A network of schools and colleges sponsored by the U.S.-based cleric has existed for decades across ex-Soviet Central Asia, but after the 2016 coup attempt Ankara insistingly asked to shut them down
Germany says 50 of its citizens are being held in Turkish prisons following a crackdown after a failed coup in July 2016. Only seven have been charged. Another 35 are blocked from leaving the country
Lira has fallen 42 percent against the dollar this year, hit by concerns about Erdogan’s grip on monetary policy and a worsening rift with the U.S. over a detained American Christian pastor
Eight Turkish commandos are seeking asylum in Greece after commandeering a helicopter to flee Turkey following a failed coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in July 2016
Turkey has snatched over 100 alleged members of the Gülen movement from other countries in recent years. We sat down with the wives of Kosovo-based men currently languishing in Turkish jails
The lira has also plunged in value against Syria's official currency, the Damascus-minted Syrian pound
Some 21 Syrians and 10 Palestinians and 13 Iraqi nationals were intercepted off the coast of Aegean town of Cesme on Saturday
Erdogan and Rohani are slated to meet on the September 7. The Kremlin has stated that Putin may also come
The rebel-held Idlib enclave is a refuge for civilians and rebels displaced from other areas of Syria as well as for powerful jihadist forces, but has been hit by a wave of air strikes and shelling this month
Turkey’s lira has tumbled some 40 percent this year as investor concerns over Erdogan’s grip on monetary policy and a growing dispute with the U.S. put pressure on the currency
Turkish foreign minister says it would be a 'massacre' to bomb the northern rebel-held enclave, even though there are militants there
Lira 37 percent weaker against dollar this year
The shots, fired from a moving vehicle, hit a security guard booth. Nobody was injured, U.S. official say
A raft of disputes are festering as both leaders eschew diplomacy, but it’s hard to negotiate when one side portrays an economic crisis as a national threat posed by an enemy state
Local shoppers are also spending like crazy before the lira can recover, which it could do if Erdogan were to take some steps
Court rejects pastor Andrew Brunson's appeal to be released for house arrest and to have travel ban against him lifted ■ Trump responds as U.S. threatens to slap more sanctions on Ankara in retaliation
Like other authoritarian leaders such as in Iran and Venezuela, Erdogan would rather fight untouchable enemies than deal with problems
Turkey's national airline and its main telecoms firm are also halting advertising in U.S. media in response to the crisis in relations between the two allies, as U.S. pastor Brunson appeals to Turkish court
Prosecutor's office says 346 accounts have posted comments about the weakening lira 'in a provocative way'
Erdogan describes Friday’s 18 percent fall in the lira to a record low as the ‘missiles’ of an economic war waged against Turkey
