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YPG intelligence official killed in Turkish intelligence operation in Iraq: report
January 4, 2020
YPG intelligence official killed in Turkish intelligence operation in Iraq: report
Metin Arslan, an intelligence official for the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), was killed in an operation conducted by Turkey’s…
Top court reverses verdict acquitting former Fenerbahçe chairman of match fixing
January 4, 2020
Top court reverses verdict acquitting former Fenerbahçe chairman of match fixing
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed a decision from a high criminal court in İstanbul that acquitted former Fenerbahçe…
70 air force cadets sentenced to life in prison on coup charges
January 4, 2020
70 air force cadets sentenced to life in prison on coup charges
An İstanbul court has handed down life sentences to 70 air force academy cadets on charges of attempting to destroy…
Turkey’s inflation rises slightly more than expected to 11.8 pct: report
January 4, 2020
Turkey’s inflation rises slightly more than expected to 11.8 pct: report
Turkey’s annual inflation rate rose slightly more than expected to 11.84 percent in December, official data showed on Friday, ending…
Turkish operator says ex-Nissan boss used its jets illegally in escape from Japan
January 4, 2020
Turkish operator says ex-Nissan boss used its jets illegally in escape from Japan
Turkish private aircraft operator MNG Jet said on Friday that its planes were used illegally in the escape from Japan…
Rouhani calls on Erdoğan to take united stance against U.S. agresssion
January 4, 2020
Rouhani calls on Erdoğan to take united stance against U.S. agresssion
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called on Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to take united stance against Washington following the killing…
Turkey begins work on Erdoğan’s all women’s university project
January 4, 2020
Turkey begins work on Erdoğan’s all women’s university project
Turkey has established a foundation for a first all women’s university, whose board of trustees include the country’s first woman…
Turkish jet firm under spotlight with Ghosn escape – LA Times
January 4, 2020
Turkish jet firm under spotlight with Ghosn escape – LA Times
The dramatic exfiltration of Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Beirut via Istanbul is drawing attention to Turkish charter…
Turkey’s Libya operation targeting gas reserves – Deutsche Welle
January 4, 2020
Turkey’s Libya operation targeting gas reserves – Deutsche Welle
There is much more on the table for Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is taking on another expensive military…
A great new game unfolding in east Mediterranean – Kathimerini
January 4, 2020
A great new game unfolding in east Mediterranean – Kathimerini
The new decade arrives with a great game in the east Mediterranean, where all the protagonists know how deeply their…