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One of the eight former Turkish servicemen who claimed asylum in Greece after Turkey's July 2016 coup attempt has been released from custody. The Council of State -- Greece's highest administrative court -- ruled on Thursday that the man should...

A Greek MEP has described the European Parliament's overwhelming support for a call to release two Greek soldiers from a Turkish prison as a "loud slap to the Erdogan leadership". SYRIZA MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis was tweeting after European lawmakers voted...

Turkey will hold snap parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24, it was announced on Wednesday. The revelation on state media confirms election rumors which had been swirling for days amid a series of meetings between the ruling Justice and...

Work has begun on a huge nuclear power plant in Turkey which could deepen strategic and political ties between Ankara and Moscow. Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday oversaw a groundbreaking ceremony for the 35-billion...

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan recited a verse from the Quran in honor of Istanbul's Ottoman conquerors in the Hagia Sophia on Saturday, describing the former imperial mosque and Orthodox cathedral as a "holy" place. Erdogan was speaking at the...

One of Turkey's largest collection of media titles is to be sold, sparking fears of a further erosion of the country's press independence. Reports in the Sozcu newspaper and elsewhere on Wednesday claim Dogan Holding chief Aydin Dogan has agreed...

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said his country had sent a research ship to the troubled waters of the eastern Mediterranean, adding that Turkish Cyprus should also have access to Cyprus' exclusive economic zone. Erdogan, speaking in Ankara, confirmed...

Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has lashed out at Europe the same day a Greek court again refused to extradite eight former Turkish servicemen wanted by Ankara. Speaking at a rally in Erzurum, eastern Turkey, Erdogan's crowd booed the EU...

Turkish lawmakers have brawled in parliament amid a marathon debate on changing electoral legislation ahead on 2019's upcoming votes. Opposition parties said they had concerns about election security, but the 26-article bill was approved by lawmakers from President Recep Tayyip...

Images have emerged showing Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an ultra-nationalist gesture at a rally. The so-called 'grey wolf' sign is a hand gesture commonly linked with Turkey's far-right, which has a violent past. It is also commonly used by...