New Ankara mayor takes office
Newly elected head of the municipality of Turkey’s Ankara city from the Republican People’s Party Mansur Yavas has taken office. Yavas received his certificate of election today from Turkey's Supreme …
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Fire in Ankara building claims lives of five workers
Five people have died and 11 others have been injured in a fire that broke out this morning at a three-story building in the Altındağ district of Ankara, officials said. A large number of ambulances, firefighters and National Medical …
First deployment site of Russia's S-400s revealed - media
The Russian-made S-400s purchased by Turkey would first be deployed at the Mürted Air Base, formerly known as Akinci Air Base, located northwest of Ankara, Yeni Safak reported, citing military sources. According to the media …
Raids on FETO suspects underway in Turkey
Turkish security forces arrested 45 suspects, including serving soldiers, for their suspected links to Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), a security source said. Earlier, the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Ankara issued …
Erdogan promises to build new canal in Ankara
A new canal with a length of 9.2 kilometers will be built in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. He recalled that the Justice and Development ruling party pays close attention to the development of …
Russian-Turkish year of culture to be opened in Moscow with Troy opera
The Russian-Turkish cross-cultural year of culture and tourism will officially open at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow with a gala performance of Troy, Russia's Ambassador to Turkey Alexei Yerkhov said. According …
Ankara holds rally in support of Maduro
A group of Turkish people on Saturday took to the streets in support of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Anadolu agency reports. The demonstration was organized by Ankara Platform for the Freedom of Religion and the crowd met in …
Forty-eight military pilots detained in Ankara
Turkish police detained 48 air force pilots in Ankara in an anti-terror investigation into the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO). Four lieutenants, three colonels and four majors are among the detainees. The pilots are …
Foreign buyers flood Turkey’s struggling housing market
The devaluation of the Turkish lira is making properties more attractive
Hearing on murder of Andrey Karlov begins in Ankara
The first hearing on the murder of Russian ambassador in Turkey Andrey Karlov has begun in Ankara today. According to the judge, several suspects are abroad; therefore, they would not be brought to court on …
Dozens injured as bus overturns in Ankara
A passenger bus has overturned in Ankara due to snowfall, Turkish media reported. According to preliminary information, three people were killed and 20 people received various injuries, Haberturk reported. It …
Twenty injured in fatal bus accident in Turkey
A passenger bus collided with a truck in Turkey’s Yozgat province, the Turkish media reported. According to the preliminary data, one person was killed and 20 people were injured as a result of the crash. The injured …
Turkish Airlines to link Ankara and Tbilisi-Ankara in 2019
Turkish Airlines will start performing regular direct flights on the route Ankara-Tbilisi-Ankara starting from January 2019, according to TAV Georgia, the sole operator of Tbilisi and Batumi International Airports. From January 18, …
Rouhani arrives in Ankara for talks
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara yesterday evening to meet officials. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Rouhani will attend the 5th Meeting of the …
Three suspects arrested in Ankara over train accident - media
Three people were arrested for their alleged roles in a deadly train accident in Ankara. Three employees of Turkey's railway authority were put under pre-trial arrest Monday on the charges of reckless manslaughter and injury, …
Death toll from train crash in Ankara increases
Nine people were killed and 48 injured after a high-speed train crashed into a locomotive in Ankara, Turkish Transport Minister Cahit Turhan said, adding that three of those killed were operators of the train. …
Turkey high-speed train crash: 4 dead, dozens injured
A high-speed train hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a station in the Turkish capital Ankara. Governor of Istanbul Province Vasip Sahin said that at least four people have been killed …
Trial of Russian envoy murder to begin in January
A criminal court in Ankara accepted an indictment stressing the FETO terror group's involvement in the December 2016 assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov. The indictment recommended …
Air force officers arrested in FETO probe in Turkey
More than forty former Turkish Air Force personnel were arrested this morning in Ankara in a probe into FETO. The 41 were part of a group of 87 former air force sergeants wanted by Ankara prosecutors for their links to the Fetullah …
More than 500 people detained in Turkey over links to PKK
More than 500 people were detained in Turkey as part of the operation conducted against the PKK terrorist organization, the Turkish Interior Ministry reported. In a statement, the ministry said 544 detentions across the country …
