World news about “Turkey” published by euronews.
Turkey’s Erdogan praises move to scrap “genocide” law Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed a move to overturn a French law that makes it illegal to deny the mass killings of Armenians by… 31/01/2012
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan talks about country’s dual character Touching down in Serbia; the internationally acclaimed Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan was one of guests of honour at the Küstendorf Film… 26/01/2012
Armenian couple name their baby “Sarkozy” A couple in Armenia have named their new-born baby Sarkozy in honour of France’s president. It comes after the French Senate voted to make it illegal to deny… 26/01/2012
EU reaction to French ‘genocide’ bill French President Nicolas Sarkozy has never hidden his hostility to Turkey joining the European Union, adding another layer of tension between the countries… 25/01/2012
Turkey-Armenia relations more ‘important’ than ‘genocide’ law At a protest outside the French consulate in Istanbul, Turkish people unhappy at the passing of the French ‘genocide bill’ vented their anger. One banner… 24/01/2012
French firms to count cost of genocide law The Armenian genocide bill passed by the French parliament could hit French companies doing business, or hoping to do business, with Turkey. Previous… 24/01/2012
Armenia celebrates ‘genocide bill’ at French embassy There was a festive mood outside the French embassy in Yerevan as Armenians celebrated the passing of a French law making it illegal to deny that the killing… 24/01/2012
Erdogan slams French genocide bill as ‘racist’ Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a stinging attack on French President Nicolas Sarkozy, after the French Senate voted to make it an… 24/01/2012
Turkish PM labels French genocide bill “racist” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described the French Senate vote to criminalise genocide denial of the 1915-16 killing of Armenians by Ottoman… 24/01/2012
French FM urges calm reaction to genocide law France has urged Turkey not to overreact to the French Senate’s approval of a bill making it illegal to deny that the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman… 24/01/2012
Yerevan and Ankara react to French Senate vote While Armenians in Paris celebrated the vote in the French Senate, official reaction from the Armenian government in the capital Yerevan has been… 24/01/2012
France passes ‘genocide’ bill After a debate lasting more than seven hours, the French Senate voted to back a controversial new law making it illegal to refer to the killing of Armenians… 24/01/2012
Armenia-Turkey ‘genocide’ row: the background Whether what happened to the Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire can be called ‘genocide’ remains contentious – despite the ruling by the French… 24/01/2012
French Senate debates Armenian ‘genocide’ bill As the French Senate debates a controversial new law that would make it illegal to deny the killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire was a genocide… 23/01/2012
France risks Turkish wrath with Armenia vote The French senate is to vote today on a bill making it illegal to deny that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago was genocide… 23/01/2012
Senate vote sparks protests in Paris In Paris Turkish people from across Europe protested against the French Senate’s plans to vote on Monday on a bill making it illegal to deny the 1915 mass… 21/01/2012
Two-wheeled tourists saved from freezing in Turkey Two Spanish tourists on a round-the-world bike trip are recovering after almost freezing to death in eastern Turkey. Local journalists are said to have… 21/01/2012
Turkey: Deadly blast in mainly Kurdish city One person has been killed and 27 others wounded in an explosion in southeast Turkey. The blast apparently targeted a police car in the mostly Kurdish city of… 20/01/2012
Turkish embassy in Baghdad hit by rockets The Turkish embassy in Baghdad has been attacked with at least two rockets. Witnesses said only one of them hit a blast wall and there was no damage or… 18/01/2012
Anger in Istanbul over Dink murder trial Demonstrators in Istanbul marched in anger over the conviction of a second man for the killing, five years ago of a prominent Turkish-Armenian… 18/01/2012
Life sentence for inciting murder of Armenian writer A court in Istanbul has given a life sentence to 31-year-old Yasin Hayal for inciting the murder of a prominent journalist of Armenian origin. Five years… 17/01/2012
The distinguished professor Thousands of football fans crammed into Istanbul’s Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium to pay a final tribute to Lefter Küçükandonyadis, who died from heart failure at… 16/01/2012
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Denktash dies Former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, 88, has died. He led northern Cyprus, only recognised as a state by Turkey, for more than three decades. He… 14/01/2012
Post revolution politics in Tunisia After the Jasmine revolution in Tunisia just what has been accomplished in the political, economic and social spheres by the Ennaahda party. The winners of… 13/01/2012
