
Turkey PM's party rules out early elections
Police in Ankara fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse thousands of people protesting near government buildings on Saturday, as Turkey's ...

Egypt's Islamists, opposition closely eye Turkey
Liberal-minded Egyptians and supporters of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood now share one thing: the rival sides are closely following protests in ...

A glance at some of Erdogan's supporters
The crowd outside Istanbul's main airport initially numbered about 100. But as news came that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plane was ...

Protests crack Turkey's international image
A violent police crackdown on a small environmental sit-in at Istanbul's central Taksim Square has done more than spawn a week of protests across the ...

IOC gripped by election frenzy, sports politics
As Jacques Rogge called the executive board meeting to order, signs of change were staring him right in the face. Four of the six candidates vying to ...

UN: Syria refugees could reach 3.5M this year
The number of Syrian refugees in neighboring countries could more than double to 3.5 million by the end of the year, the United Nations said Friday ...

Erdogan calls for end to Turkey protest
Turkey's prime minister took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country early Friday, telling supporters who thronged to greet ...

Thousands at Istanbul airport for Erdogan arrival
Thousands of people thronged Istanbul's airport to cheer the return of the country's prime minister early Friday, the first extensive public show of ...

Snapshots from Turkey's protest
The protests in Turkey that began over government plans to uproot trees in Istanbul's main square to make way for a shopping mall have entered their ...

A look at the latest Syria developments
Here are the latest developments in the Syria crisis: — Austria announces it is withdrawing 377 U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights after Syrian ...

Heavy security in Tunisia to protect Erdogan
As Turkey's leader visited Tunisia on Thursday, two small demonstrations took place in Tunis in support of the anti-government protests taking place ...

A glance at the Taksim protesters in Istanbul
The central square and its leafy park in Turkey's largest city has been occupied by protesters from all walks of life and all ages for the past six ...

Protests unite Turks across the social spectrum
Office workers in business suits chant anti-government slogans alongside pious women wearing Muslim headscarves. Schoolchildren and bearded anarchists ...

US to deploy Patriots, F-16s to Jordan
The U.S. will send anti-missile batteries and fighter jets to Jordan at the kingdom's request to boost defense capabilities in the face of an attack ...

Hagel, NATO ministers talk Syria chemical weapons
New reports that the French confirmed the use of sarin gas in Syria triggered discussions here on the sidelines of the meeting of NATO defense ...

Turkey's tourism industry shrugs off protest fears
Turkey, a largely Muslim nation that bridges Europe and Asia, has a flourishing tourist industry based on ancient historical sites and ruins, a ...

France, Britain confirm use of sarin gas in Syria
France said Tuesday it has confirmed that the nerve gas sarin was used "multiple times and in a localized way" in Syria, including at least once by ...

Turkish gov't offers apology as protests continue
Turkey's deputy prime minister offered an apology Tuesday for the government's violent crackdown on an environmental protest, a calculated bid to ease ...

Turkey's street protests get personal
Brash and stubborn, Turkey's leader doesn't shrink from a scrap. His voice booms when he gets on a podium and his folksy zingers enthrall supporters ...

Turkish media slammed for poor riot coverage
Dense clouds of acrid, choking tear gas may have been blanketing the central square of Turkey's largest city, but it was penguins that dominated the ...

Q&A: A look at the protests sweeping Turkey
Turkey's Islamic-led government is facing its biggest protests in years. Here is a look at the protests and what may be driving them: Q: What's going ...

Turkish PM, president at odds over protests
Turkish riot police launched round after round of tear gas against protesters on Monday, the fourth day of violent demonstrations, as the president ...

Administration voices concern over Turkish unrest
The Obama administration voiced concern Monday over Turkey's crackdown on protesters and urged authorities to exercise restraint and all sides to ...

Istanbul 2020 bidders remain confident of support
Olympic bidders say the Turkish people "remain united" in the effort to hold the 2020 Summer Games in Istanbul despite fierce anti-government protests ...

Turkish stock market plunges over protests
Turkey's main stock exchange dropped sharply on Monday, following three days of anti-government protests. The Borsa Istanbul 100 Index was down 8 ...