The Irish Times

The Irish Times view on Istanbul’s election: a historic rebuke for Erdogan

The loss of Turkey’s biggest city blows apart the president’s myth of invincibility

Mon Jun 24 2019 - 19:00

Erdogan’s defeat in Istanbul shows opposition’s changing tactics

Appeal of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to conservatives spells trouble for Turkey’s president

Mon Jun 24 2019 - 14:17

World View: Turkey’s hopes hang on Ekrem Imamoglu

Rerun of Istanbul’s mayoral election poses threat to Erdogan authority

Sat Jun 22 2019 - 06:00

Istanbul prepares to vote in high-stakes mayoral election re-run

Erdogan’s party faces uphill battle to wrest back control of Turkey’s largest city

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 16:35

Turkey local election results delayed as AKP lodges objections

Final results not due until at least April 11th as Erdogan’s party challenges Istanbul results

Tue Apr 02 2019 - 14:25

Turkish journalist sentenced to jail for work on Paradise Papers

Pelin Ünker found guilty over reports on business activities of Turkey’s former PM

Wed Jan 09 2019 - 16:27

Turkey’s state of emergency ends but crackdown continues

Human rights groups call for authorities to end climate of fear after two-year emergency

Thu Jul 19 2018 - 10:24

Turks get set for June elections as AK Party faces alliance of opposition

Nation Alliance seeks to tackle Erdogan and end Turkey’s post-coup state of emergency

Tue May 29 2018 - 01:00

Kosovo security chiefs sacked over Turkish deportations

Pristina under fire for handing over six alleged critics of Erdogan to Ankara

Sat Mar 31 2018 - 01:00

Turkey unleashes deadly strikes against Syrian pro-government forces

At least 36 soldiers killed in third warplane attack on Afrin in 48 hours

Sat Mar 03 2018 - 22:23

Greece ‘will not tolerate’ border challenges from Turkey

Tsipras decries ‘provocative behaviour’ after coastguard vessels collide near islets

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 17:06

US sanctions-busting trial puts spotlight on Turkish president

Testimony of millionaire gold trader threatens to implicate Erdogan in elaborate scheme

Sun Dec 03 2017 - 17:03

Powerful Iraqi cleric calls on Kurds to end independence push

Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani wades into debate after voters backed breakaway in referendum

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 19:43

Iran halts flights to Iraq’s Kurdish region

Air ban, in retaliation for independence vote, first concrete measure against Iraq’s Kurds

Sun Sept 24 2017 - 21:51

Erdogan vows to ‘rip heads off’ traitors one year after failed coup

Some 250 were killed and more than 2,000 injured across Turkey on July 15th, 2016

Sun Jul 16 2017 - 09:39

‘Yelling and drama’ as Cyprus talks collapse in acrimony

UN-mediated talks in Switzerland were seen as best chance in generations to reunify island

Fri Jul 07 2017 - 14:41

EU calls on Turkey to investigate referendum ‘irregularities’

Claims from neutral observers ‘examined attentively’ in Brussels, says Junker spokesman

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44

Erdogan is defiant as opponents contest referendum result

Turkish president hails win that boosts his powers amid claims of voting irregularities

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43

Turkey: Erdogan realises decade-long dream of one-man rule

New constitution allows president to tame institutions – but narrow win exposes fault lines

Mon Apr 17 2017 - 01:00

Turkey: Erdogan declares victory in vote granting sweeping powers

Opposition parties voice objections as results show 51.2% of voters back change

Sun Apr 16 2017 - 22:28

Erdogan woos nationalists by picking fights around Europe

Turkish president’s rhetoric is aimed at winning support for power-boosting referendum

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 01:00

Theresa May signs £100 million fighter jet deal with Turkey

Prime minister avoids criticising Donald Trump’s ban on refugees entering the US

Sat Jan 28 2017 - 19:12

Turkey withdraws Bill allowing release of child sex offenders

Men who had sex with minors would have walked free if they were married to victims

Tue Nov 22 2016 - 12:22

Turkey condemned over Kurdish lawmaker arrests

Car bomb kills nine and injures more than 100 after arrests of parliamentarians

Fri Nov 04 2016 - 19:36

Smashed homes and shelling disturb life in Turkey’s Kurdish capital

Ankara’s crackdown on Diyarbakir’s residents has intensified since July’s failed coup

Thu Nov 03 2016 - 17:35

Row between Ankara and Baghdad sidetracks Mosul operation

Turkish and Iraqi governments’ dispute casts pall on effort to oust Islamic State

Sun Oct 23 2016 - 16:33

Isis ‘using human shields’ as coalition advances on Mosul

Iraqi and Kurdish forces say they have taken 20 villages near Mosul as assault advances

Tue Oct 18 2016 - 18:58

Turkey suspends nearly 13,000 police over ‘coup links’

Crackdown continues as TV station closed and state of emergency extended by 90 days

Tue Oct 04 2016 - 15:21

Uzbekistan in turmoil as dictator Islam Karimov confirmed dead

Funeral to take place on Saturday as veteran leader’s death brings political uncertainty

Fri Sept 02 2016 - 18:23

Balkans tighten borders as Turkey waits for EU to meet terms

Ankara warns that Europe will face ‘huge risk’ unless bloc drops visa rules for Turks

Wed Aug 31 2016 - 16:45

Angela Merkel facing discord from Central Europe

Links with Turkey and Russia, refugee issues and Brexit all signal a divided bloc

Tue Aug 30 2016 - 01:00

Syrian rebels prepare attack from Turkey on Isis-held town

Free Syrian Army assault on Jarablus designed to frustrate Kurdish hopes to expand

Sun Aug 21 2016 - 20:43

At least 10 killed in bombings in southeast Turkey

Erdogan accuses Gulen followers of being complicit in attacks by Kurdish militants

Thu Aug 18 2016 - 19:04

Turkish police raid Istanbul courts and detain 136 judicial staff

More than 35,000 people detained and tens of thousands suspended since failed coup

Mon Aug 15 2016 - 17:23