Activists faced down at Syrian border At Kilis on Turkey’s border with Syria organisers of a humanitarian aid convoy have gone on hunger strike to protest at the refusal by Damascus to let them… 13/01/2012
Danish court fines RojTV 400,000 euros A court in Copenhagen has fined a Kurdish-language TV based there 400,000 euros for making propaganda for a terrorist organisation. The Danes say the… 10/01/2012
Haniyeh visit strengthens Hamas ties with Turkey Turkey’s relations with Gaza’s Hamas leadership have grown closer with a visit by the Palestinian territory’s prime minister Ismail Haniyeh. In Istanbul he… 02/01/2012
Turkish airstrike kills 35 Kurds – nocomment Turkish warplanes killed at least 35 people in an air strike in south-eastern Turkey near the Iraqi border, apparently mistaking smugglers for Kurdish… 30/12/2011
Turkey talks about national brand car The Turkish car market is set to end 2011 as the fifth biggest in Europe, overtaking Spain, with sales of 900,000 vehicles. A total of 1.2 million cars… 29/12/2011
Turkish newspapers furious with FranceThe decision by the French Parliament to pass a law punishing those who deny that the bloody events of 1915 in the last days of the Ottoman era were a… 23/12/2011
Turkish protest over French ‘genocide’ bill – nocomment A crowd gathered outside the French Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, to protest the controversial vote in Paris on whether to penalise those who deny a “genocide”… 23/12/2011
Besiktas captain Quaresma aiming for UEFA final Turkish football giants Besiktas will be challenging England’s Stoke City for their Europa League group leadership on Wednesday night. Besiktas’ Portugese… 13/12/2011
Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Turkish president – nocomment Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip welcomed Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his wife to Buckingham Palace at the start of a three-day state visit. 23/11/2011
Avci named Turkey coach The Turkish Football Federation has named former Buyuksehir manager Abdullah Avci as the new coach of the national team on Thursday. The 48-year-old will… 17/11/2011
Hiddink steps down Turkey have parted ways with head coach Guus Hiddink after the country’s failure to qualify for the Euro 2012 finals. Hamit Altintop’s team-mates held… 16/11/2011
Guti good to go as club releases midfielder Soccer Spanish legend, Guti has quit Turkish club Besiktas. The club has refused to comment though it is understood his contract was terminated after he… 14/11/2011
Turkey: hunt for quake survivors – nocomment Rescue workers pull out a survivor from the rubble after a 5.7 magnitude quake hit eastern Turkey. 11/11/2011
Euro play-offs prepare to kick off Turkey host Croatia in the first leg of their euro 2012 play-off. The home side will be looking to Trabzonspor striker Burak Yılmaz to continue his run of… 11/11/2011
Ceylan’s Once Upon a Time in Anatolia sent to Oscars Once Upon A Time In Anatolia is Turkey’s official submission in the Best Foreign Language Film category of next year’s Academy Awards. The atmospheric… 04/11/2011
Turkish man rescued 100 hours after earthquake – nocomment Rescue workers pulled out a man alive from the rubble more than 100 hours after the earthquake in eastern Turkey. 28/10/2011
Protest march against terrorism in Izmir Hundreds protest against extremism in Izmir, western extremity of Anatolia (filmed by Oguz Coskun). 26/10/2011
Massive earthquake hits eastern Turkey – nocomment Turkish officials said hundreds of mud-brick homes in villages and concrete buildings in two cities tumbled down in a 7.2-magnitude quake that has killed… 25/10/2011
Race against time in Turkey to find quake survivors – nocomment Rescue workers in southeastern Turkey have been are fighting to free people still trapped by a powerful earthquake. More than 400 people are known to have… 24/10/2011
Survivor mourns Turkey’s first quake victimsAn earthquake survivor mourns at a cemetery in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 24/10/2011
Massive earthquake rocks eastern Turkey – nocomment Many people have been killed and injured as a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey. 23/10/2011
Turkish students throw eggs at IMF official – nocomment Students hurled eggs at the International Monetary Fund’s Turkey Representative Mark Lewis on Thursday as he made a speech to students in the western Turkish… 14/10/2011
Is the European Union a ‘Christian club’? In this edition of U talk Ali, from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, asks: “…if the European Union is a “Christian club” and that’s why you don’t… 06/10/2011
Turkey: football just for women and kids – nocomment Thousands of women and children cheer on Fenerbahce after the Turkish club issued free tickets to them because of a two-match ban on male fans as punishment… 22/09/2011
Terrorism blamed for Ankara blast – nocomment Terrorism is being blamed for an explosion in Turkey’s capital that killed three people and wounded over 30 more. 21/09/2011
Politics still present as Israeli football team visits TurkeyThe political tension between Turkey and Israel crept into play on Thursday night as Maccabi Tel Aviv visited Istanbul to play Besiktas in the Europa… 16/09/2011
