Rappler's latest stories on Turkey
Pope Francis 'very distressed' over Turkey's Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque
This is the Vatican's first reaction to Turkey's decision that has drawn international criticism
Erdogan says Hagia Sophia to be reopened for Muslim worship
Greece brands Turkey's move an 'open provocation to the civilized world'
Turkey trial begins into Ghosn escape from Japan
Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn is believed to have been smuggled out of the country via a large musical instrument case
Iran, Russia, Turkey agree to work together to ease Syria tensions
The conference comes at a time when Russia-Turkey relations are tense not just over Syria but also Libya, another theater of war where Moscow and Ankara support opposing fighters
Turkey to try Khashoggi murder suspects in absentia – fiancee
The suspects are charged with 'deliberately and monstrously killing, causing torment'
Turkey strives to revive virus-hit tourist sector
Turkey is trying to lure tourists to save what it can of the summer season
Iraq demands Turkey 'stop bombardment, withdraw forces' from north
Iraq's foreign ministry summons the Turkish ambassador and hands him a 'strongly-worded memorandum calling for a halt to such provocative actions'
Australia accuses China of fueling 'infodemic' over virus
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne calls for nation's to bolster global bodies such as the World Health Organization to counter the 'infodemic'
Turkey passes controversial 'nightwatchmen' bill
The new law gives 'nightwatchmen,' who walk the streets at night to report burglaries and disturbances, almost the same powers as police
Turkey's Erdogan searching for ways to save economy
With a risk of mass unemployment, a collapse in tourism, and an unstable currency in Turkey, 'the situation is extremely bad'
Turkey to release thousands of prisoners over coronavirus
However, rights groups have condemned the exclusion of other inmates including journalists, politicians, and lawyers in pre-trial detention
Erdogan refuses minister's resignation over Turkey lockdown chaos
Suleyman Soylu is fiercely criticized after the 48-hour shutdown to counter the spread of the coronavirus was announced Friday night with just two hours' notice
Turkey exempts young workers from confinement order
Public and private sector employees as well as seasonal agricultural workers under 20 will now be exempted
Coronavirus threatens fragile Turkish economy
Experts warn of higher unemployment and lower growth in Turkey, as well as the possible impact of the coronavirus on tourism, which employs hundreds of thousands of people
Turkish police charge 4 over coronavirus house party
The party included a DJ, and some guests dressed up as doctors, local officials say
Turkey charges 20 Saudis over Khashoggi murder
Prosecutors accuse Saudi Arabia's deputy intelligence chief Ahmed al-Assiri and the royal court's media czar Saud al-Qahtani of leading the operation and giving orders to a Saudi hit team
Erdogan vows to keep border open for refugees until EU meets all demands
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he opened the gates in order to pressure Europe into providing greater assistance with the Syrian conflict
Turkey announces 1st coronavirus case
Turkey has a population of 80 million and shares a border with Iran, the country with the third-most infections worldwide
Erdogan tells Turkish Coast Guard to stop migrants crossing Aegean
The instruction comes after Erdogan said that refugees and migrants would not be prevented by Turkish authorities from leaving Turkey if that was their wish
Rare calm in Syria's Idlib after ceasefire deal
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group and AFP correspondents in Idlib province say the truce that came into force at midnight appears to be holding
Putin, Erdogan agree to ceasefire in Syria's Idlib
(4th UPDATE) 'The object is to avoid the humanitarian crisis getting worse,' Erdogan says, though he adds that Turkey reserves the right to 'retaliate with all its strength against any attack' by Damascus
Clashes as migrants seek to break through Turkey-Greece border
The clashes came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issues a fresh call to Europe to support the country with a new influx of migrants that have amassed along the Greek border
U.N. probe highlights Russia, Turkey roles in Syria 'war crimes'
'You have children in open air with their families, without a tent, without shelter, without blankets, UN's Syria commission chair says, lamenting that 'children are freezing to death'
Erdogan threatens Europe with 'millions' of migrants
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to reach a deal on a ceasefire in Syria when he meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin following intense fighting in the last rebel holdout of Idlib
Turkish drones kill 19 Syrian government soldiers as tensions soar
The report comes hours after Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes
Russia's Sputnik says Turkey editor-in-chief released
(UPDATED) Ankara public prosecutor's office probes Sputnik Turkey's editor-in-chief Mahir Boztepe for 'degrading the Turkish people, the Turkish state, state institutions'
UN urges calm amid migrant surge at Turkey-Greece border
The International Organization for Migration says some 13,000 migrants have amassed at the Turkey-Greece border, including families with young children
Turkey says pursuing military operation against Syrian regime
Though Turkey has reported striking targets in Syria since dozens of its troops were killed there, it is the first confirmation of a full and continuing operation
Turkey-Russia tensions soar after deadly Syria strike
Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan appear keen to scale down the tensions, expressing 'serious concern' about the situation in their telephone talks
33 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria's Idlib
Dozens more soldiers are injured and taken to Turkey for treatment, Rahmi Dogan, governor of Turkish Hatay – bordering Syria – said Friday, February 28.
