Turkey
Turkey raids ship carrying 276 migrants, detains 8 smugglers: report
Turkey
July 7, 2020
Turkey raids ship carrying 276 migrants, detains 8 smugglers: report
Turkish authorities on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle 276 migrants to Europe on board a ship and detained eight…
92 journalists prosecuted in Turkey amid coronavirus measures: report
Turkey
July 7, 2020
92 journalists prosecuted in Turkey amid coronavirus measures: report
Despite the coronavirus measures in effect in Turkey between March 17 and June 15, 92 journalists were prosecuted in 59…
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…
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,…
Babacan vows to dissolve Turkey’s Wealth Fund, calls it an unregulated ‘black hole’
Turkey
July 2, 2020
Babacan vows to dissolve Turkey’s Wealth Fund, calls it an unregulated ‘black hole’
Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) leader Ali Babacan has promised to abolish Turkey’s Wealth Fund in the event his party…
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 wants French apology over Mediterranean warships incident
World
July 2, 2020
Turkey wants French apology over Mediterranean warships incident
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Thursday Turkey expects France to apologize after an incident between Turkish and French warships…
Britain to allow travel to and from Turkey in boost to tourism industry
World
July 2, 2020
Britain to allow travel to and from Turkey in boost to tourism industry
Britain will allow travel to and from Turkey without the need to quarantine, giving a boost to Turkish efforts to…
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.…