Turkish League starts as match-fixing probe continuesTurkish football left a very hot summer under match-fixing probe. Games were delayed for a month, Turkish football fans waited anxiously and finally ball… 10/09/2011
Turkey and Israel ‘may tumble into conflict’ over Cyprus“It is possible that Turkey and Israel might tumble into an armed conflict in the Mediterranean.” It is remarkable to hear these words from a diplomat who… 07/09/2011
Turkish PKK attacks ‘just the beginning’After the deaths of nine soldiers near the town of Cukurca in south-east Turkey on Wednesday, Turkish warplanes bombarded PKK bases in Northern Iraq. The… 18/08/2011
Turkey strikes PKK targetsTurkish warplanes attacked Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant targets in northern Iraq on Wednesday, military sources said. That came hours after a… 17/08/2011
Dancing into the future Learning a new trade or hobby can be an effective way of making new friends and becoming accepted. But some paths to integration are more unusual than others… 12/08/2011
What is Turkey’s role in Syria?Turkey says it cannot stay indifferent to what is happening in neighbouring Syria. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said “whatever happens in Syria is… 08/08/2011
Turkey tackles violence against women European countries are being urged to sign up to a new convention which will introduce tougher measures to tackle violence against women. The convention has… 08/08/2011
The EU and Turkey – to join or not to join? This week in U talk, our first question is from Ceren, a student from Istanbul. She says: “I’d like to know what you think about Turkey joining the EU? What… 05/08/2011
Shock Turkish rate cut Turkey’s central bank has surprised the markets by cutting the cost of borrowing there; its benchmark interest rate has been reduced to an all-time low of… 04/08/2011
Turkish Passport WWII Jews’ salvation The film “The Turkish Passport” combines dramatic reenactments with documentary testimony to tell a little-known tale from more than 60 years ago, of how… 01/08/2011
Match-fixing scandal delays Turkish season The start of the Turkish football season has been delayed a month because of the investigation into match-fixing allegations involving some of the country’s… 26/07/2011
1600 year-old ship found in Turkey Workers on Istanbul’s new metro system, the Marmoray project, have unearthed a more ancient form of transport. They have discovered an intact wreck of a… 20/07/2011
Turkish match fix probe: more arrests Turkish investigators have questioned more footballers and officials in relation to a major match-fixing probe. The deputy chairman of Besiktas JK, the… 12/07/2011
Turkish growth triggers overheating fears Turkey’s economy soared by 11 percent in the first quarter of 2011 from the same period last year, leading to worries that it is overheating and the boom… 30/06/2011
Syrian couple marry in refugee camp – nocomment Thousands of Syrians have found refuge in tent camps in southern Turkey, and despite the trauma and harsh living conditions, life goes on. A couple of Syrian… 28/06/2011
Tension rises at the Turkish border – nocomment Troops backed by tanks and snipers entered a village along the Turkish border as the regime expanded its crackdown on a pro-democracy movement that has posed… 24/06/2011
Escalation between Turkey and Syria Regarded as a close ally of Bashar al-Assad, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been under pressure from Europe and the Americans since the start of… 23/06/2011
Syrian children at refugee camp in TurkeyA Syrian boy, accompanied by a girl, flashes a victory sign as they look outside through a fence of a refugee camp in the Turkish border town of Yayladagi… 19/06/2011
Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Turkey – nocomment Hollywood star Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Altinozu camp in Turkey in her capacity as UN Goodwill envoy. 18/06/2011
Flash flood chaos in Turkey – nocomment Torrential downpours paralysed life in the Turkish capital, Ankara. An underpass was submerged and several cars were trapped in flood waters. 17/06/2011
Humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey – nocomment Turkey is facing a big influx of refugees coming from Syria, and tries to supply humanitarian aid by providing them with more facilities. 17/06/2011
Turkey braces for more Syrian refugees – nocomment Thousands of Syrians fled the historic town of Maarat al-Numaan to escape tanks and troops thrusting into the country’s north in a widening military campaign… 15/06/2011
Red Crescent erects tents for Syrian refugees – nocomment Nearly 7,000 Syrians have sought sanctuary in neighbouring Turkey, which has set up four refugee camps for them at the Boynuyogun camp near the Turkey-Syria… 14/06/2011
Turkish refugee camps expand for Syrians – nocomment Syrian refugees who have crossed the border with Turkey to flee the latest violence in Syria are organised in tent-camps. 13/06/2011
The challenges ahead for Turkish PM Erdogan Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a strong mandate to pursue his reform agenda after Sunday’s election results. But he will need to seek… 13/06/2011
