Ankara
Turkish court acquits all defendants in clandestine JİTEM network trial
Turkey
December 14, 2019
Turkish court acquits all defendants in clandestine JİTEM network trial
A high criminal court in Ankara has acquitted all defendants of murder in a trial involving the enforced disappearance or…
US Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide: report
World
December 12, 2019
US Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide: report
The US Senate passed a resolution on Thursday formally recognizing the Ottoman Empire’s genocide against the Armenian people, a move…
Turkey has repatriated 59 ISIL members since Nov. 11: ministry
World
December 5, 2019
Turkey has repatriated 59 ISIL members since Nov. 11: ministry
Turkey has repatriated a total of 59 foreign Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspects since Nov. 11,…
French president accuses Turkey of working with ISIL proxies
World
December 4, 2019
French president accuses Turkey of working with ISIL proxies
French President Emmanuel Macron accused Turkey on Tuesday of working with Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) proxies…
Cyprus, Greece, Egypt call Turkey’s agreement with Libyan gov’t ‘illegal’: report
World
November 29, 2019
Cyprus, Greece, Egypt call Turkey’s agreement with Libyan gov’t ‘illegal’: report
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt have slammed Turkey’s deal on maritime boundaries with Libya’s internationally recognized, Tripoli-based government, criticizing it for…
Turkey should stop blackmailing EU on migration, Greek minister says
World
November 24, 2019
Turkey should stop blackmailing EU on migration, Greek minister says
Giorgos Koumoutsakos, Greece’s alternate minister for migration policy, said Turkey should stop using refugees as a tool of blackmail to…
Turkey needs to ‘get rid of’ Russian S-400s to resolve problems with US
World
November 24, 2019
Turkey needs to ‘get rid of’ Russian S-400s to resolve problems with US
Turkey needs to “get rid of” the Russian S-400 missile defense system it purchased, a senior State Department official said…
Turkish parliament passes legislation hiking income tax rate for high earners: report
World
November 24, 2019
Turkish parliament passes legislation hiking income tax rate for high earners: report
Turkey’s parliament late on Thursday passed new laws on tax regulation including higher rates for high earners and hotel accommodation,…
Turkey-Pakistan teaming up against east Med. alliances – Kathimerini
World
November 24, 2019
Turkey-Pakistan teaming up against east Med. alliances – Kathimerini
Turkey and Pakistan’s military exercise this week in Greece’s territorial waters is a reaction by Ankara to Greek and Cypriot…
Turkey orders 138 detentions in post-coup crackdown on Gülen followers
Turkey
November 24, 2019
Turkey orders 138 detentions in post-coup crackdown on Gülen followers
Turkish prosecutors on Friday ordered the detention of 138 suspects as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the…