5 January – A car bomb explodes in İzmir perpetrated by TAK, killing 2 people.[4]
13 January - President Erdogan vows that Turkish troops will remain in Cyprus in perpetuity and describes proposed terms of a rotating presidency to be unacceptable.[5]
14 January - The Parliament of Turkey approves two constitutional amendments to expand the president's power to appoint new legislation and select the cabinet.[citation needed]
26 January - Greece refuses to extradite eight soldiers accused of playing a role in the coup attempt last year.[6]
28 January - President Erdogan signs a 100 million pound deal with British Prime Minister Theresa May over the construction of fighter jets.[7]
30 January - In the capital of Ankara, 269 people are put on trial after being charged for their roles in the coup attempt last year.[8]
31 January – The Eurasia Tunnel, which combines the Asian and European continents with a black tunnel, has started uninterruptedly.[9]
Februaryedit
5 February - Over 800 suspected ISIL members are arrested by the Turkish police.[10]
8 February - 4400 public servants are dismissed in another purge following the attempted coup last year.[11]
9 February – A Russian airstrike accidentally killed 3 Turkish troops in al-Bab, Syria.[12]
11 February - Abdulgadir Masharipov is charged with murder in relation to the night club shooting at the start of the year and remains incarcerated.[13]
14 February - Over 800 people are detained by police due to allegations of them being members of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).[14]
13 March - Dutch ambassador to Turkey, Cornelis Van Rij, was expelled from Ankara following a Dutch ban on Turkish ministers speaking at pro-Erdogan rallies.[20]
29 March - Prime Minister Yildirim declares an end to Operation Euphrates Shield in Syria but says an operation will follow under a different name.[21]
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^Turkey’s top court shuts down Önce Vatan Party after leader goes missing