ankara News

Ankara - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival in Sunday's polls on Friday challenged the Turkish strongman in a mass rally in the capital Ankara, inviting him for a television debate as a "last chance.""Tomorrow is the last evening.

Ankara - The Turkish capital Ankara on Monday banned all public gatherings and demonstrations until the end of November after receiving information about potential terror attacks, the governor's office said.

Ankara - The United States must extradite Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen to Turkey to remove any suspicion that Washington was involved in the failed July 15 coup, the mayor of Ankara Melih Gokcek said.

Ankara - The 10-storey police headquarters in Ankara, meant to be a symbol of might and order, is now a wreck, gutted by a successive air raids during the night of Turkey's failed coup."I do not know how long the rebuilding will take.

Ankara - A Turkish court detained five people overnight on suspicion of links to a March 13 suicide bombing in Ankara that killed 35, the Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.

Ankara - It started with a rumble that sounded like thunder or an earthquake, sending startled residents rushing to their balconies, who watched in horror as plumes of smoke rose over central Ankara.

Ankara - The square in front of Ankara's central train station was to have been the venue for a peace rally attracting people from different leftist and Kurdish groups.But at 10:04 am, everything changed, in a moment that will mark Turkey forever.

Ankara - A woman who allegedly strangled her 10-year-old son because she believed his ears were too big has been charged with murder. Nuray Sacan, 37, paid for her son to undergo cosmetic surgery but when she saw the results she told surgeons she was unhappy.

Spurred by the interim deal over Iran’s nuclear program, Turkey has seized the opportunity to show its regional prowess as it re-engages with an old friend.

Ankara - It seems even the press is unwelcome in Turkey right now. RT's Tom Barton was reporting on a demonstration in Ankara when a water cannon sprayed him and knocked him off his feet, right in front of the cameramen and crew.

Ankara - Hundreds of people kiss at an Ankara subway station in protest of the admonishment of a couple by Turkish subway authorities for kissing in public.

Baghdad - The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki announced on Friday that he would gladly work on reconciling Iraq's relations with Turkey.

Ankara - During his first official visit overseas, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Turkish leaders and honored a fallen Turkish hero at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara.

Ankara - The capital city of Turkey has an ancient history and modern buildings. Anitkabir, the burial place of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic, is one of the best places you can visit in Ankara.

Ankara - Three days after the suicide bombing that killed a Turkish guard, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara reopens and honors the fallen staff member.

Ankara - A suicide bomber exploded just inside the security checkpoint at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey. One Turkish guard is reported dead and bystanders are rushed to the hospital.

Ankara - There are reports that several people have been killed in an explosion in front of the US Embassy, in the Turkish capital Ankara.

After years of maintaining control in Turkey, Islamist Ak Party Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces student protests and speaks about stepping down.