Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to Russia this week as part of efforts to rebuild ties shattered by Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane last year — just as Turkey’s relations with traditional allies the United States and Europe show increasing strain amid Ankara’s crackdown following a failed coup. File photo of Erdogan with Putin. Tuesday’s visit to St. Petersburg for talks with Russian President Vladimir... 

Ankara: Turkey’s prime minister on Wednesday warned that the crackdown following a failed coup was not over, as authorities issued arrest warrants for dozens of former newspaper staff. Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. A senior minister also revealed that a major army shake-up had been planned just before the putsch; suggesting elements in the military made the dramatic move because they knew they were about to be purged. Since... 

By now it seems that that the audacious coup attempt in Turkey by a section of the country’s military forces has failed to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. If that is the case — the situation is extremely fluid still — it is probably for the better because toppling of the country’s elected leader may dangerously destabilise a western ally in a region already reeling from war, terrorism and mass migration. Turkey President Recep...