Erdoğan-linked NYC foundation buys Muhammad Ali’s estate for $2.5 million
World
February 21, 2019
Erdoğan-linked NYC foundation buys Muhammad Ali’s estate for $2.5 million
A New York City-based foundation established by two Turkish government-linked foundations has purchased an 81-acre estate belonging the late boxer Muhammad Ali…
Young Turkish jihadist who joined al-Qaeda in Syria acquitted by a court
Turkey
February 21, 2019
Young Turkish jihadist who joined al-Qaeda in Syria acquitted by a court
A Turkish court acquitted a jihadist who went to fight in Syria, part of the government’s revolving door policy in…
Turkey condemns European parliament committee call to suspend accession
World
February 21, 2019
Turkey condemns European parliament committee call to suspend accession
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey criticized on Thursday as “unacceptable” a vote by the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee calling for…
Minister on harassed student: I won’t allow pressure on police over a woman with a Gülenist father
Turkey
February 20, 2019
Minister on harassed student: I won’t allow pressure on police over a woman with a Gülenist father
Turkish Minister of Interior Affairs Süleyman Soylu said on Wednesday that he would not let police be pressured over a…
Turks are dumping lira and hoarding dollars: report
Business
February 20, 2019
Turks are dumping lira and hoarding dollars: report
Turkish households and companies that are faced with runaway inflation and near-zero real returns on local-currency deposits have converted $18…
Ankara prosecutor investigates HDP co-chair for “making terrorist propaganda”
Turkey
February 20, 2019
Ankara prosecutor investigates HDP co-chair for “making terrorist propaganda”
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into comments made Sezai Temelli during a meeting in the eastern province of Van in…
Turkey risks diplomatic rows as it accommodates the hospitalization of leader of Syria’s Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham after a bomb blast injury
World
February 20, 2019
Turkey risks diplomatic rows as it accommodates the hospitalization of leader of Syria’s Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham after a bomb blast injury
THE TOP COMMANDER of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and founder of Jabhat Al-Nusra was injured during the Monday explosion in Idlib,…
European leaders asked to act against wide spread hunger strikes, started with the aim of getting Ankara to recognize Ocalan’s rights
World
February 20, 2019
European leaders asked to act against wide spread hunger strikes, started with the aim of getting Ankara to recognize Ocalan’s rights
TOP LAWMAKERS in Europe have been called on to take action against the actions of Ankara that has seen hundreds…
Assad adviser calls Turkey’s safe zone in northeast Syria illegal land grab
World
February 20, 2019
Assad adviser calls Turkey’s safe zone in northeast Syria illegal land grab
Bouthaina Shaaban, a senior adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on Tuesday said Turkey’s idea of carving out a safe…
Cracks in Turkey’s economy keep getting larger
Economy
February 20, 2019
Cracks in Turkey’s economy keep getting larger
During the countdown to the March 31 local elections in Turkey, things are not as rosy as the Justice and…