The Turkish military says it"doesnotwant to" intervene in the deepening corruption crisis that has hit the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"The Turkish Armed Forces do not want to get involved in political debates," the military said in a Friday statement.
The statement came after Yalcin Akdogan, a close aide of Erdogan, warned ...
Thousands of people in Turkey have poured into the streets across the country, calling on the administration of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to step down amid a growing corruption scandal.
Late on Wednesday, some 5,000 people staged a massive protest rally in the districts of Kadikoy and Besiktas in Istanbul, where riot police fired teargas ...
Turkish police forces have used teargas on students demonstrating against policies of the countrys High Educational Board (YOK) in Ankara.
On Wednesday, thousands of students took to the streets of the capital to take part at a nationwide protest against the YOK.
In one incident in central Ankara police intervened as a group of students made a ...
TEHRAN (FNA)- The government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan still continues severe violation of human rights despite its claims about respecting democracy and freedom of expression, a Turkish legislator said.
Despite the allegations and claims made by the Erdogan government about its respect for human rights, only in September 12 people ...
Turkish police have attacked a crowd of demonstrators protesting against the construction of a controversial wall between Turkey and Syria in the southeastern province of Mardin.
The protesters had gathered at the site to protest against the construction of the "wall of shame" that would be erected between the Turkish town of Nusaybin and the northern ...
The European Union has criticized Turkey for using excessive force to quell anti-Ankara protest rallies earlier this year.
The excessive use of force by police and the overall absence of dialogue during the protests in May/June have raised serious concerns, said the EUs executive Commission in an annual report issued on Wednesday.
This underlines ...
[caption id="attachment_37630" align="alignright" width="210"] Turks participate in an anti-government festival called Man Made of Tear Gas held on the shores of the Kad?koy district on the Asian side of Istanbul on July 7, 2013.[/caption]
Hundreds of thousands of people have staged a festival in Turkeys largest city of Istanbul to protest against ...
An Iranian lawmaker has warned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the possibility of an Egypt-style crisis in Turkey unless he overhauls his domestic and foreign policies.
The developments in Egypt should be a salutary lesson to the Turkish prime minister to seriously reconsider his domestic and foreign policy, said Ebrahim Aqa-Mohammadi,...
[caption id="attachment_35690" align="alignright" width="210"] Demonstrators gathered at Taksim Square in protest against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 13, 2013.[/caption]
Thousands of demonstrators have gathered at Istanbuls iconic Taksim Square for fresh protest against the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep ...
[caption id="attachment_30980" align="alignright" width="300"] Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse demonstrators during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square, central Istanbul, June 1, 2013.[/caption]
The Iranian Embassy inAnkarahas called on its tourists, residents and students in Turkey to stay away from the venues of protests and ...
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEICriticalThreats Project Iran AnalystWill Fulton and Iran Intern Amir Toumaj.
Politics
The second round of televised presidential election debates occurred. The topic of the debates was cultural issues and censorship. Candidatepositionsregarding ...
Iran news headlines on Wednesday include Iran denial ofrole in Turkeys protests; big powers urging Iran to heed nuke demands; Iran UN envoyreaffirmation ofpolitical solution for Syria unrest;Iran scientist winning UNESCO Young Scientist Award and countrycongratulating Syria over recapture of al-Qusayr.
Iran denies role in Turkeys protests:...
TEHRAN, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi denied any Iranian role in the recent protests in Turkey, semi-official Fars news agency reported Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Turkey's state-run TRT TV reported that the Turkish police had arrested an Iranian national over alleged charges of provoking protesters at Kizilay Square ...
Turkish intelligence is looking into possible links between the incidents in Taksim Square and foreign powers, Turkish Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdo?ansaid at a press conference today before leaving for Morocco, accusing internal and foreign actors of supporting the Gezi Park protests.
Our intelligence work is ongoing [to determine the foreign actors ...
Iran news headlines on Sunday include emergency landing of helicopter carrying Ahmadinejd; Iran seizure oftwo intruding Saudi fishing vessels; country expressing hope for resolving Turkey unrest peacefully;Iran presidential hopefuls unity on nuclear issue and arresting of 7 Rohanielection campaigners.
Helicopter carrying Ahmadinejad makes ...
[caption id="attachment_30980" align="alignright" width="300"] Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse demonstrators during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square, central Istanbul, June 1, 2013.[/caption]
Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi has expressed hope that the recent unrest in Turkey would be resolved in a peaceful manner....
(Reuters) - Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon for a second day on Saturday to prevent hundreds of protesters reaching the central Taksim Square, scene of violent protests in which hundreds were injured on Friday.
Anti-government demonstrators wearing handkerchiefs and surgical masks chanted "unite against fascism" and "government resign" ...
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