The Turkish government is proposing to introduce a bill that would pardon men that have been accused of raping underage girls if they marry their victims. The controversial "marry-your-rapist" bill, which was first debated by the parliament on 16 January has sparked outrage among women’s rights activists in the country. Critics of the bill, opposition…

An election observer and another man were killed in a fight at a school-based polling station in eastern Turkey Sunday as voting got underway in Turkey's local elections, the local governor's office said. "Two of our citizens lost their lives as a result of a dispute... at the ballot box around 10.00 am (0700 GMT)"…

After midfielder Mesut Ozil retired from international football on Sunday evening, Arsenal put out a tweet that looked like a subtle dig at the German Football Federation (DFB). The London club tweeted about how their diversity makes them a special club followed with the word together and the hashtag #ArsenalforEveryone. https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1021378575579033600 Ozil hit out at…

After the stunning announcement of Mesut Ozil's retirement from international football after a career including Germany's triumph at the 2014 World Cup, we look at the key moments that culminated in his bombshell announcement on Sunday evening. - Erdogan meeting - The fiasco started on May 13 when Ozil and fellow Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said his government would consider the case of two Greek soldiers jailed in Turkey if Athens extradited soldiers suspected of the 2016 failed coup. Turkey is holding in pre-trial detention two Greek soldiers who crossed the border on March 2, claiming to have lost their way in the fog.…

Turkey was on Saturday holding 17 journalists on charges of "terror group" membership as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Western critics to "mind your own business" over a relentless crackdown following a failed coup.