Loud explosion heard in capital Ankara
A Military helicopter opened fire over capital Ankara, as witnesses heard an explosion in the capital after a group from the military announced that it…
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EU source says Turkey coup “looks well orchestrated”, “not just a few colonels”
A coup attempt in Turkey involves a substantial part of the military and “not just a few colonels”, a European Union source monitoring events in…
Oil prices rose after news of an apparent military coup in Turkey
Oil prices rose after news of an apparent military coup in Turkey. Internationally traded Brent crude was up about 1.05 percent. U.S. West Texas Intermediate…
Military ‘seizes power’ in Turkey; top general ‘taken hostage’
Turkey’s military has said it has seized power, but the prime minister said the attempted coup would be put down. If successful, the overthrow of President…
PM Yıldırım confirms a coup attempt in Turkey, says the attempt will not be successful
Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım late Friday said a group within Turkey’s military was engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup. Yıldırım said…
Military coup in Turkey – updating news
11:13pm Several reports of gunfire as protests grow There is now shooting at Istanbul airport apparently. The Turkish parliament building is surrounded by tanks. 11:03pm Erdogan…
Eastern Turkey frozen by conflict and ignored by Ankara
While Turkey’s major cities and the Anatolian heartland have reaped the fruits of more than a decade of major government investment, the predominantly Kurdish-populated eastern…
UNESCO Announces 4 New World Heritage Sites
Four new sites made it to the World Heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The new sites, announced Friday,…
Syrian refugee children studying in Turkey
Only 170,000 of 625,000 school-aged Syrian children living in Turkey are receiving formal education at Temporary Education Centers (GEM) inside and outside refugee camps, according…
PKK terrorist group’s armed wing commander ‘Bahoz Erdal’ killed in northern Syria
Fehman Hüseyin, one of the main leaders of PKK’s armed branch HPG nicknamed “Doctor Bahoz Erdal”, was killed in Syria, according to Turkey’s official Anadolu…