Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication, Lüfti Elvan says Turkey may establish a national 'ttt' protocol instead of the regularly used 'www'.

Ankara - One of the four French hostages freed after 10 months in captivity in Syria said Saturday he was "very happy to be free", Turkey's Dogan News Agency reported.

Ankara - Erdogan was until recently a close ally of the U.S. Powerful and a reliable NATO ally, Erdogan was often helpful in guiding the White House through the morass of Middle East politics and as a key partner in attempting to remove the Assad regime in Syria.

Ankara - Turkey's embattled premier made a formal complaint to the country's top court on Friday, saying secret recordings spread on the Internet were a violation of his family's rights.

Istanbul - Turkish President Abdullah Gul ruled out Friday a Russia-style job swap with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan but said he had no firm plans yet for his political future.

Ankara - Social media firms operating in Turkey should open offices there and pay taxes, authorities said Tuesday, amid a row with Twitter which the Turkish prime minister has branded "tax evaders".

Istanbul - Gay rights groups in Turkey expressed alarm Tuesday at a government-led project to build prisons only for criminals who declare themselves gay, saying it would lead to more discrimination in a largely homophobic country.

Ankara - Twitter executives met Turkish government officials for talks Monday amid accusations of tax evasion by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a row over content on the social media site.

Ankara - Turkey on Saturday dismissed as "out of the question" claims from Russia that it had allowed U.S. warships to stay longer in the Black Sea than permitted under international law.

Ankara - Turkey's constitutional court on Friday overturned sections of a controversial reform tightening the government's grip on the judiciary, local media said.

Ankara - Moody's rating agency on Thursday downgraded its outlook on Turkey to "negative", putting the country's investment-grade rating at risk, saying political uncertainty was affecting investor confidence and casting doubt over further reforms.

Istanbul - A charity at which Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son sits on the board received more than $100 million of aid over a four-year period, the government said on Thursday amid graft claims roiling the government.

Ankara - Turkey's government on Thursday said it would keep its block on YouTube in place despite two separate courts ordering the ban be lifted.

Ankara - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, emerging triumphant from last weekend's local polls, renewed his pledge of war against rivals he blames for illegal wiretaps and graft claims targeting his allies.

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Ankara - YouTube has appealed to Turkey's Constitutional Court to lift a ban the government slapped on the video-sharing service after audio of a top-level security meeting was posted on the site.

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Istanbul - YouTube will remain blocked in Turkey, despite the end to a similar controversial ban on Twitter, after a court backtracked on an earlier ruling to grant access to the video-sharing site.

Ankara - Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the country's central bank Friday to cut interest rates in order to stimulate the economy after months of political crisis."The central bank should hold an extraordinary meeting to cut (interest rates) ......