Sources: Hurriyet
Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus announces an agreement to acquire Czech Airlines and its subsidiary Smartwings, the largest Czech airline, for {{Euro}}154 million (US$180 million). 2025-12-8
Thousands of people march in Istanbul, Turkey, to demand legislation against LGBT organizations and their activities. 2022-09-18
One person is killed and four others are injured when an IED blast hits a bus in Bursa, Marmara, Turkey. 2022-04-20
Turkey signs a deal with the Russian Direct Investment Fund for the production of its Sputnik V vaccine. 2021-01-23
The United States Department of State says Turkey has formally requested the extradition of Pennsylvania-based cleric Fethullah Gülen and is now considering the merits of the request. 2016-08-23
Turkish shelling kills 55 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria insurgents in northern Syria in retaliation for rocket attacks on Kilis, a Turkish border town. [https:--www.reuters.com-article-us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-idUSKCN0XZ05R (Reuters)] [http:--www.dailyprogress.com-news-world-wire-report-turkey-attacks-is-in-syria-militants-killed-article_4b13cd44-6a6b-5be8-91ba-5d4b5cf3af2b.html ("Daily Progress")] Three Spanish journalists were released after being abducted around Aleppo, Syria, and held hostage by the Al-Nusra Front since 13 July 2015. [https:--www.telegraph.co.uk-news-2016-05-07-three-spanish-journalists-released-in-syria-by-al-qaeda-group-af- ("The Telegraph")]Turkey–ISIL conflict2016-05-8
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) warns Turkey it is preparing to intensify its fight. 2016-04-25
Hacktivist collective Anonymous declares a cyber-war on Turkey, and claims responsibility for the major week-long cyber-attack between 14 and 21 December on Turkey, which it accuses of supporting the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and threatened additional attacks in case the alleged support continues. “We will continue attacking your internet, your root DNS, your banks and take your government sites down,” it said. “After the root DNS, we will start to hit your airports, military assets and private state connections. We will destroy your critical banking infrastructure,” the group added. 2015-12-23
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says NATO will double its high-readiness force to 40,000, and may send ground troops to Turkey as a result of the escalation of Russian military activities in Syria, including violations of Turkish airspace. 2015-10-8
A power transformer malfunction in Bursa, Turkey, leaves millions without electricity, including the metropolis of Istanbul. 2012-01-14