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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that US investments in China would bear the brunt of any trade war. (Photo: AP)

US: Tillerson to meet NATO members next week

The NATO foreign ministers meeting had been planned for April 5-6, but thrown into chaos when Tillerson revealed he...

25 March 2017 6:39 PM IST

Dozens of lawmakers crowded around the speakers rostrum with one MP held in a chokehold and another kicked in the shins. (Photo: AFP)

Fists fly as Turkey debates greater Erdogan powers

A brawl erupted in chamber as the voting took place in an overnight session, with lawmakers punching each another and...

13 Jan 2017 10:47 AM IST

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses foreign ambassadors at a Ramadan dinner in Ankara, Turkey. Erdogan has voiced support for Qatar in its dispute with Saudi Arabia and other nations, saying no one will benefit from the policy of isolating the oil-rich nation. (Photo: AP)

No-one has any interest in prolonging gulf crisis: Turkey's Erdogan

Crucially, Turkey is in the throes of setting up a military base in Qatar, its only such outpost in the region.

23 July 2017 2:10 PM IST

Exposure to highly idealized representations of peers lives on social media sites may make a person feel isolated. (Photo: Pixabay)

Social media a safety valve, muzzling it is a bad idea

Right next door in India, the admin of a WhatsApp group was jailed for sharing an ugly and obscene morphed picture of PM...

30 May 2017 4:02 AM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a press meet in Berlin on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey criticises Merkel reaction to banned rallies

Ankara and Berlin have been locked in acrimony over the last few days after German towns blocked events.

4 March 2017 5:17 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves to supporters as he arrives for a congress of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara, Turkey. (Photo: AP)

Iron man' Recep Tayyip Erdogan gets party reins again

AKP deputy chairman Hayati Yazici announced Erdogan received 1,414 votes, to cheers from the audience.

22 May 2017 3:31 AM IST

This is ISISs last stand in Sirte and they are fighting hard (Photo: AFP)

Turkey: 2 suspected Islamic State extremists killed in Ankara Police...

After a tip-off from a suspect, this police operation was quickly planned as the two ISIS members were believed to be...

21 May 2017 4:14 PM IST

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Erdogan clears first hurdle to be the iron man'

Constitutional commission clears plans for executive presidential system, long sought by Erdogan and Turkey's ruling AK...

31 Dec 2016 2:30 AM IST

Ambulances are seen near the scene of the attack in Istanbul, on New Years Day. (Photo: AP)

As Mideast simmers, future bleak for Turkey

Syria's largest city was recently wrested from rebel control by forces allied to the govt of Bashar al-Assad.

5 Jan 2017 6:31 AM IST

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AP)

Turkey president Erdogan renews war of words on Netherlands

Around 400,000 people with ties to Turkey live in the Netherlands.

14 March 2017 6:44 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AP)

Erdogan compares Dutch rally ban to Nazism as row spirals

His comments came after The Hague said it would refuse Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's plane permission to land for...

12 March 2017 1:28 PM IST

Turkey has also detained or expelled foreign correspondents for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Die Welt, and the French website Les Jours. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Turkish journalists and opposition protest against detention of...

According to journalists' associations, about 170 media outlets have been closed and nearly 800 press cards cancelled.

11 March 2017 8:45 PM IST