Turkey

A workplace incident pitches a young man into a battle of conscience with his family and the law in Selman Nacar’s debutTurkish director Selman Nacar made a strong impression with his debut feature, a tough workplace-negligence drama at last year’s San Sebastian film festival. Its indirect narrative style and sense of insidious bureaucratic evasion put […]

Talks expected to focus on Ukraine and could include Kremlin efforts to circumvent western sanctionsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesVladimir Putin has met Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for talks expected to focus on Russia’s war in Ukraine and that are being rumoured to include Kremlin efforts to circumvent western sanctions.Putin welcomed the Turkish president […]

Home fans sang Vladimir Putin’s name after Dynamo scoredUkraine ambassador ‘saddened’ by incident in IstanbulUefa have launched a disciplinary investigation against Fenerbahce, after some supporters of the Turkish club chanted Vladimir Putin’s name during a Champions League qualifier against Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday evening.After a goalless first […]

Sunny Beach and Marmaris are joint cheapest of 16 popular European resorts, according to a surveyBulgaria and Turkey are likely to be among the cheapest holiday destinations, according to a survey.Sunny Beach in Bulgaria and Marmaris in Turkey are the joint cheapest of 16 popular European resorts, according to Post Office Travel Money’s annual family […]

Shipping of millions of tonnes from blockaded Black Sea ports could avert global food crisisRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesUkraine and Russia have signed a UN-backed deal to allow the export of millions of tonnes of grain from blockaded Black Sea ports, potentially averting the threat of a catastrophic global food crisis.A signing ceremony at Dolmabahçe […]

Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN have agreed a deal to allow ships out of Odesa, says Erdoğan, amid global food crisisRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesUkraine and Russia are due to sign a UN-backed deal on Friday to allow the export of millions of tonnes of grain from blockaded Black Sea ports, potentially averting the threat of a catastrophic global […]

Turkey blames PKK after nine people killed at water park in area where there have been frequent clashesThe bodies of nine tourists killed in a shelling attack in northern Iraq have been flown to Baghdad, as up to 23 survivors were treated in hospital and a political row intensified over who was responsible.The Iraqi government has accused Turkish forces of […]

Turkish president cites Kurdish forces in north-west Syria as justification for extending zone of controlThe Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used trilateral talks with his Iranian and Russian counterparts in Tehran to make the case for a further Turkish incursion into north-western Syria.Erdoğan cited Kurdish forces in Tel Rifaat and Manbij, […]

Russian president was left standing alone as the camera shutters clicked away – a treatment he usually reserves for other world leadersRussia-Ukraine war latest coverageRussia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has been left awkwardly standing in a room in front of a throng of reporters while waiting to meet his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip […]

Tehran meeting saw discord over Erdoğan’s plan to intervene in Syria but ‘progress’ on shipping Ukrainian grain Vladimir Putin ended his first major summit outside Russia since the invasion of Ukraine with an endorsement from Iran for its response to Nato, a clash with Turkey over Syria and signs of progress over the lifting of the Russian blockade […]

Russian president makes comments in Tehran, where he had a meeting with leaders from Turkey and IranRussia-Ukraine war: live newsVladimir Putin has claimed on a trip to Tehran that progress has been made that may allow Russia to lift the blockade on Ukrainian wheat, an issue that is threatening famine across Africa.“I want to thank you for your mediation […]

Analysis: while diplomatic efforts continue over Ukraine, Syria risks becoming entrenched as the conflict that wasBefore Ukraine there was Syria, a war so vicious and consuming that it was once considered to be the most consequential conflict of the last 50 years.With more than half a million killed when the counting stopped seven years ago, nearly […]

Turkey announces deal with Ukraine, Russia and UN aimed at resuming grain exports; Missile strikes hit Vinnytsia and MikolaivSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageAt least 22 people – including three children – were killed and up to 50 others wounded after Russian missiles struck civilian buildings and a cultural centre in the city of Vinnytsia, in […]

UN hails ‘critical step forward’ after meetings in Istanbul as Turkey says deal will be signed next weekTurkey has announced a deal with Ukraine, Russia and the UN aimed at resuming Ukrainian grain exports blocked by Russia, raising prospects for an end to a standoff that has exposed millions to the risk of starvation.Turkey’s defence minister, Hulusi […]

Authorities arrest suspected gang leader who allegedly lured women with false job offers then forced them into prostitutionInvestigators in Ukraine said they had foiled a criminal gang who forced women into sex work abroad after luring them with false adverts for legitimate employment.Authorities in Kyiv arrested the suspected leader of the gang after […]

Kyiv protests over ‘unacceptable situation’ as Russian-flagged ship sails from Karasu, where it had been impoundedRussia-Ukraine war: live updatesUkraine has summoned the Turkish ambassador after it said Turkey had allowed a Russian-flagged ship carrying what it has claimed was thousands of tonnes of stolen Ukrainian grain to leave the port of […]

Exclusive: Investigation by group of prominent human rights lawyers also criticises Syria and Iraq Turkey should face charges in front of the international court of justice for being complicit in acts of genocide against the Yazidi people, while Syria and Iraq failed in their duty to prevent the killings, an investigation endorsed by British human rights […]

Kremlin denies owning the cargo despite boasting of the ‘first ship’ to leave occupied territoryRussia-Ukraine war: live updatesA Russian-flagged ship carrying thousands of tonnes of grain is being held and investigated by Turkish authorities in the Black Sea port of Karasu over claims its cargo was stolen from Ukraine.Turkish customs officials acted […]

With a de facto ban across much of Turkey, women are having to beg from hospital to hospital or seek private terminations – if they can afford itWhen Esra*, a 27-year-old from Istanbul fell pregnant by mistake, she knew she had no choice but to get an abortion.Abortion is legal on request in Turkey to all women up to the 10th week of pregnancy, and up to […]

Growth in annual prices rose from 73.5% in May to 78.6% in June, but real rate could be double official figureTurkey’s official inflation rate increased to almost 80% last month – the highest in 24 years – as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s unconventional economic policies continued to drive up the cost of living.The growth in annual prices rose […]