Coup

Fifteen jailed for life over failed Turkey coup

ISTANBUL: Fifteen Turkish soldiers were jailed for life on Wednesday for their role in last… Read More

Turkey marks coup defeat with rallies, Erdogan warning to ‘traitors’

ANKARA: Turkey on Saturday marked one year since the defeat of the failed coup bid with… Read More

Turkey to build museum to remember failed coup

ISTANBUL:The Turkish culture ministry has readied designs for a major new museum outside Ankara to… Read More

Greek court orders extradition of three Turkish ‘coup’ officers

ATHENS: A Greek court ruled Tuesday that three Turkish officers accused of playing a part in… Read More

Turkey pulls plug on radio, TV channels in post-coup emergency decree

ISTANBUL: Turkey has ordered the closure of 20 television and radio stations, including one that airs… Read More

Turkey suffers sharp visitor drop as coup hits tourism

ANKARA: The number of foreigners visiting Turkey plummeted nearly 38 percent in August, with tourism battered… Read More

Turkey set to release 38,000 prisoners, makes space in jails after coup

ISTANBUL: Turkey will release 38,000 prisoners under a penal reform announced on Wednesday after the… Read More

Turkey dismisses more than 2,000 police officers over coup bid

ANKARA: Turkey issued two decrees under emergency rule on Wednesday in which it dismissed more… Read More

Turkish prosecutors demand two life terms for Gulen

ISTANBUL: Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday demanded two life sentences and an additional 1,900 years in… Read More

Turkey chides US, Europe as Erdogan meets Russia’s Putin

SAINT PETERSBURG: Turkey on Tuesday warned of rising anti-American sentiment and risks to a migrant deal… Read More

Erdogan stages mass rally in show of strength after coup attempt

ISTANBUL: More than a million Turks gathered in Istanbul on Sunday for a rally called… Read More

Turkey to split spy service after coup: report

ISTANBUL: Turkey is planning to split its spy service into separate units for foreign and… Read More

Traitors’ graveyard: Where Istanbul plotters laid to rest

ISTANBUL: On a barren plot on the outskirts of Istanbul, where the stony ground bakes… Read More

Turkey to rename iconic Bosphorus bridge as Martyrs’ Bridge

ANKARA: Turkey is to rename a bridge over the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul after the… Read More

Turkish fighter jets scramble to stop missing vessels headed for Greece

ISTANBUL: Turkish jets scrambled to stop two coastguard vessels heading for Greek waters, five days after a… Read More

Erdogan foe Gulen urges US to reject extradition bid

WASHINGTON: US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen urged Washington to reject Turkey's efforts to extradite him and rejected… Read More

Turkish envoy urges swift return of coup asylum seekers from Greece

ATHENS: Turkey's ambassador urged Greece to swiftly return eight military officers who fled across the… Read More

Turkey escalates post-coup purge despite global alarm

ISTANBUL: Turkey widened its massive post-coup purge to the state education sector on Tuesday after… Read More

Turkish army says vast majority of military had no links to coup bid

ISTANBUL: The Turkish army said that the vast majority of its members had no links… Read More

Turkey take in custody 26 generals, including ex-air chief, over coup

ANKARA: A Turkish court has remanded in custody 26 senior generals on charges of playing… Read More