Turkey

Electoral victory was a vote of strong confidence in the leadership and vision of President Erdogan...

The new system creates a vertical of power with Erdogan at the top...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won tightly-contested presidential polls. ...

Turkish voters had for the first time cast ballots for both president and parliament....

Over 56 million eligible voters were for the first time casting ballots in both elections....

Polling stations opened at 0500 GMT and were due to close at 1400 GMT....

The 14, all foreign nationals, were detained in simultaneous morning raids....

Erdogan to face the biggest test at the ballot box to the one and a half decade power grip on Sunday...

77-year-old Karamollaoglu, leader of Saadet since 2016, told AFP his party fell out with Erdogan....

Erdoğan is running for president, of course, but who else is in the running for control?...

Both the leaders also discussed bilateral relations during telephonic conversation on Friday. ...

Erdogan said Turkey was pressing an operation against bases of Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had Saturday strongly criticised the move. ...

Turkey and US reached a deal on the withdrawal of YPG fighters from Syrian town of Manbij. ...

"It's a miracle it still stays standing," said Baytas, who spent more than 30 years guarding it....

Erdogan is set to hold a rally in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo on Sunday....

The deal is Turkey's biggest defense export in history....

Erdogan has reacted with unbridled fury to the killing by Israeli forces....

Pakistan has reservations over relocation of US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem...

Erdogan lashed out at world's silence over the killing by Israeli fire of dozens of Palestinians. ...

Turkey and Israel ordered envoys to leave in tit-for-tat moves and exchanged bitter accusations. ...

He thanked Turkey for its timely initiative...

Erdogan accused Israel of "state terror" and "genocide" after Israeli forces killed 55 Palestinians....

Tayyip Erdogan said he wanted to boost trade and security ties between London and Ankara. ...

Pakistan, Oman, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Sri Lanka will participate in tournament...

Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday vowed to launch further cross-border offensives against terror groups. ...

Turkish military chief lauds PAF's role in war against terrorism ...

Turkey's ruling party confirmed President Erdogan as its candidate to run in snap polls in June. ...

The three nations have been attempting to find a political solution to the Syrian conflict....

Turkey signed an agreement with Russia for S-400 missiles...

People of Turkey hold Muhammad Iqbal in high esteem, Fatih Bayhan said....

Qazi in his keynote speech highlighted Muhammad Iqbal’s association with Turkey....

Erdogan's announcement upended the political timetable in Turkey...

Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said Turkey was worried by "arm wrestling" of world powers over Syria. ...

About 1352 exhibitors displayed their products....

Pakistan Navy conducted bilateral exercise with Turkish Navy in North Arabian Sea....

Since opening on December 11, 2004, Istanbul Modern, spectacularly situated on the Bosphorus with a view of the Ottoman-era Topkapi Palace, has become a symbol of 21st century Istanbul, open to outside influences but proud of its past. Photo: AFP...

The ship will participate in first Pakistan-Turkish navy exercise "TURGUT REIS-18". ...

A researcher killed four fellow staff members in a shooting at a university in western Turkey. ...

The presidents of Iran, Turkey and Russia vowed to work for a lasting ceasefire in Syria ...

Vice Admiral Adnan Ozbal visited Pakistan Navy Ship SAIF. ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted his Russian and Iranian counterparts....

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday embarked on a two-day visit to Turkey. ...

The participating companies had the opportunity to discuss promoting their products during the fair....

The President said that Pak-Turkish defense relations will further develop in the future. ...

Tayyip Erdogan accused Benjamin Netanyahu of being "a terrorist" over Gaza deaths. ...

The PKK is blacklisted as a terror organisation by Turkey and its Western allies....

Turkey on Friday rejected a French offer to mediate with the Syrian Democratic Forces. ...

The Igdir public prosecutor has opened an investigation into the incident....

Since it erupted in 2011, Syria's conflict had drawn in myriad foreign forces....

EU on Monday said it failed to reach any "concrete solutions or compromises" with Turkey in talks. ...

Turkey said northern Syrian town of Tal Rifaat would be the next target of its cross-border campaign...

Elysee said that Macron had talked with Erdogan via telephone on Friday....

The giant baklava was presented at a "Gastronomy Summit" in Ankara....

