3 January – The Grand National Assembly of Turkey votes to extend the state of emergency by 3 months after the attempted coup last year.
5 January – A car bomb explodes in İzmir perpetrated by TAK, killing 2 people.
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.
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.
28 January – President Erdogan signs a 100 million pound deal with British prime minister Theresa May over the construction of fighter jets.
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.
31 January – The Eurasia Tunnel, which combines the Asian and European continents with a black tunnel, has started uninterruptedly.
February
5 February – Over 800 suspected ISIL members are arrested by the Turkish police.
8 February – 4400 public servants are dismissed in another purge following the attempted coup last year.
9 February – A Russian airstrike accidentally killed 3 Turkish troops in al-Bab, Syria.
11 February – Abdulgadir Masharipov is charged with murder in relation to the night club shooting at the start of the year and remains incarcerated.
14 February – Over 800 people are detained by police due to allegations of them being members of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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.
March 16 - Turkey's Minister of the Interior Süleyman Soylu threatens to send to Europe, 15,000 refugees a month.
29 March – Prime Minister Yildirim declares an end to Operation Euphrates Shield in Syria but says an operation will follow under a different name.
