Turkey
Turkey bars international lawyers from attending Demirtaş hearing
Turkey
January 9, 2020
Turkey bars international lawyers from attending Demirtaş hearing
Turkish authorities on Tuesday prevented two members of the Connecticut-based Lawyers Without Borders from observing a hearing in the trial…
4 Turkish soldiers killed in explosion in northern Syria: ministry
World
January 9, 2020
4 Turkish soldiers killed in explosion in northern Syria: ministry
Turkey’s Defense Ministry has announced that four Turkish soldiers have been killed by a car bomb in northern Syria, where…
Turkish TV director claims Soleimani played crucial role in thwarting 2016 coup attempt
World
January 8, 2020
Turkish TV director claims Soleimani played crucial role in thwarting 2016 coup attempt
Nureddin Şirin, the director of Turkey’s Kudüs TV, has claimed that top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was instrumental in defeating…
Turkey says it killed PKK’s top female militant in operation in N. Iraq
World
January 8, 2020
Turkey says it killed PKK’s top female militant in operation in N. Iraq
Turkey announced on Wednesday that it had killed a senior female militant of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) during a…
Putin, Erdoğan officially inaugurate TurkStream pipeline at İstanbul ceremony
World
January 8, 2020
Putin, Erdoğan officially inaugurate TurkStream pipeline at İstanbul ceremony
The presidents of Turkey and Russia on Wednesday formally launched the TurkStream pipeline, which will carry Russian natural gas to…
Turkey denies Erdoğan called Soleimani a ‘martyr’
World
January 8, 2020
Turkey denies Erdoğan called Soleimani a ‘martyr’
A Turkish official has denied that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani a “martyr” during a…
Erdoğan, Johnson call on Iran to comply with nuclear deal: report
World
January 8, 2020
Erdoğan, Johnson call on Iran to comply with nuclear deal: report
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a phone call that Iran must comply…
Turkey has deployed 35 troops to Libya, Erdoğan says
World
January 8, 2020
Turkey has deployed 35 troops to Libya, Erdoğan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said Turkey has deployed 35 military personnel to Libya for coordination and training…
5-year-old subjected to strip search during prison visit: report
Turkey
January 8, 2020
5-year-old subjected to strip search during prison visit: report
A 5-year-old boy was subjected to a strip search during a prison visit in Turkey’s Samsun province, according to a…
Turkish official rejects Erdoğan calling Iran’s Soleimani martyr
World
January 5, 2020
Turkish official rejects Erdoğan calling Iran’s Soleimani martyr
A Turkish official said on Sunday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan did not call slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani…