Recep Tayyip Erdogan

US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen has denied involvement in the bloody uprising.

Johnson said it was crucial for the UK to support Turkey's democratic institutions.

Gülen, a major critic of Erdogan's regime, lives in the US but influences Turkish politics.

This is the sixth time in the Turkish Republic's history that the military has tried to overthrow the government.

More than 100 coup plotters were killed as soldiers surrendered on Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul.

Authorities claim there is a need for tight security after deadly Isis and Kurdish rebel attacks

Two countries arrive at deal to smooth over 2010 incident in which Israeli commandos killed nine Turkish citizens.

The Turkish leader said 'rising Islamophobic trends' are delaying the country's entry to the EU.

Erdoğan accuses Brussels of refusing Turkey EU membership as it is a 'Muslim-majority country'.

Around 100 people protested outside the courthouse over the pre-trail detention of the three individuals.

German foreign ministry says safety of 11 Turkish-origin lawmakers cannot be guaranteed in Turkey.

Women are the main driving revolutionary force in any society, therefore they are the first to be oppressed.

Bill Clinton, Lennox Lewis, Will Smith and Billy Crystal among the big names at Ali's send-off.

Residents of town in south-eastern Turkey returned after partial lifting of curfew to find utter chaos.

The Turkish president has sued almost two thousand people accused of insulting him since becoming PM in 2014.

Angela Merkel and Recep Tayyip Erdogan have entered into a war of words over visa-free travel.

Only lines criticising Turkish president's clampdown on freedom of speech can be repeated.

Axel Springer chief defends satirist accused of insulting Turkish president.

Urban Burgery in Cologne said it could no longer guarantee safety of staff following online abuse.

Turkey jailed Cumhuriyet journalists Can Dundar and Erdem Gul in a case widely criticised by observers.

Erdogan began to treat Davutoglu as a threat to his authority – he has no regard for the constitution.

Jan Boehmermann is under investigation after reading out a satirical poem about the Turkish leader on TV.

The fight was between legislators from the ruling AKP and the pro-Kurdish HDP.

Sweden's Turkish embassy complained to network TV4 about forthcoming documentary on mass murder.

Freedom of the press is at its lowest in Turkey: not just for locals, but also for foreign journalists.

Germany's leader is trying to save a controversial deal over housing failed asylum seekers.

Poem read out on German television made crude sexual references about Turkish president.

Merkel rebukes ZDFneo show after displeasure from Turkish authorities over satirical TV song.

49,611,709 Turkish citizens are reportedly included in the data dump.

On Friday Obama said he had urged Erdogan not to stifle democratic debate.