Turkey

Plane hangs horrifyingly close to Black Sea after runway slip

A Pegasus Airlines jet narrowly avoided the Black Sea on Saturday after skidding off the runway at Trabzon Airport in Turkey. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft came to a halt on the side of a cliff, its nose just meters from the water’s edge below after leaving the runway shortly after touchdown.

3 years, 6 months ago

Turkey Purges 4,000 More Officials, and Blocks Wikipedia

The Turkish government expanded its crackdown on dissent and free expression over the weekend, purging nearly 4,000 more public officials, blocking access to Wikipedia and banning television matchmaking shows.

4 years, 2 months ago

Turkish police officer, invoking Aleppo, guns down Russian ambassador in Ankara

A Turkish police officer who angrily denounced the bloodshed in Syria killed the Russian ambassador to Turkey in Ankara on Monday, shooting the diplomat in front of a room full of horrified spectators at an art gallery in an assassination captured on video and quickly shared around the world.

4 years, 7 months ago

Euro MPs vote to freeze Turkey EU membership talks

The European Parliament has voted to suspend Turkey's EU membership talks because of the Turkish government's crackdown since a coup attempt in July.

4 years, 8 months ago

EU Considers Freezing Membership Talks With Turkey

The European Union is considering freezing negotiations over Turkey’s decadeslong bid to join the bloc as tensions flare over the measures the government has taken in the wake of July’s failed coup attempt.

4 years, 8 months ago

Turkey detains editor, top staff at opposition newspaper

Turkish police detained the editor and a dozen senior staff from the main secularist opposition newspaper on Monday, a day after 10,000 more civil servants were sacked over suspected links to a failed July coup.

4 years, 8 months ago

Maurice-Istanbul: le nombre de vols hebdomadaires pourrait passer à sept en 2017

Contribuer à la croissance du marché touristique mauricien. Tel est l’objectif de la compagnie aérienne Turkish Airlines.

4 years, 10 months ago

Qatar Airways plane makes emergency landing in Istanbul after possible bird strike

A Qatar Airways aircraft made an emergency landing at Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Thursday because of a suspected bird strike shortly after take off, according to a spokeswoman for the airline.

4 years, 11 months ago

Turkey dismisses military, shuts media outlets as crackdown deepens

Turkey on Wednesday deepened a crackdown on suspected followers of a U.S.-based cleric it blames for a failed coup, dismissing nearly 1,700 military personnel and shutting 131 media outlets, moves that may spark more concern among its Western allies.

4 years, 12 months ago

Turkey declares three-month state of emergency

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the nation is imposing a three-month state of emergency in the aftermath of last week's bloody coup attempt.

5 years ago

Turkey coup attempt: Crackdown toll passes 50,000

More than 50,000 people have been rounded up, sacked or suspended from their jobs by Turkey's government in the wake of last week's failed coup.

5 years ago

Turkey coup attempt: Over 6,000 held

As many as 27 men accused of masterminding the failed coup attempt against the Turkish government arrived in court in the capital Ankara Monday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refused to rule out bringing back the death sentence for those involved in the ill-fated takeover attempt.

5 years ago

Turkish President declares coup attempt over; 754 people arrested

As dawn broke in Turkey on Saturday, it remained unclear whether a military attempt to wrest control from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been successful.

5 years ago

Islamic State Suspected After Suicide Bombers Kill 42 At Istanbul Airport

Turkey pointed the finger at Islamic State on Wednesday for a triple suicide bombing and gun attack that killed 42 people at Istanbul's main airport, and President Tayyip Erdogan called it a turning point in the global fight against terrorism.

5 years ago

Istanbul Airport Attack: 36 Dead, 147 Injured, Turkish Officials Say

5 years ago