The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Türkiye and Russia have instructed their respective energy authorities to immediately begin technical studies on a Russian proposal that would turn Turkey into a gas hub for Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin has floated the idea of exporting more gas through the TurkStream gas…

Press freedom organisations warn bill will ‘subdue public debate’ in run-up to next year’s general elections

Turkey’s parliament has passed a contentious bill that amends press and social media laws with the stated aim of combatting fake news and disinformation

Turkey's parliament on Thursday adopted a law proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan that would jail journalists and social media users for up to three years for spreading "disinformation", despite deep concerns over free speech.

The aircraft was flying from Dalaman in Turkey to Manchester when it was suddenly escorted by two RAF jets to Stansted on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed turning Turkey into a gas hub for Europe after deliveries to Germany through the Nord Stream pipeline were halted

Russian president says Turkey offers the best route to redirect gas to the EU after Nord Stream pipeline damage.

A much-anticipated report by the European Union’s anti-fraud watchdog into the alleged involvement of the EU border agency Frontex in Greece’s illegal pushbacks of migrants to Turkey has concluded that agency employees were involved in covering up such incidents in violation of migrants' “fundamental rights.”

Turkey's parliament on Thursday passed an article of a draft bill that sets jail terms for spreading "disinformation" despite deep concerns over free speech and journalism, although it needs to be approved as a whole before becoming law.

President Vladimir Putin touted Turkey on Thursday as the best route for redirecting gas supplies to the European Union after Nord Stream pipeline leaks, while Western nations focused on efforts to cut energy consumption.

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Moscow could export more gas via Turkey and turn it into a new supply "hub", bidding to preserve Russia's energy leverage over Europe.