Turkey

The Islamic teacher was trying to discipline her students during the optional Quran class.

Turkish authorities have arrested a man accused of aiding Shamima Begum, Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase crossing into Syria.

Van Persie will not feature in games for the Netherlands' against Turkey and Spain in March.

Campaign groups who 'apologise' for those who commit acts of violence should share the blame, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on 10 March.

Dozens of tanks, helicopters and drones deployed to evacuate Turkish soldiers from northern Syria.

Men in Turkey and Azerbaijan wear miniskirts to protest against violence against women.

Militants driven from Kobane by coalition airstrikes plan attacks in Turkish capital, according to documents.

Armenian people across the world have been commemorating the Armenian Genocide on 24 April every year.

Shakil begged Turkish border officials not to shoot her and is at detention centre in Gaziantep.

Anonymous hacktivists continue #OpCharlieHebdo campaign with website takedown and Turkey threat.

Partner of supermarket attacker Amedy Coulibaly 'probably already in Syria'

Kurds now said to hold 80% of Kobane with Isis pushed out of town centre

The church is being constructed for a small Syriac community

Get the turkey right this year with a recipe that will have them coming back for more.

Cheap deals and destinations for last minute winter sun holidays to Canary Islands and north Africa.

The criminals behind the TorrentLocker managed to encrypt 30 million files in the UK but made no money

The editor of Zaman newspaper was among those arrested.

The Prime Minister will meet with Ahmet Davutoglu and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.

Mogherini is also to discuss Turkey's accession to the EU.

Italy-based ENI's subsidiary Saipem will suffer biggest loss at €2bn.

Erdogan: There's no 'your terrorist' and 'my terrorist', 'we have a common stance [with Russia]' on Isis.

Pope Francis condemns Isis violence during visit to Turkey

Depiction of unknown god found in ancient sanctuary in Turkey.

Minister demanded Turkey stop flow of Isis recruits across border.

Jerusalem's largest football stadium was believed to be a Hamas target.

Eight Kurdish fighters and 17 Islamic State militants have been reportedly killed in the fighting.

Ankara condemns Israel's 'lies and deceit' over calls for Nato to punish country over Hamas.

The powers of Turkey's intelligence agency, the police and the gendarmerie to be increased.

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett says Saudi Arabia and other Middle East states are equipped to deal with Islamic State.

Erdogan: 'If history of science is written objectively, Islamic contribution to science is much more.'