EU draft statement threatens Turkey with sanctions over drilling in Cyprus
World
July 12, 2019
EU draft statement threatens Turkey with sanctions over drilling in Cyprus
The European Union is set to curb contacts and funding for Ankara in retaliation for what it calls Turkey’s “illegal”…
Turkey says it killed nearly 3,800 PKK terrorists over 2 years: report
Ukraine
July 12, 2019
Turkey says it killed nearly 3,800 PKK terrorists over 2 years: report
Close to 3,800 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists have been killed in some 230,000 counterterrorism operations conducted by Turkey’s security…
Veteran journalist put in prison after losing appeal of terrorist propaganda verdict
Turkey
July 11, 2019
Veteran journalist put in prison after losing appeal of terrorist propaganda verdict
Journalist Hüseyin Aykol was put in prison on Thursday after a regional appeals court upheld a three-year, nine-month prison sentence…
Turkey to deploy first S-400 missiles to Syrian border: report
World
July 11, 2019
Turkey to deploy first S-400 missiles to Syrian border: report
Turkey plans to deploy the initial battery of S-400 air defense missiles, due to arrive from Russia this week, to…
Erdogan cuts development target plans for 2023 in half: report
Politics
July 11, 2019
Erdogan cuts development target plans for 2023 in half: report
The Turkish government has prepared a new development plan for the period 2019-2023, cutting its previously set ambitious targets for…
Turkey’s current account deficit shrinks to 16-year low: report
Business
July 11, 2019
Turkey’s current account deficit shrinks to 16-year low: report
Turkey’s current account deficit has shrunk to its lowest level since 2003, all but eliminating an indicator that was once…
New US ambassador to Turkey arrives in Ankara
World
July 11, 2019
New US ambassador to Turkey arrives in Ankara
David Satterfield, who was confirmed by the US Senate last month as the new ambassador to Turkey, arrived in Ankara…
Turkey is getting ready to host 250 thousand police officers from Russia
World
July 11, 2019
Turkey is getting ready to host 250 thousand police officers from Russia
The head of the Mediterranean tourist association of hoteliers Ercan Yagchi believes that about 250 thousand Russian police officers and…
Zelensky kicks official out of meeting: ‘Get out, you, bandit’
Ukraine
July 10, 2019
Zelensky kicks official out of meeting: ‘Get out, you, bandit’
A July 10 visit by President Volodymyr Zelensky to Boryspil, a city of 60,000 just outside Kyiv, ended in a…
Deputy who went on hunger strike takes parliamentary oath a year late
Turkey
July 10, 2019
Deputy who went on hunger strike takes parliamentary oath a year late
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Leyla Güven, who had been on a hunger strike for nearly 200 days, took the…