Turkey vowed to root out allies of the U.S.-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to universities and schools, the intelligence agency and religious authorities. Around 50,000 soldiers, police, judges, civil...

Turkish prime minister confirmed on Tuesday an official request was sent to the U.S. for the extradition of Fetullah Gulen, a number one suspect blamed to be behind Friday's failed coup attempt. Chairing the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party group meeting at the parliament in Ankara,...

A hand-painted flag of ISIS has been found among the belongings of the 17-year-old Afghan refugee who attacked train passengers with an axe and a knife, authorities said Tuesday. The flag was found in the room of the man who seriously wounded four people and injured several others on a...

President Tayyip Erdogan told CNN in an interview on Monday that the Turkish people wanted the death penalty -- abolished more than a decade ago -- for those involved in last weekend's failed military coup. "The people on the streets have made that request," Erdogan said in an excerpt...