PKK said on Friday it would pull out its fighters from northwestern Iraq after Turkish warning. ...

The PKK is blacklisted as a terror organisation by Turkey and its Western allies. ...

Turkey vowed Monday to expand its operation in northern Syria to other Kurdish-held areas. ...

Turkish-led forces on Sunday chased out Kurdish militia forces to seize control of Syria's Afrin. ...

Kurdish militia has been a key US ally in the fight against Islamic State jihadist group in Syria....

The dire humanitarian situation in Eastern Ghouta is likely to be on the agenda....

Turkey turned up the heat on Syria's Afrin, launching deadly strikes on the Kurdish enclave. ...

Pakistan especially is an investment hub for the Turkish investors, said Consul General....

Turkey said Tuesday its army and allied rebels had surrounded the Kurdish city of Afrin in Syria. ...

There was no immediate indication as to the cause of the crash....

It had eight passengers and three crew members on board....

Erdogan also slammed Washington for arming the YPG...

Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday vowed to expand Turkey's offensive in Syria against Kurdish militia. ...

Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish forces could enter the centre of the Kurdish-held Syrian town of Afrin. ...

The convoy of buses is expected to reach the southern Turkish province of Hatay on Thursday, International Women's Day. Photo: Reuters...

Exports to Turkey have plummeted by 69percent reducing it to $282million....

Acting President of FPCCI showed his concern over discriminatory measures against Pakistani exports....

Turkish police detained four Iraqis suspected of planning an attack on the US embassy in Ankara. ...

Jin News Agency, from the Kurdish word for woman "Jin", focuses on Kurdish and womens issues and publishes in Kurdish, Turkish, Arabic and English. Photo: Jin newsenglish Twitter...

Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and 13 wounded in offensive against Kurdish militia in Syria. ...

Turkey formally asked for the extradition of prominent Syrian Kurds leader detained by Czech police....

'Pakistan will develop a strategy to avoid being put on a global terror financing watchlist'...

There was no mention of Pakistan in the terrorist financing watchlist...

The Ankara court convicted Nasir Eskiocak over planning and executing the attack....

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and China formed a trio to block US-led move to put Pakistan on FATF watchlist....

Turkey introduced a measure to chemically castrate those convicted of sex crimes in 2016....

Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said that Turkish forces would soon lay siege to Syria's Afrin. ...

Turkey's FM warned against any intervention by Syrian forces to support Kurdish militias. ...

Turkey and US agreed to work together in Syria after tensions over Ankara's cross-border operation ...

Turkish investors and businessmen met Federal Minister Haroon Akhtar at the FBR House....

Rex Tillerson held talks Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara to ease Turkish anger over US policy in Syria. ...

Tillerson will meet Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday morning....

For five years, Istanbul Haydarpasa railway station has not seen any train traffic after being shut for restoration work and a major upgrade of Turkey's railway network. Photo: AFP...

The sides have yet to fix the exact date and location....

Russia and Tehran are the key backers of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. ...

"In Afrin, a new crime against humanity is under way," the Kurdish association said....

Ankara has been a prime foe of Assad throughout the conflict...

"France cannot give us lessons on this issue," Cavusoglu told reporters in televised comments....

Clashes raged between Turkish-backed forces and Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin region on Wednesday...

One man was injured as a result and taken to hospital, the correspondent added....

Turkish air strikes pounded the Syrian region of Afrin on Tuesday and fighting raged on two fronts. ...

New civilian casualties reported as Turkey pursued an offensive against Kurdish forces. ...

The fighting has also led to a heavy loss of civilian lives....

Turkey sent troops and tanks into northern Syria for its "Olive Branch" campaign against YPG. ...

Erdogan vowed Turkey's campaign against Kurds in Syria would press on for as long as required. ...

Rockets fired from Syria killed two people and wounded 11 others on Wednesday in southern Turkey. ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that Ankara would emerge victorious. ...

Turkey on Monday intensified its offensive against Kurdish militia targets in Syria. ...

UN Security Council did not condemn or demand an end to Turkish operation against Kurdish militias. ...

Turkish air raids killed 11 civilians Sunday in the northern Syrian region of Afrin. ...

The UN Security Council will on Monday discuss the worsening humanitarian crisis in Syria. ...

