Authorities in Turkey have continued their clampdown on those perceived to be behind the failed coup which happened two years ago after a court sentenced six...
African champions and Nigeria’s D’Tigress basketball team have been drawn alongside Argentina, Turkey and Australia for the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup. This was the outcome...
Turkey has continued its purge of unwanted elements after last year’s failed coup with the sacking of 2,766 civil servants accused of having links with terror...
The decision to recognise occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is hotly being contested by Turkey, Palestine and other countries with Ankara said to be concentrating efforts...
Henceforth, public events relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues have been banned in the Turkish capital after a statement issued by the governor...
In an apparent reference to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday stated that his administration’s counterinsurgency effort in the North-East had significantly degraded...
No less than 40 suspects have been convicted by a court in Turkey for attempting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during last year’s failed coup...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not backing down in his post coup hounding as Turkey is set for its largest trial with nearly 500 to face...
Days after German authorities stepped up a travel advisory for Istanbul and considered slapping sanctions over its arrest of human rights activists, Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut...
Authorities in Turkey in a statement from Prime Minister Binali Yildirim’s office have approved the extension of a state of emergency for another three months. The...
More than 7,563 people including police, civil servants and academics have been dismissed in Turkey after the government issued a new decree under the ongoing state...
Turkey’s cleansing of those suspected to be part of the failed coup staged last July has continued with the issuing of detention warrants for no less...
Dozens of May Day anti-government protesters who tried to gain entry into the main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey were dispersed with tear gas by policeman...
Saeed Karimian, 45, the Iranian founder and chairman of the Persian-language Gem TV has been shot dead alongside his Kuwaiti business partner in the Maslak neighbourhood,...
The government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has banned access to free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, over content that presents the country in support of global...
Turkish authorities have reportedly suspended no less than 9,000 police officers over links with US-based cleric Fethulah Gulen. The suspension of the police officers follows arrests...
Turkish police have arrested no less than 49 people suspected to have links with Islamic State Group (ISIS). According to Turkish news agency, the suspects were...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has informed that his country will retaliate in the “harshest of ways” after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was barred from entering...
Turkish President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan has come hard on Germany accusing it of ‘aiding and harbouring terror’ while also lashing out at the European power house...
Turkish police have arrested two men planning attacks in Europe suspected to be ISIS militants after a 10-day police operation, local media reveals. The suspects identified...
Five suspected Islamic State group militants believed to be linked to the attack on the Reina club in Istanbul, Turkey have been arrested by police in...
The police in Turkey has launched a manhunt for a gunman who attacked a nightclub in Istanbul killing no less than 39 people in the crowded...
The latest wave of terror attacks to hit Turkey saw gunmen attack a popular night club killing no less than 39 people and wounded dozens more....
A Moroccan man suspected to have links with 2015 Paris attacks has been arrested in Germany. According to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, 24-year-old Redouane S. is...
A man with a shotgun caused a stir at the US embassy in Ankara, Turkey after he took out the weapon hid in his coat and...
Russia and Turkey have stated that the killer, and of a Russian ambassador, Andrey Karlov in Turkey on Monday and his sponsors will feel the retribution...
34-year-old Omar, the fourth son of Osama bin Laden was denied entry into Egypt with authorities not stating why his name was on a list of...
A bus carrying off-duty soldiers which was opposite a university campus was hit by an explosion which according to reports has claimed several lives on the...
Citizens of the United States of America based in or visiting Europe have been warned by the State Department which issued an alert about heightened risk...
A bomb blast in the southeastern part of Turkey has claimed the lives of two kids and wounded four others in an attack blamed on the...
Two Turkish schools in Nigeria have changed their names, following the coup attempt in that country three months ago. The schools have now expunged the name...
Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan lost her ring finger in a bizzare boat accident while she was enjoying her vacation in the ocean off Turkey. Reports say...
A wild drama played out in a remote area in the Turkish capital of Ankara when two militants, believed to be a male and a female...
As concerns keep growing over the fate of 50 Nigerian students being detained in Turkey over allegations of having links with coup plotters who attempted to...
A diplomatic row may be brewing between Nigeria and Turkey following the arrest and deportation of some Nigerian students from Istanbul by the Turkish police. Rukkaya...
Pandemonium struck in the Turkish town of Cizre close to the Syrian border when a bomb laden truck rammed into police headquarters in the area killing...
The murder of iconic LGBT activist, Hande Kader has sparked protests in Turkey with scores of peaceful demonstrators thronging the streets of Istanbul calling for justice...
Nigeria international, Ogenyi Onazi, is excited to have got off the mark for his new club, Trabzonspor, on his debut as they ran out two-nil winners...
Tragedy struck again in the Turkish city of Ankara after a bomb laden car exploded close to a police station in the eastern province of Van...
Four police officers and three civilians lost their lives when a bomb planted in a car exploded outside a police station near the southeastern Diyarbakir city...
The Turkish government, on Thursday, said the masterminds of the failed coup in the European country have roots in Nigeria. According to the Turkish Ambassador to...
Turkish authorities have continued mass cleansing of its system as arrest suspects involved in the masterminding of a failed coup continues. Reports say President Recep Tayyip...
There is palpable tension in Turkey following comments by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan who hinted that his country would consider reinstating the death penalty after a...
The military in Turkey has been deployed in Istanbul and Ankara, and the government has apparently blocked social media in response to what is being reported...
The US Embassy has warned of possible terror attacks on Hotels located at the seaside of the Lagos metropolis. The message was published on the website...
Security operatives in Turkey have arrested 17 suspects, mostly foreigners, in connection with the Ataturk Airport suicide attack which occurred in Istanbul last week claiming the...
Turkish police have arrested 11 people in connection with the terrorist attack at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul which claimed the lives of 44 people in...
The Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey came under the attack of three suicide bombers who struck unexpectedly leaving at least 28 people dead and 60 others...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has officially tendered an apology saying he is sorry over the downing of a Russian jet last November in an incident...
Spain became the first team at EURO 2016 to score three goals in a match while cruising to a win over Turkey. An Alvaro Morata brace...
