Turkey Turkey orders arrest of 304 over suspected ties to aborted 2016 coup Following the coup attempt, President Erdogan and his government instigated purges of the military and civil society on an unprecedented scale in modern Turkish history. 08/12/2020
Turkey Turkey's Erdogan says he hopes France gets rid of Emmanuel Macron Ramping up the ongoing war of words between the two leaders, the Turkish president said Macron was "trouble" for France. 04/12/2020
Turkey Hundreds of army personnel jailed for life over Turkey's failed coup They were accused of directing the coup and bombing key government buildings, including a section of the parliament building. 26/11/2020
Cyprus Turkey's Erdogan visits North Cyprus and calls for two island states The Turkish president's comments came during a controversial visit to the north of the island, occupied by Turkey since 1974 and not recognised internationally. 15/11/2020
Greece Families of Greek refugees who fled Turkey in 1922 tell their stories The descendants of Greek refugees who fled Turkey nearly a century ago tell Euronews their stories 11/09/2020
Turkey Severe flash floods in northern Turkey kills seven people A massive search and rescue operation is underway in Turkey's Black sea region after flooding washed away roads and buildings. 24/08/2020
Turkey Turkey is converting another former Byzantine church into a mosque As with the Hagia Sophia, the decision is seen as being geared to consolidate the conservative and religious support base of Erdogan's ruling party at a time when his popularity is under strain. 21/08/2020
View Turkey's decision to remove Hagia Sophia's universal status is a new provocation of Europe ǀ View 23/07/2020
Turkey Court to rule if Istanbul's Hagia Sophia should be a mosque again Regular religious services have not been held there since 1934 when modern Turkey's founding president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk signed an order converting the building into a museum. But a legal challenge claims the signature was forged. 02/07/2020
