The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

Suicide bombing in Turkey, pre-election tensions in Egypt – here’s the Middle East this week.

Turkey’s foreign minister says Kurdish militants behind a suicide bombing in the Turkish capital face robust retaliation against their group’s positions in Syria and Iraq

Authoritarian leaders might be good at damaging democracy, but unless they are pure dictators they often still need to worry about winning elections. In the last few years, Europe has seen the rise of a number of authoritarian populists who rely on winning mass support among ordinary people – as…

The five-nation bid is now the only option on the table for the finals in five years’ time.

The five-nation bid is now the only option on the table for the finals.

The UK and Ireland will host Euro 2028, after Turkey this morning withdrew its bid for the tournament.

UK and Ireland’s bid is now unopposed with Turkey poised to join forces with Italy to host Euro 2032

Thirty-five years ago, more than 100,000 Armenian protesters took to the streets to convince Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that Nagorno-Karabakh – an ethnically Armenian enclave stuck geographically in the neighboring republic of Soviet Azerbaijan – ought to be joined to Armenia.

A final decision will be made on October 10, with Turkey also in the running to stage the Europe-wide tournament.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Turkey in October or November, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This as rapprochement efforts accelerate.

Thousands of police officers take part in operations in dozens of provinces after blast in the capital.