Exclusive: Turkey to test S-400 air defense system October 5-16, official correspondence reveals
World
October 3, 2020
Exclusive: Turkey to test S-400 air defense system October 5-16, official correspondence reveals
According to a piece of official correspondence dated September 24 seen by Turkish Minute, Turkey will activate the S-400 missile…
Council of Europe, rights watchdog condemn arrest of pro-Kurdish politicians
Turkey
October 3, 2020
Council of Europe, rights watchdog condemn arrest of pro-Kurdish politicians
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Council of Europe (CoE) have denounced Ankara’s recent crackdown on politicians from the pro-Kurdish…
Uproar erupts in Turkey as minister admits to hiding true coronavirus numbers
Life Style
October 2, 2020
Uproar erupts in Turkey as minister admits to hiding true coronavirus numbers
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca made a bombshell revelation on Wednesday, saying that the government does not add the number…
Ankara court arrests pro-Kurdish co-mayor, 16 pro-Kurdish politicians
Turkey
October 2, 2020
Ankara court arrests pro-Kurdish co-mayor, 16 pro-Kurdish politicians
An Ankara court on Friday arrested 17 politicians from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), including the co-mayor of the…
U.S. senator probes Trump- Erdoğan relationship
World
September 24, 2020
U.S. senator probes Trump- Erdoğan relationship
A senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has sought to investigate ties between President Donald Trump and…
Russia-Turkey patrols in northern Syria to restart when situation stabilises – Lavrov
World
September 22, 2020
Russia-Turkey patrols in northern Syria to restart when situation stabilises – Lavrov
Russia and Turkey will resume joint patrols in northern Syrian as soon as the situation in the area stabilises, Russian…
Sanctioning Turkey complex in several ways, says German top diplomat
World
September 20, 2020
Sanctioning Turkey complex in several ways, says German top diplomat
The European Union should refrain from adopting premature sanctions against Turkey since there is still room for diplomacy in the…
Greece’s military buildup is no small task
World
September 19, 2020
Greece’s military buildup is no small task
Faced with Turkey’s aggressive behaviour in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean, Greece is forging bilateral and multilateral partnerships that are…
Moody’s downgrades ratings for Turkey’s 8 largest companies
Turkey
September 18, 2020
Moody’s downgrades ratings for Turkey’s 8 largest companies
International credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded the ratings on the eight largest non-financial corporates in Turkey after the downgrade of…
Turkey’s president launches new unit to wage information warfare
Turkey
September 18, 2020
Turkey’s president launches new unit to wage information warfare
A new unit to counter “misinformation tactics waged against Turkey,” in Turkish authorities’ words, will work under Turkish President Recep…