Stuart Williams

Activists and members of the Human Rights Association Istanbul branch hold posters with photos of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and talk to members of the media, during a protest in his support near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, October 9, 2018. AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

October 14, 2018, 2:57 am

Turkey accuses Saudis of not cooperating as Trump threatens ‘punishment’

Comments by FM Cavusoglu represent a hardening of Ankara’s hitherto circumspect tone over the case of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

By Stuart Williams

People exchange money at a currency exchange office in Istanbul on August 8, 2018. (AFP Photo/Yasin Akgul)

August 11, 2018, 12:55 am

Turkey lira crashes as Trump piles on pressure

US president also announces doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs on Ankara, noting that ties between the NATO allies are ‘not very good’

By Stuart Williams

Illustrative photo of people shouting slogans as they carry a flag on a street near the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge during clashes with military forces in Istanbul, July 15, 2016. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP)

July 18, 2018, 11:15 am

After two-year purge, Turkey to end state of emergency

But opposition lawmakers say new bill will formally give authorities many of the special powers granted after 2016 attempted coup

By Stuart Williams

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, poses with some members of his newly presented cabinet following a news conference at Presidential Palace, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, July 9, 2018 (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

July 10, 2018, 7:26 am

Erdogan takes on new powers, names son-in-law finance chief

Opposition newspaper calls it a ‘partisan one-man regime’ as president vows to be a leader of all 81 million Turks

By Raziye AKKOC and Stuart Williams

Turkey's President, Tayyip Erdogan reviews an honor guard as he arrives at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, on July 7, 2018. (AFP Photo/Adem Altan)

July 9, 2018, 6:44 pm

Turkey’s Erdogan begins new term with enhanced powers

Turkish president to be feted at his palace by leaders of Venezuela, Sudan and Qatar a day after mass purge of state employees

By Raziye AKKOC and Stuart Williams

A helicopter flies over the site where a train derailed at Corlu district in Tekirdag, northwest Turkey, on July 9, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / DHA)

July 9, 2018, 6:09 pm

Death toll in Turkey train disaster rises to 24, hundreds hurt

Erdogan says fatal derailment due to ground erosion has ‘deeply upset the whole nation’; authorities investigating accident

By Stuart Williams

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Devlet Bahceli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party and his political ally, prior to their meeting, at the Presidential Palace, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. (Pool Photo via AP)

April 18, 2018, 5:24 pm

In surprise move, Turkey’s Erdogan calls snap polls for June 24

President announces move after meeting a nationalist ally seen as a kingmaker; elections will bring into force new extended powers for leader

By Raziye AKKOC and Stuart Williams

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

A Syrian rebel fighter stands in the Tal Malid area, north of Aleppo, as he watches smoke billow from a Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) position in the area of Afrin, on January 20, 2018. (AFP Photo/Nazeer al-Khatib)

January 21, 2018, 12:25 pm

Turkey presses Syria offensive as rockets hit border town

10 said killed in initial strikes as Turkish military bears down on Kurdish-controlled Afrin region in Syria’s north

By Bulent Kilic and Stuart Williams

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 speaks during the Justice and Development (AK) Party's provincial heads meeting in Ankara, November 17, 2017. ( AFP/ADEM ALTAN)

December 9, 2017, 6:37 am

Erdogan seeks to lead Islamic response on Jerusalem

Turkish leader calls Trump’s recognition of holy city as Israel’s capital a ‘red line’ for Muslims

By Stuart Williams and TOI staff

A woman walks in front of the United States Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, on October 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Adem Altan)

October 9, 2017, 10:43 pm

Turkey urges US to reverse visa halt, summons another staffer

Erdogan says worst dispute between NATO allies in 50 years, sparked by arrest of American consulate employee, ‘very, very saddening’

By Raziye AKKOC and Stuart Williams

US President Donald Trump (right) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Palace Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, September 21, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

October 9, 2017, 12:30 pm

US, Turkey mutually suspend visa services in escalating row

Spokesman for Erdogan defends arrest of staffer at American mission in Istanbul, which US said was ‘wholly without merit’

By Stuart Williams