The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

Money warning to UK travellers heading to Spain, Turkey, Ireland or Dubai

Alicante, Antalya, Dubai, Dublin, Malaga and Tenerife all faced huge changes to prices at certain times

Liverpool Echo · Sep 28, 2022

Mum may be disabled for life after falling off buggy and down cliff in Turkey

She was rushed to a hospital in Turkey where she was treated for over three weeks for six fractured vertebrates, a fractured pelvis, internal bleeding and permanent nerve damage

Wales Online · Sep 28, 2022

'The Anxious Diary of Istanbul': Top Turkish cartoonist describes political climate

Ersin Karabulut is one of Turkey's most famous cartoonists. His new autobiographical comic strip "The Anxious Diary of Istanbul" has just been published as a book here in France. He joins us from Istanbul to tell us more about how the political climate is affecting artists there.

France 24 · Sep 28, 2022

Family refused Jet2 compensation as 'plane runs out of sandwiches'

Traveller complains lack of sarnies 'doesn't seem extraordinary circumstances' after flight from Turkey was delayed for 16 hours

Wales Online · Sep 27, 2022

Turkey vows to defend interests against Greece amid tensions

Turkey has summoned the Greek ambassador to protest the alleged deployment of dozens of U.S.-made armored vehicles to Greek islands which Ankara says should remain demilitarized in line with international treaties

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

Russian men flee the country. Many are showing up in Istanbul

Men are fleeing Russia by land or air days after President Vladimir Putin said he was mobilizing more forces into Ukraine. NPR met Russians arriving in Turkey, where they don't need visas to enter.

WEKU · Sep 26, 2022

Rights group blasts Turkey over plastic recycling health risks

Turkey's plastic recycling industry has been harshly criticised in a Human Rights Watch report that highlights health problems for workers and residents who live near processing plants. The report also attacks the European Union, for which Turkey is the primary plastics recycler.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 26, 2022

Turkey says Malaysia, Indonesia interested in buying armed drones

Turkey said on Monday that Malaysia and Indonesia had expressed keen interest in buying armed drones from Turkish defence firm Baykar, which has supplied the weapons to several countries after battlefield successes.

Reuters · Sep 26, 2022

Tensions rise between Greece and Turkey over island military bases

Tensions continue to escalate between Turkey and Greece over territorial disputes in the Aegean Sea. In the past, such tensions have been defused by US or European leaders, but this time there are fears they could be distracted by the Ukraine conflict.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 25, 2022

Iranian support vital for Hamas after ties restored with Syria

As Turkey and more Arab countries restore ties with Israel, Hamas is left with fewer allies in the region, say analysts.

Al Jazeera · Sep 25, 2022