Fulya Ozerkan

This undated photo made available by the Dogan News Agency on March 13, 2018, shows American pastor Andrew Brunson in Izmir. (AFP Photo/DHA/STR)

April 16, 2018, 5:48 pm

US pastor detained in Turkey rejects terror charges at trial

US officials on hand for start of case against Andrew Brunson, whose imprisonment has strained ties between Washington and Ankara

By Fulya Ozerkan

Syrian opposition fighters drive past Turkish troops in Syria near the Syrian border in Hassa, Hatay province, on January 22, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC)

January 22, 2018, 4:37 pm

Turkey in new assault on Kurdish militia in Syria

US, Russia, urge restraint, France calls for UN Security Council meet, as Syrian rights group reports 21 civilian dead, including 6 children

By Bulent Kilic, Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan

Turkish army troops gather near the Syrian border at Hassa, in Hatay province on January 21, 2018. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)

January 22, 2018, 4:09 am

Turkish tanks roll into Syria to fight Kurdish militia

18 civilians reported killed so far in two-day operation, including 8 members of same family sheltering in building flattened by airstrike

By Bulent Kilic, Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan

Turkish-backed fighters from the Free Syrian Army stand in the Tal Malid area, north of Aleppo, as they fire toward Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) positions in the village of Um al-Hosh, in the area of Afrin, on January 20, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / Nazeer al-Khatib)

January 21, 2018, 1:31 am

72 Turkish jets pound Kurdish militia in new Syria offensive

Seven civilians, including a child, among 10 killed in attack, YPG spokesman says

By Bulent Kilic, Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan

A photo made available by the Dogan New Agency shows Turkish army military trucks transporting armored vehicles to reinforce the border units close to the Syrian border on January 16, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / DHA / DHA)

January 20, 2018, 3:28 pm

Erdogan says Turkey has launched new ground operation in Syria

Ankara defies US warnings that action against Kurdish militia risks destabilizing the area

By Kadir Demir, Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he speaks during a joint press conference with the Greek prime minister in Athens on December 7, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Louisa GOULIAMAKI)

December 13, 2017, 5:11 am

Erdogan seeks to galvanize Muslim leaders over Jerusalem

Turkish president hopes to unite 57 members in tough response to Trump's recognition of Israeli capital, but boilerplate condemnation is more likely

By Fulya Ozerkan and Ezzedine SAID

In this Wednesday, April 12, 2017 photo, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a referendum meeting in Istanbul. (Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Press Service, Pool Photo via AP)

November 4, 2017, 12:22 am

Critics fear for Turkey’s secular foundations as religious marriage law passes

Legislation signed by Erdogan allows 'muftis' to perform and register weddings; critics say it will also exacerbate problem with child marriages

By Fulya Ozerkan

Turkish paramilitary officers escort defendants, among them Kemal Batmaz (first row, C) and Akin Ozturk (second row, C), as they arrive for their trial at Sincan Penal Institution at the 4th Heavy Penal Court near Ankara on August 1, 2017. (AFP Photo/Adem Altan)

October 30, 2017, 1:16 pm

Mass trial of alleged Turkey coup ringleaders resumes

Amid ongoing crackdown, hearings also set to begin for journalists accused of supporting terror groups

By Raziye AKKOC and Fulya Ozerkan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a press conference in Ankara on September 28, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN)

September 30, 2017, 7:14 pm

Erdogan claims Mossad played a role in Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence vote

Administration in northern Iraq 'hand-in-hand' with Israel, claims Turkey's president, citing Iraqi Kurds flying Israeli flags after referendum

By Fulya Ozerkan

This file photo taken on May 9, 2017, shows the Russian S-400 missile defense system during a Victory Day military parade in Moscow's Red Square. (AFP Photo/Natalia Kolesnikova)

September 12, 2017, 3:10 pm

Turkey signs deal to buy Russian S-400 air defense systems

Facing NATO opposition to purchase, Erdogan says defense decisions are a matter of national sovereignty

By Fulya Ozerkan

People wave Turkish national flags as they stand near the "July 15 Martyrs Bridge" (Bosphorus Bridge) in Istanbul on July 15, 2017.(AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE)

July 16, 2017, 12:50 am

Marking coup defeat, Erdogan vows to ‘chop off traitors’ heads’

Mass nationwide rallies held in Turkey one year after failed putsch; some protesters brandish nooses in support of capital punishment

By Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan

Supporters of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu (C) walk alongside him on the 24th day of the "March for Justice" in Istanbul on July 8, 2017. (AFP/Ozan Kose)

July 9, 2017, 8:49 am

Turkish opposition chief to finish march with mass rally

Kemal Kilicdaroglu is reaching the end of unprecedented 280-mile trek in protest of the arrest of one of his MPs

By Fulya Ozerkan

Turkish riot police officers block an access to Istiklal Avenue to prevent LGBT rights activists from going ahead with a Gay Pride annual parade on June 25, 2017, in Istanbul, a day after it was banned by the city governor's office. (AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC)

June 25, 2017, 7:43 pm

Turkish police disperse Gay Pride march, fire rubber bullets

At least 22 arrested as Istanbul LGBT activists try to press ahead with event, despite threats and ban from authorities

By Fulya Ozerkan

File: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the Istanbul Youth Festival in Istanbul on May 4, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ozan Kose)

June 25, 2017, 2:29 pm

Erdogan says ultimatum on Qatar ‘against international law’

Turkish leader slams 'attack on the sovereign rights of a state,' rejects demand for evacuation of military base in Gulf emirate

By Fulya Ozerkan

People gesture and chant slogans as they protest to defy a ban and march on the way to Taksim Square during the May Day rally, in Istanbul, on May 1, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC)

May 1, 2017, 10:09 pm

Turkish police fire tear gas, detain 200 at May Day riots in Istanbul

Protesters waving anti-government banners barred from Taksim Square, cops seize Molotov cocktails, hand grenades

By Kadir Demir and Fulya Ozerkan