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An attack on a key Turkish defense company leaves 4 dead

Oct. 23, 2024 12:28 PM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Attackers set off explosives and opened fire Wednesday at Turkey's state-run aerospace and defense company TUSAS, killing four people and wounding more than a dozen, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Two of the attackers — a man and a woman — were also...

Erdogan says the cleric accused of orchestrating a 2016 coup attempt had a 'dishonorable death'

Oct. 22, 2024 11:30 AM EDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded Tuesday to the death of exiled Islamic cleric Fetullah Gulen, accused by Turkey of orchestrating a failed coup attempt in 2016, by saying he suffered a “dishonorable death” and likened him to a “demon in human form.” ...

A hard-line Turkish politician suggests parole for an imprisoned Kurdish leader

Oct. 22, 2024 08:50 AM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The leader of Turkey’s far-right nationalist party that's allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the possibility Tuesday that the imprisoned leader of a militant Kurdish group could be granted parole if he renounces violence and disbands his organization. ...

Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen dies in the US

Oct. 21, 2024 18:36 PM EDT

SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing unproven accusations that he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died. The Alliance for Shared Values, a New York-based group...

U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gülen, accused by Turkey of terrorism, has died, officials and friends say

Oct. 21, 2024 05:11 AM EDT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gülen, accused by Turkey of terrorism, has died, officials and friends say.

Turkey and Germany leaders meet in Istanbul and find many avenues of agreement. But not on Israel

Oct. 19, 2024 14:52 PM EDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday in Istanbul, where both leaders discussed bilateral concerns and opportunities for cooperation. But they couldn't agree on their respective stances toward Israel. During an...

Bus carrying Japanese tourists crashes in Turkey, injuring 22

Oct. 17, 2024 23:29 PM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A bus carrying Japanese tourists veered off a road and crashed into a ditch in Turkey on Thursday, injuring 22 people on board, the state-run news agency reported. The crash occurred on a highway in Afyonkarahisar province, about 250 kilometers (155 miles)...

An earthquake measuring 5.9 hits eastern Turkey, causing panic but no major damage

Oct. 16, 2024 10:41 AM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Wednesday, causing widespread panic, officials said. More than 40 people were being kept under observation in hospitals but there were no reports of serious injury or significant destruction. The...

Turkey and Serbia suggest they might jointly produce military drones

Oct. 11, 2024 11:39 AM EDT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The leaders of Turkey and Serbia suggested Friday that their countries might jointly produce military drones, months after a Turkish shipment of unmanned aircraft to Serbia’s neighbor Kosovo sparked anger in the Serbian capital. While Serbia had initially...

More than 230 migrants reach Greece in small boats, half via the long route from Libya

Oct. 11, 2024 10:59 AM EDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 230 migrants reached Greece in small boats over the past two days, including a rare case of a crossing from north Africa to Greece's southern mainland, authorities said Friday. The arrivals come as Greece's government braces for a potential increase...