Turkey: push for a new constitution As the election campaign winds down in Turkey, euronews spoke to some of the main figures involved in Sunday’s historic poll. The election is not expected… 10/06/2011
Erdogan reflects Turkey’s new found global confidence Recep Tayyip Erdogan first attracted international attention in 2002 when his AK Party swept to power. Since then he has been the driving force behind… 10/06/2011
Turkey’s economic future under the spotlight Partly because of its successful management of Turkey’s economy, the ruling AK Party looks set to retain power in Sunday’s elections, but there are also… 09/06/2011
Nabucco pipeline moves closer to realityFour EU countries and Turkey have signed additional deals for the construction of the long-delayed Nabucco gas pipeline. The ambitious and costly project… 08/06/2011
Turkish minorities back constitutional change Turkey goes to the polls on Sunday in a vote that will not only provide the country with a new government, but also a new constitution. Turkey is a country… 08/06/2011
Erdogan lines up super-majority in Turkish poll Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks set to win a third term as the country heads towards a June 12 general election. In power since 2002… 06/06/2011
Warcrimes, fisheries and E. coli Europe Weekly reviews several stories: the extradition of Ratko Mladic to The Hague, a grassroots campaign for more sustainable fishing in the North Sea, and… 03/06/2011
Turkish inflation soars Inflation in Turkey hit 7.2 percent in May compared to the same month last year. That was the highest rate in nearly a decade and much worse than economists… 03/06/2011
Erdogan campaigns in Diyarbakir, Turkey – nocomment Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a meeting in Diyarbakir as part of a general election rally tour. 02/06/2011
Tayyip Erdogan’s election bus attacked – nocomment Violence between police and protesters erupted in north east Turkey ahead of a political rally at which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was due to speak. 01/06/2011
Turkey prepares for Syrian influx Turkey is bracing itself for an influx of refugees as unrest continues in neighbouring Syria. So far just under 300 migrants have arrived at a camp in the… 10/05/2011
Toyota closes Turkey plant Production lines have halted at Toyota’s assembly plant near Istanbul in Turkey due to a shortage of parts from Japan. The factory – which produces the… 21/04/2011
Turkey’s contribution to European values in Council of Europe terms One of the world’s foremost organisations upholding human rights, the Council of Europe, has been under Turkish chairmanship since last autumn. That ends in… 11/04/2011
Inspiring pre-schoolers The first years of a child’s life are when the brain does most growing. So early education is crucial, and can lay the foundations of personal and social… 06/04/2011
Turkey’s economic growth much higher than forecast Strong economic growth will continue in Turkey this year, although at a more moderate level, according to the Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek. He… 31/03/2011
Turkey: a model for the Arab world? Turkey has been increasingly visible on the world stage in recent years, especially in relation to the Middle East. The population is almost 100 percent… 25/03/2011
Football fans in Istanbul Football fans before a game, nearby Takdim square, Istanbul Video by Caba Kovac 07/03/2011
Turkish action movie slammed as anti-Semitic A Turkish action movie due out this week is stirring controversy and its release was even delayed in Germany amid accusations of anti-Semitism. “Valley of… 27/01/2011
Israel’s friendship with Turkey is over – Gül Turkey is transforming. Ankara is developing economic and diplomatic relations with its neighbours, prompting many in the global community to talk of “axis… 03/12/2010
Plugging the gaps in the Turkey-Greece border On the frontier between Turkey and Greece euronews has taken a look at the work of Turkish frontier troops. Nearby is the external border of the European… 02/12/2010
Turkey and EU need each other says Greens’ Cohn-Bendit Daniel Cohn-Bendit to Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Do you still believe that Turkey will enter the European Union? I have the impression that you don’t believe it… 08/11/2010
Europe and Turkey: what next? In Strasbourg the Dutch MEP Ria Oomen-Ruijten and her French colleague Hélène Flautre are among those in the European parliament most closely interested with… 01/10/2010
Turkey’s referendum on new constitutional future September 12 is strongly symbolic for Turkey, the date on which, 30 years ago, its military launched a coup d‘état. This September, coinciding with the… 02/09/2010
Founder of the reowned SIPA picture agency Göksin Sipahioglu Göksin Sipahioglu is known as one of the greatest photo-journalists of his day. 81 years old, and originally from Turkey, he’s an adopted Parisian. The… 02/05/2008
Turkey: second night in jail for ex-military chiefTurkey’s former military supremo has spent his second night behind bars after his unprecedented arrest. Ilker Basbug is accused of plotting a coup… 06/01/2012
