PHOTOS: When a man lay in front of a tank in Turkey

Metin Dogan, the shirtless protester made a spine-tingling show of defiance to the army soldiers who launched a failed coup attempt on Friday night IMAGE: Metin Dogan didn't think twice before he......

265 dead, 1,440 injured as Turkey coup bid crumbles

Turkish authorities said they had regained control of the country on Saturday after thwarting a coup attempt by discontented soldiers to seize power from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that claimed......

Brussels on security clampdown as authorities warn of 'imminent' attack

Heavily armed police and soldiers patrolled key intersections, subways were closed and many stores shut their doors in Belgium's capital on Saturday as the government warned of a threat of......

'IS' jihadist blows himself up in southern Turkey

A suspected Islamic State jihadist blew himself up in southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, during a police raid, injuring four officers, one seriously, media reports said on Sunday. The......

Nikhat stuns two-time world champion; enters semis

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen upset two-time World champion Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan to enter the women's 51kg semi-finals at the Bosphorus Boxing Tournament in Istanbul. Photograph: BCCI Continuing......

Turkish gay referee to be compensated after being deemed 'unfit' to officiate

Turkish media said that Dincdag had been a football referee in Trabzon for 13 years when his license was revoked in 2009 and has been unable to officiate at any match since. Homosexuality has been......

Sports Shorts: Bastia striker Brandao gets jail term for headbutting Motta

French football club Bastia's player Brandao leaves after a hearing at the French Football Federation (FFF) headquarters in Paris on November 4, 2014. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters Bastia......

Beard ban for footballers!

‘Is this an imam-hatip school? You are a sportsman. You should be a model for the youth’ Selcuk Inan of Galatasaray. Photograph: Burak Kara/Getty Images A leading Turkish soccer club......