down in a park in… 03/06/2013
Students call for Turkish PM to quit in fourth day of protests Hundreds of students have called for Turkey’s prime minister to resign in a fourth day of anti-government protests in the capital Ankara. In clashes, police… 03/06/2013
Football rivals’ fans join forces in TaksimThere is strength in unity according to an ancient Greek saying and Turkish football fans seem to have taken that to heart. Putting aside their rivalries on… 03/06/2013
Is this the Turkish Spring? The view from the euronews Istanbul correspondentThe violent incidents across Turkey, including crowds chanting anti-government slogans in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, have been dubbed “The Turkish Spring” by… 03/06/2013
Turkish PM blames extremists for anti-government protests Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for calm while blaming extremists for a weekend of fierce anti-government protests. Despite the… 03/06/2013
Turkey: Clean-up begins after weekend of riots Calm has returned to Turkey’s streets after a night of violent protests. Security remained tight with a heavy police presence as the start of the working… 03/06/2013
Third night of pitched battles across Turkey Night fell on Turkey and tens of thousands of people took to the streets. This was the third night of fierce anti-government protests in the country… 03/06/2013
Turkish solidarity protests spring up across Europe The ripple effect from the protests springing up in Turkey is being felt across Europe. The heavy-handed policing seen in Ankara and Istanbul has prompted a… 03/06/2013
Turkey protests escalate, activists call for ‘revolution’ Groups of protesters remained as night fell over Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Sunday June 2. The square is the epicentre of anti-government protests that… 02/06/2013
Turkey’s Erdogan rejects ‘dictator’ accusation Amid a wave of anti-government demonstrations in Turkey, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been accused of being ‘a dictator’. Police used tear gas… 02/06/2013
Turkish police withdraw from Istanbul’s Taksim Square Taksim Square fell eerily quiet after the police moved out. It was still crowded, but the tension dropped almost palpably. It was a stark contrast to the… 01/06/2013
Turkey PM Erdogan issues warning to Republican opposition Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), of manipulating this week’s… 01/06/2013
Turkey protests spread from Istanbul to Ankara Police in the Turkish capital Ankara used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to reach the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)… 31/05/2013
Istanbul: protesters clash with police to defend Gezi Park – nocomment Protesters mounting an occupation of Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul were confronted by police for the second day running on May 31. Police attempted to clear… 31/05/2013
Protesters tear-gassed in IstanbulA Turkish riot policeman uses tear gas as a demonstrator holds a banner which reads, “Chemical Tayyip”, referring to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, during a… 31/05/2013
Turkey starts work on new three billion dollar bridge Construction has begun on the third bridge over the Bosphorous in Istanbul. It is set to be one of the longest and widest road and rail bridges in the… 29/05/2013
Pitched battles to save park in Istanbul Protesters and local politicians try to stop Istanbul’s last public park from being flattened. Turkish media say tear gas was used earlier to disperse the… 29/05/2013
Turkey: bridging cultures Reflecting a wider debate about Turkey’s identity and the role that religion should play in public life, there is controversy over the increasing number of… 24/05/2013
Deadly balloon crash in Turkey – nocomment Amateur video shows a hot air balloon collision in Turkey that killed three Brazilian tourists and injured 24 other people The balloon was flying over… 22/05/2013
Two killed in hot-air balloon crash – nocomment Two hot air balloons collided mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey on Monday, causing one of them to crash to the ground… 20/05/2013
Hot-air balloon collision leaves two dead in Turkey A hot-air balloon has crashed to the ground in Turkey after a mid-air collision with another. Two people are said to have died in the incident, both of… 20/05/2013
Anti-government anger in Turkey after Syria border bombings Authorities in southern Turkey say they have detained four more suspects in connection with twin car bomb attacks last weekend. It means the total number of… 18/05/2013
Protestors and police clash in Turkey-Syria border town Protestors have clashed with police in Reyhanli during an anti-government demonstration following the deadly twin car bombings which struck the Turkish town… 18/05/2013
Prime suspect in Turkey car bombing detained Turkish police have the man they believe to be the prime suspect in the double car bombing which killed more than 50 people near the Syrian border in… 17/05/2013
Turkey gains investment grading from Moody’s Turkey’s economy has been given a boost with an upgrade by the Moody’s ratings agency. Shares rose in Istanbul on Friday and the country’s cost of… 17/05/2013
Bulgarian truckers block road into Turkey Truckers have blocked the main passage from Bulgaria into Turkey for a second day in protest at what they claim is unfair competition from the Turkish side of… 17/05/2013
‘Assad must go’ say Turkey and the US There was a meeting of minds over a future Syria without President Assad but the US and Turkey differ over how to achieve it . A day of talks between… 16/05/2013
US and Turkey agree on a Syria without Assad US President Barack Obama and Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have both declared there is no place for Syria’s president in any future democracy… 16/05/2013
Turkish PM Erdogan visits US for Syria talks Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to meet Barack Obama later on May 16. The talks come just days after deadly car bomb attacks in the… 16/05/2013
Syria set to dominate talks between Obama and Turkish PM Turkey’s prime minister says the Syrian crisis will be high on the agenda when he meets US President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday. Ankara has… 15/05/2013
PKK peace plan The first Kurdish PKK members have arrived in Iraq, under a peace plan organised by the Turkish Government. It’s hoped the initiative will put an end to the… 14/05/2013
Reyhanli residents blame Turkish government for deadly bombs There is no sign of anger against the government abating in southern Turkey following the bombing of Reyhanli, which killed nearly 50 people and wounded… 13/05/2013
Turkey calls on world to act against Syria in wake of car bombs Ankara is accusing a group with links to Syrian intelligence of carrying out two car bombings in a Turkish border town, which left 46 people dead. The… 13/05/2013
Turkey arrests bomb attack suspects Turkey believes fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are to blame for the two car bombs that killed more than 40 people in the Turkish border… 12/05/2013
Twin blasts rock Turkey near Syrian border – nocomment Two car bombs exploded in a Turkish town near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 100 others. 12/05/2013
Turkish government suspects Syrian involvement in bomb attacks The Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has said that Turkey reserves the right to take “every kind of measure” after the car bomb attacks that killed… 12/05/2013
Turkey accuses Syrian government of attacks on border town Twin car bombs have rocked a Turkish town bordering Syria, killing at least 40 and wounding 100 others. The Turkish authorities have accused the government in… 11/05/2013
Explosions rock Turkish border town Several explosions believed to be car bombs have gone off in the Turkish town of Reyhanli in Hatay Province near the Syrian border. At least 40 people have… 11/05/2013
