Many more victims are likely to be discovered in Turkey and Syria, the World Health Organisation says.

President Erdogan "opened the doors" for them to exit, saying his country can no longer host them.

President Erdogan and his wife Emine greet supporters at his party's Ankara HQ Turkey's long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a new five-year term after securing outright victory in the first round of a presidential poll. Mr Erdogan got nearly 53% with almost all votes counted. His closest rival Muharrem Ince was on 31%.

The plane stopped with its nose nearly in the water, but no passengers or crew were hurt Panic broke out on a passenger jet when it skidded off the runway at a Turkish airport and plunged down the side of a cliff overlooking the sea. The Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 168 passengers and crew had flown from Ankara and landed at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast late on Saturday.

The dismissal of university students has led to protests across Turkey The 61-year-old professor packed his life into a dozen boxes, bade farewell to his students at Istanbul's Bilgi University and moved to a new teaching position in Brussels, where he believes he's no longer at risk.

"This is bigotry, this is all about being a fanatic. How are they going to teach biology now? How are they going to talk about science?" On an online forum about the government's decision to exclude the theory of evolution from the national curriculum, a passionate discussion is under way. "Evolutionary theory is one of the most powerful and fundamental theories in modern science. To describe it a

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: "Decision made by the Turkish public is a historic moment" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has narrowly won a referendum to expand presidential powers, which could keep him in office until 2029. With 99.45% of ballots counted, the "Yes" campaign had won 51.37% and "No" 48.63%, and the electoral board called victory for "Yes". Erdogan supporters say replacing

President Erdogan: "We will teach them international diplomacy" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned the Netherlands it will "pay the price" for harming ties after two of his ministers were barred. The two ministers were blocked from addressing Turkish voters in Rotterdam on Saturday, with one of them escorted to the German border.

Bullets are seen being fired by the gunman - and flying off passing cars At least 39 people, including at least 15 foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey's interior minister says. A gunman opened fire in Reina nightclub at about 01:30 local time (22:30 GMT), as revellers marked the new year. Suleyman Soylu said efforts were continuing to find the attacker, who

A Turkish policeman has shot dead Russia's ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, apparently in protest at Russia's involvement in Aleppo. The killer has been identified as Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, a member of the Ankara riot police. It was not clear if he had links to any group. The incident happened a day after protests in Turkey over Russian support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Turkey's

Since an attempted coup in July, Turkey's President Erdogan (centre) has placed tens of thousands under arrest What has happened to Turkey? Four years ago, it was held up by the West as a model for the Muslim world: a democracy (albeit flawed) that was negotiating EU membership and advancing towards a peace settlement with its Kurdish minority. It was seen as an anchor of stability in the volatile

Syrian rebels, backed by the Turkish military and US air cover, say they have taken the town of Jarablus from jihadists of so-called Islamic State. The assault began at dawn when Turkish warplanes, tanks and special forces personnel crossed the nearby border. Rebel commanders said most of the IS militants subsequently retreated. Turkey says its intervention is targeting both IS fighters and a Syri

Footage shows bodies laid out in the street after the blast, as Mark Lowen reports A blast at an outdoor wedding party in the south Turkish city of Gaziantep has killed at least 30 people and injured 94 more, the authorities say. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said so-called Islamic State (IS) was likely to have carried it out amid reports of a suicide bomber targeting the party. The attack, in an

After the failed coup, the crackdown. The number of people arrested or thrown out of their jobs stretches into the tens of thousands. From judges to teachers, civil servants to soldiers, the list is extensive. There are very real fears among Turks about what will come next. As soon as it became clear that the coup had failed, the crackdown began - first with the security forces, then spreading to

President Erdogan (centre) told his cheering supporters that the army must be cleansed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has flown in to Istanbul, after an army group said it took over the country. He was seen surrounded by cheering supporters, saying in a live TV speech that the coup attempt was an "act of treason" and the army must be cleansed. Sixty people died during overnight clashes, ma