Referee Halil Umut Meler is seen lying on the ground, right, after being punched by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca, second from left, at the end of the Turkish Super Lig soccer match between MKE Ankaragucu and Caykur Rizespor in Ankara, Monday, Dec.  11, 2023.  The Turkish Football Federation has suspended all league games in the country after a club president punched the referee in the face at the end of a top-flight match.  Koca was arrested Tuesday, Dec.  12, 2023, along with two other people on charges of injuring a public official following questioning by prosecutors.  (Abdurrahman Antakyali / Depo Photos via AP)
The Ankaragucu president who attacked a referee - who is Faruk Koca?

Controversial politician facing punishment for punching match official after game against Rizespor

December 12, 2023, 2:26 PM
About 2,900 suspected gang members have been arrested so far. EPA
Turkish Interior Minister launches crackdown on ‘mafia groups’

Ankara seeks to tackle ‘mafia groups’ in bid to address international concerns over money laundering and terrorism financing activities

November 17, 2023, 2:00 AM
A man walks past damaged buildings, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 14, 2023.  REUTERS / Suhaib Salem
Experts tell of unheeded warnings that made Turkey's buildings death traps

'We weren’t taken seriously': Profit over safety in construction sector led to widespread quake destruction, building experts claim

February 15, 2023, 2:00 AM
People search for survivors in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Reuters
Rescuers search under rubble for survivors of Turkey quake

Hundreds of buildings reduced to piles of bricks by 7.8 magnitude quake in south-east of country and in northern Syria

February 06, 2023, 12:29 PM
Supporters of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu protest in Istanbul. AFP
Opposition to Erdogan given fresh drive as thousands rally in Istanbul

Turkish President's move to arrest Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu may have been a miscalculation, commentators say

December 16, 2022, 7:55 AM
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will travel to Turkey soon, the country’s president said. Saudi Royal Palace / AFP
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to travel to Turkey

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced prince’s official visit following Friday prayers in Istanbul on Friday

June 17, 2022, 6:04 PM
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi greets the Turkish president at the Palais de la Nation, in Gombe, in the Lukunga district of Kinshasa. AFP
Erdogan's Senegal visit cut short by Ukraine, but Turkey's presence in Africa on the up

The Turkish leader has visited more than 30 states in more than 50 trips to Africa since 2004

February 23, 2022, 3:30 AM
The Izmir Platform of the Confederation of Public Employees Unions protested against the high inflation rate in Turkey and burnt their payslips to highlight the financial difficulties caused by the price of electricity, natural gas, fuel, transport and food. Pacific Press
Turkey electricity crisis brings thousands on to the streets

Traders, hoteliers and ordinary people baulk at price increases

February 08, 2022, 2:02 PM
Planes are parked on the runway of Istanbul Airport. Flights have been cancelled owing to blizzards in the Turkish city. AFP
Riot police called to Istanbul airport as tourists stranded by snow stage protest

Heavy snowfall continued to cause disruption in Turkey's largest city on Tuesday

January 25, 2022, 6:04 PM
A man fishes on the Galata bridge in Istanbul. AFP
Istanbul grinds to a halt in ‘Icelandic’ snowy conditions

Couriers skirted a ban on motorbikes on the icy roads

January 25, 2022, 1:07 AM
Shoppers at an open market in Istanbul. Reuters
Turks try to come to terms with runaway inflation

Turkey reported year-on-year price rises of 36 per cent for December on Monday

January 05, 2022, 11:33 AM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli on June 27, 2018. Reuters
Erdogan faces coalition rift as economic woes increase

Turkish president may come to regret an alliance with an increasingly influential ultra-nationalist party

November 21, 2021, 1:46 PM
Turkish police detained celebrated Syrian singer Omar Souleyman on November 17, 2021, and questioned him about reported ties to Kurdish militants. AFP
Syrian singer Omar Souleyman arrested in Turkey

Local officials have confirmed the performance artist's arrest

November 17, 2021, 6:24 PM
A supporter of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, with pictures of jailed former leader and presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtas, at a 2018 campaign event in Istanbul. Reuters
Turkey slammed for jailing Kurdish leader's wife over doctor's note error

Accusations of 'guilt by association' after sentence against Basak Demirtas, wife of former HDP co-leader Selahattin Demirtas

November 12, 2021, 2:16 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a news conference following a Cabinet meeting in Ankara. Turkish Presidential Press Service via AFP
Erdogan makes about-turn on threat to expel western diplomats

Turkish president was unhappy with their support for jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala

October 25, 2021, 9:35 PM