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Turkey has detained more than 282,000, arrested 94,000 since 2016 failed coup
July 15, 2020
Turkey has detained more than 282,000, arrested 94,000 since 2016 failed coup
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said Wednesday, on the fourth anniversary of a failed military putsch, that a total of…
Hagia Sophia to remain open to visitors outside of prayer times: report
July 15, 2020
Hagia Sophia to remain open to visitors outside of prayer times: report
Turkey’s Hagia Sophia will open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said Tuesday,…
Greece asks Europe to impose ‘crippling’ sanctions on Turkey: report
July 15, 2020
Greece asks Europe to impose ‘crippling’ sanctions on Turkey: report
Greece wants its European Union partners to prepare “crippling” economic sanctions for use against neighboring Turkey if it goes ahead…
Erdoğan, Trump agree to work more closely for stability in Libya: report
July 15, 2020
Erdoğan, Trump agree to work more closely for stability in Libya: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call to work more closely in…
Turkey considering deployment of Russian S-400s to Libya against French-made jets
July 14, 2020
Turkey considering deployment of Russian S-400s to Libya against French-made jets
Turkey has been on the receiving end of attacks by French-made Rafale jets in Libya and is looking to activate…
Turkey detains local Kurdish politicians in Gaziantep, Diyarbakır
July 14, 2020
Turkey detains local Kurdish politicians in Gaziantep, Diyarbakır
The police on Tuesday detained 33 people in early morning raids in Gaziantep including local officials of the Kurdish Peoples’…
Germany a focal point for Turkey’s MİT, German intelligence says
July 9, 2020
Germany a focal point for Turkey’s MİT, German intelligence says
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), the country’s domestic security agency, said in a report that…
Turkish-backed rebels loot houses in northeastern Syria: report
July 9, 2020
Turkish-backed rebels loot houses in northeastern Syria: report
Turkish-backed rebels plundered several houses in Syria’s Hasakah province in northeastern Syria on Thursday, accusing residents of being members of…
US to launch Cyprus military training, defying Turkey: report
July 9, 2020
US to launch Cyprus military training, defying Turkey: report
The United States said Wednesday it plans to conduct military training with Cyprus for the first time, defying NATO ally…
Turkish verdict allowing Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque expected Friday: report
July 9, 2020
Turkish verdict allowing Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque expected Friday: report
A Turkish court is likely to announce on Friday that the 1934 conversion of İstanbul’s Hagia Sophia into a museum…