Turkey
Turkey’s currency survives ‘flash crash’ overnight amid US-China trade war
Business
August 26, 2019
Turkey’s currency survives ‘flash crash’ overnight amid US-China trade war
The Turkish lira weakened more than 1 percent against the dollar on Monday, Reuters reported, after briefly tumbling to 6.47…
Turkey’s main opposition ups support for Kurdish opposition after removal of mayors
Turkey
August 26, 2019
Turkey’s main opposition ups support for Kurdish opposition after removal of mayors
Turkey’s main opposition increased its support for a Kurdish opposition party on Monday after three Kurdish mayors were dismissed by…
Turkey seeking return of relics taken from historic Sumela Monastery
Turkey
August 26, 2019
Turkey seeking return of relics taken from historic Sumela Monastery
Academics from Turkey are looking to collect objects they believe belong to the 4th century Christian Orthodox Sumela Monastery in…
Greece resumes deportations of migrants to Turkey: official
World
August 26, 2019
Greece resumes deportations of migrants to Turkey: official
Greece says it is resuming deportations of migrants to Turkey in an effort to address an increase in arrivals over…
Turkey bans another pro-LGBT event in İstanbul: report
Turkey
August 26, 2019
Turkey bans another pro-LGBT event in İstanbul: report
Authorities in İstanbul have banned the “Queer Olympix,” organizers said Saturday, becoming the latest pro-LGBT event to be cancelled in…
3 Turkish soldiers killed in cross-border operation in northern Iraq
World
August 26, 2019
3 Turkish soldiers killed in cross-border operation in northern Iraq
Turkey’s defense ministry on Sunday said three soldiers were killed and seven others were wounded during clashes with the Kurdistan…
Syrian Kurds will support Turkish-US safe zone in Syria: report
World
August 26, 2019
Syrian Kurds will support Turkish-US safe zone in Syria: report
Syria’s Kurds said on Saturday they would support the implementation of a US-Turkey deal to set up a buffer zone…
Turkey says Syria safe zone centre with U.S. fully operational
World
August 26, 2019
Turkey says Syria safe zone centre with U.S. fully operational
A joint Turkish-U.S. operation centre to work on a planned safe zone in north and east Syria, is fully operational,…
Turkish police detain dozens in women’s protest against dismissed Kurdish mayors
Turkey
August 26, 2019
Turkish police detain dozens in women’s protest against dismissed Kurdish mayors
Turkish police on Saturday detained around 20 people during a women’s protest in Istanbul against the dismissal earlier this week…
Erdoğan slams Istanbul mayor İmamoglu over vacationing during flash flooding
Turkey
August 25, 2019
Erdoğan slams Istanbul mayor İmamoglu over vacationing during flash flooding
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday blasted the opposition mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, over what he called a…