Syria
US planning to establish safe zone in northern Syria: Pompeo
World
June 2, 2019
US planning to establish safe zone in northern Syria: Pompeo
The US is planning to set up a safe zone in northern Syria to avoid further tension in the region,…
Idlib rebel chief urges Turkey to do more in countering gov’t attacks: report
World
May 29, 2019
Idlib rebel chief urges Turkey to do more in countering gov’t attacks: report
Russian-backed Syrian government forces will be able to advance all the way to the Turkish border if they pierce rebel…
Hungary sentences 2 Kurds for financing PKK terrorist group
World
May 18, 2019
Hungary sentences 2 Kurds for financing PKK terrorist group
A court in Szeged, southern Hungary, on Thursday sentenced a Kurdish couple to two years in prison and ordered them…
Journalist who joined ISIS in 2015 wants to be tried by Turkish court
World
May 16, 2019
Journalist who joined ISIS in 2015 wants to be tried by Turkish court
A Turkish journalist who joined the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has said she wants to be…
Turkey world leader in requests for content removal from Twitter in last half of 2018
World
May 11, 2019
Turkey world leader in requests for content removal from Twitter in last half of 2018
Turkey was the country that most frequently requested removal of content from Twitter in the second half of 2018, according…
4 women, 5 children die after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast
World
May 4, 2019
4 women, 5 children die after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast
Four women and five children died on Friday after their migrant boat sank off the Turkish coast, the coastguard said,…
EU should stop misleading Turkey over accession, Hungarian minister says
World
May 4, 2019
EU should stop misleading Turkey over accession, Hungarian minister says
The European Union should stop “misleading” Turkey about its prospects of membership in the bloc and instead offer it a…
Izmir follows Ankara’s bread price increase
Business
April 30, 2019
Izmir follows Ankara’s bread price increase
The price of 250 grams of bread in Izmir city has increased to 1.5 lira (0.25 USD) – a 25…
2 years on, Wikipedia still remains blocked in Turkey
Turkey
April 30, 2019
2 years on, Wikipedia still remains blocked in Turkey
April 29 marked the second anniversary of a ban imposed by Turkish authorities on access to popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia,…
In Turkey, Syrian refugees no longer welcomed as economy teeters
Turkey
April 28, 2019
In Turkey, Syrian refugees no longer welcomed as economy teeters
Media reports reveal that as Turkey’s economy gets worse and affects Turkish people’s purchasing power, the attitude toward the Syrian…