Quake in Iran kills 8 in neighboring Turkey
(UPDATED) 21 people are injured after the magnitude 5.7 quake, with 8 of them in critical condition
Turkish soldier killed by regime fire in Syria's Idlib
Turkey has 12 observation posts in Idlib as part of a Turkey-Russia deal, but Ankara's forces have come under attack this month from Syrian regime force
Russia warns Turkey, blocks U.N. bid to end Syria bloodshed
Syrian aid workers call urgently for a ceasefire and international help for nearly a million people fleeing the regime onslaught
Russia warns against Turkey operation in Syria
(UPDATED) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to launch an operation in Idlib by the end of the month if Damascus fails to withdraw its troops behind Turkish military positions
Turkey arrests suspected ex-ISIS executioner
The 50-year-old Syrian, known by his nickname 'Abu Taki al-Shami,' is arrested at a construction site in the Bursa province of northwest Turkey
Trump calls for Russia to stop backing Syrian 'atrocities'
A Russian-backed offensive has triggered the largest wave of displacement in Syria's civil war, with 800,000 people fleeing since December, the United Nations says
How China spies on Uyghurs in Turkey
WhatsApp and WeChat are used to intimidate and surveil Uyghurs
Syria parliament recognizes Armenian genocide
The Armenians seek international recognition that the mass killings of their people under the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1917 amounted to genocide. They say 1.5 million died.
Turkey, Russia trade accusations as Syria tensions rise
(UPDATED) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens to strike Syrian regime forces 'everywhere' if his soldiers come under renewed attack
Syria regime helicopter downed as Ankara threatens Damascus
The advance marks another step in President Bashar al-Assad's campaign to retake Syria's last rebel-held pocket
Syrian regime shelling kills 5 Turkish soldiers in Idlib
The barrage also wounds 5 soldiers in the violence-plagued northwest, prompting the Turkish military to respond by 'destroying targets'
3 dead, scores hurt, in Turkey plane accident
The plane skids off the runway at an Istanbul airport, catches fire, and splits into 3
Plane skids off runway in Istanbul, breaks into 2
It is not known how many people have been injured, but officials say no one died
Erdogan urges Russia to 'assume its obligations' in Syria's Idlib
Turkey, which already hosts more than 3.7 million Syrians, fears a further influx of refugees fleeing violence in Idlib
Syria regime forces recapture most of key rebel-held town
Maaret al-Numan is a semi-deserted town of symbolic and strategic importance in Syria's last major rebel-held bastion
Turkey quake death toll rises to 31
Rescuers scramble over the weekend to search for and rescue people alive from under the rubble
Rescuers scramble to find survivors after Turkey quake kills 22
The magnitude 6.8 earthquake causes buildings to collapse and kills at least 22 people
Europe will face terror threat if Tripoli govt falls – Erdogan
World powers are trying to mediate a lasting ceasefire at the international conference in Berlin
Libya's GNA accepts ceasefire with Haftar
The acceptance of the ceasefire is in response to calls from Turkey and Russia, who have emerged as key players in the Libyan arena
Saudi Arabia slams Turkish approval of Libya deployment
Analysts warn that Turkey's deployment of troops risks plunging Libya deeper into a Syrian-style proxy war between regional powers
