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Turkish verdict allowing Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque expected Friday: report
Turkey
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…
June phone call breaks the ice between Mitsotakis, Erdoğan: report
World
July 7, 2020
June phone call breaks the ice between Mitsotakis, Erdoğan: report
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday he felt more comfortable picking up the phone to Turkish President Recep…
Court convicts former Amnesty Turkey leaders on terror charges: report
Turkey
July 3, 2020
Court convicts former Amnesty Turkey leaders on terror charges: report
Amnesty International Turkey said two of its former leaders were convicted on terrorism charges by an İstanbul court on Friday…
Families commemorate 1993 Sivas massacre victims on anniversary
Turkey
July 2, 2020
Families commemorate 1993 Sivas massacre victims on anniversary
Thirty-three Turkish intellectuals who perished in a fire in 1993 inside the Madımak Hotel were commemorated in Sivas on Thursday,…
Turkey’s Erdoğan to make first post-pandemic visit to Qatar: report
World
July 2, 2020
Turkey’s Erdoğan to make first post-pandemic visit to Qatar: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is heading to Qatar to meet with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, his…
Turkey to investigate TikTok over data security concerns
Turkey
July 2, 2020
Turkey to investigate TikTok over data security concerns
Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Board (KVKK) has launched an investigation into social media platform TikTok over concerns about a possible…
Turkey, Russia, Iran leaders commit to Syrian peace process
World
July 1, 2020
Turkey, Russia, Iran leaders commit to Syrian peace process
Turkey, Russia and Iran on Wednesday expressed their commitment to bring stability and security to war-torn Syria through peaceful dialogue.…
Erdoğan announces tighter gov’t control over social media following insults to family
Turkey
July 1, 2020
Erdoğan announces tighter gov’t control over social media following insults to family
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed on Wednesday to tighten the government’s control over social media, a long-standing mission of…
Plastic waste sent from EU to Turkey increased by almost 200 times
World
June 27, 2020
Plastic waste sent from EU to Turkey increased by almost 200 times
The amount of plastic waste sent from European Union countries to be processed in Turkey increased 173-fold since 2004, news…
Turkey to construct 50,000 houses in Syria’s Idlib to stop new migrant influx
World
June 26, 2020
Turkey to construct 50,000 houses in Syria’s Idlib to stop new migrant influx
Turkey on Thursday pledged to construct 50,000 houses near the Turkish border in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province in an attempt…