“Just a Dictator” is an extended monologue delivered by the ruler of an unspecified country about his rise to power. As the dictator speaks, chants of angry protesters can be heard approaching his residence, but do little to intimidate him. Photo: AP...

Refuse collectors in a district of the Turkish capital, Ankara, have opened a library stocked with thousands of discarded books thrown out with the rubbish. Photo: AFP...

Turkey said it was ready to take any steps necessary against a Syrian Kurdish militia. ...

"The preparations have been completed, the operation could start at any moment," said Erdogan....

Erdogan on Sunday threatened to attack the Kurdish militia-held town of Afrin in northern Syria. ...

The civil servants had no links to the group blamed for the 2016 failed coup....

Made out of cast iron, the iconic ornate building has been dubbed the "Iron Church". Photo: AFP...

Macron has said he will bring up the plight of jailed reporters with Erdogan....

President Mamnoon Hussain thanked the Turkish president for extending support....

The comments were not immediately confirmed by the Iranian side....

A ruling on the seven other military officers will be made in the coming weeks....

The ex-PM will perform Umrah apart from meeting the Saudi Arabian officials ...

Since the coup attempt, more than 50,000 people, including civil servants and security personnel, have been jailed pending trial and some 150,000 suspended or dismissed from their jobs. Photo: Reuters...

Erdogan told a news conference that it is absolutely impossible to advance with Assad in Syria. ...

Among those dismissed were 637 military personnel and 105 academics....

US President Donald Trump decided on December 6 to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital...

Rumi was born in 1207 in the town of Balkh in the northwest of modern day Afghanistan...

Tayyip Erdogan has termed US Jerusalem move as a 'bomb' thrown at the entire Middle East. ...

Addressing to OIC summit, he urged the US to rescind its decision, recommit to two-state solution...

The 57-member OIC gathered in Istanbul to discuss and form a joint stance against United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Photo: Reuters ...

The declaration said US move to shift its embassy in Jerusalem is violation of UN Security Council...

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif addressed the Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting in Istanbul....

Erdogan opened an Islamic summit on the US recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital....

Erdogan is looking for a tough final statement against Trump's decision....

PM Abbasi will attend extraordinary OIC summit on Al-Quds Al-Sharif in Istanbul today (Wednesday). ...

Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi is on an official visit to Turkey. ...

International community has condemned Trump's unilateral decision. ...

Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin warned that US Jerusalem move escalate tension in region. ...

The meeting has been called by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...

'They will never be able to clean the blood'...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described Israel as a "terrorist state". ...

Further protests were held in Lebanon, Indonesia, Egypt and the Palestinian territories on Sunday ...

'Palestine is an innocent victim'...

Erdogan described the status of the city as a "red line" for Muslims....

Recep Tayyip Erdogan begins the first visit by a Turkish head of state to Greece in 65 years. ...

Global concern mounts over Trump's Jerusalem plan....

'We could even go right up to cutting our diplomatic relations with Israel'...

The sight of thousands of amateur anglers crammed shoulder-to-shoulder on the Galata Bridge and on the banks of the Bosphorus all the way from the Marmara to the Black Sea is, for many, one of the iconic images of Istanbul. Photo: AFP...

It was not possible to independently verify the toll....

The Istanbul public prosecutor issued arrest warrants for 360 people....

Turkish PM said Syria process peace process at Astana is not competing with the Geneva process. ...

Three nations aimed to tackle "obstacles to sending goods from Iran and Turkey to Qatar"...

The suspect, Koral Karsan, lives in Turkey and is currently out of reach of German law enforcement, police said as they presented the late Beatle's rediscovered personal effects at a press conference. Photo: AFP...

Putin will host Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani in Sochi....

The meeting is the first such three-way summit between the trio....

"The main cause for inflation is the rates. You must learn this. All the developments show this"...

Tayyip Erdogan pledged his country's continued military support for Qatar during a visit to Doha. ...

Turkey blames the cleric and his supporters for a July 2016 military coup....

Gulen, who has a large Turkish following, strongly denies the charges...

The agreement to build and launch satellites will be worth around $500 million....

Erdogan said the cutting-edge building would give new life to Taksim Square in central Istanbul, which was the hub for mass protests against his rule in 2013 sparked by an urban development project in the nearby Gezi park. Photo: AFP...

Tayyip Erdogan has in the recent weeks forced from office several of Turkey's big city mayors. ...

Russia, Turkey and Iran pledged to bring Syrian regime and its opponents together for a 'congress'. ...

Iraqi Prime Minister and Turkish President voiced opposition to the Kurdish independence vote. ...

Nuriye Gulmen, a literature professor, and Semih Ozakca, a primary school teacher, who have been on hunger strike after they both lost their jobs in a crackdown following a failed July coup against President Tayyip Erdogan, take part in a protest against a government purge in Ankara, Turkey. Photo: Reuters...

The historic centre of Hasankeyf set to vanish forever under the floodwaters from the Ilisu Dam project. Photo: AFP ...

The premier was received by Deputy Governor of Istanbul Mehmet Ali Ulutas. ...

The United States and Turkey made substantial progress during talks to resolve an ongoing visa row. ...

This is the ninth summit of eight developing countries....

"I am not competing here for myself. I am here to help," the Bollywood actor said....

A Turkish teacher and his family deported from Pakistan on Monday in defiance of a court ruling ...

Kurdish officials denied Baghdad's claim that Turkey's outlawed PKK forces were among its fighters. ...

Turkey said it had deployed dozens of soldiers in the Syrian northwestern province of Idlib...

Turkish forces have entered northwest Syria's largely jihadist-controlled Idlib province. ...

Amir khan is in turkey for the promotion of his new film "The Secret Superstar". ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Tuesday that Turkish officials will boycott the US ambassador. ...

Turkey urged US to reverse decision to halt the issuing of all regular visas at American consulates....

The fighting has left tens of thousands dead, mostly civilians...

Ankara responded almost immediately in a tit-for-tat move....

Over 50,000 people have been arrested since last July, accused of links to the Gulen movement....

The detention in July of the activists, who also include a German and Swedish national, deepened tensions between Ankara and European Union leaders who fear that Turkey is sliding toward greater authoritarianism under President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Yahoo News...

Kadri Gursel, who has worked as a journalist and columnist for three decades, walked free from prison last month after 330 days behind bars. Photo: AFP...

Turkey and Iran presented a united front in opposition to Iraqi Kurdish aspirations of independence....

The group includes former brigadier general Gokhan Sahin Sonmezates...

In “Dear World”, to be published on Tuesday, eight-year-old Bana Alabed, who now lives in Turkey, delivers an unadulterated account of war through the eyes of a child. Photo: Reuters...

Ex-premier will be indicted in the cases pertaining to London flats and Azizia Steel Mills. ...

The family was picked up earlier this week by plain-clothed officers, according to an eyewitness, who said the group was blindfolded and bound before being loaded into trucks and taken away. Photo: Twitter...

Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday agreed to step efforts to bring peace to Syria. ...

Vladimir Putin on Thursday will meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks on Syria and key weapons deal. ...

Former director of Pak-Turk School, his wife and 2 daughters were abducted from Lahore’s Wapda Town....

Thirty-eight migrants were rescued but search and rescue efforts are in progress....

PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines UNGA session in New York on Tuesday. ...

As journalists are arrested and democracy diminishes in Turkey, the Istanbul Biennial and Contemporary Istanbul art events won't be pulling any political punches. Photo: Lungiswa Gqunta...

CM Shehbaz called on Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul....

Turkish president said that his country wants to see Pakistan politically, economically strengthened...

Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed a deal to jointly police a safe zone around Syria's Idlib province. ...

The talks got underway at Erdogan's presidential palace in the capital Ankara, president office said...

Foreign Minister said that current foreign policies are being formulated with mutual consensus...

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif meets Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and PM Binali Yildirim...

The purchase of the missile systems from a non-NATO supplier is likely to raise concerns....

The foreign minister will hold meeting with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu....

Khawaja Asif will meet Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu during his one-day visit to Turkey....

Located at the heart of the capital city of Lahore, the Istanbul Chowk (Istanbul Square) has added vibrant colours to the already rich architecture of the country's cultural hub in recent years. Photo: Flickr/Kaleem Ullah...

Both the leaders expressed these views in a meeting in Astana. ...

President Mamnoon Hussain had earlier reached Kazakhstan on four-day visit to attend OIC summit...