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Turkey and Greece exchange harsh words over Hagia Sophia prayers
World
July 25, 2020
Turkey and Greece exchange harsh words over Hagia Sophia prayers
Turkey and Greece exchanged harsh words on Saturday over the conversion of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia into a mosque, a day…
At least 721 journalists arrested between 2002 and 2019 during AKP rule: deputy
Turkey
July 24, 2020
At least 721 journalists arrested between 2002 and 2019 during AKP rule: deputy
At least 721 journalists were arrested in Turkey between 2002 and 2019, 93 of whom are still in prison, according…
Saudi Arabia pressuring local businesses to avoid trade with Turkey: report
World
July 24, 2020
Saudi Arabia pressuring local businesses to avoid trade with Turkey: report
Saudi Arabia is pressuring local businesses not to do business with Turkey and is detaining trucks carrying fresh fruits and…
Jailed journalist Baransu sentenced to 19.5 years in prison
Turkey
July 20, 2020
Jailed journalist Baransu sentenced to 19.5 years in prison
Investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu, who has been behind bars since March 2015, has been handed down a prison sentence of…
History professor says Hagia Sophia mosaics should be removed after its conversion to mosque
Turkey
July 20, 2020
History professor says Hagia Sophia mosaics should be removed after its conversion to mosque
A professor of history has called for the removal of the mosaics and icons in the ancient Hagia Sophia, claiming…
Turkey has detained more than 282,000, arrested 94,000 since 2016 failed coup
Turkey
July 15, 2020
Turkey has detained more than 282,000, arrested 94,000 since 2016 failed coup
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said Wednesday, on the fourth anniversary of a failed military putsch, that a total of…
Greece asks Europe to impose ‘crippling’ sanctions on Turkey: report
World
July 15, 2020
Greece asks Europe to impose ‘crippling’ sanctions on Turkey: report
Greece wants its European Union partners to prepare “crippling” economic sanctions for use against neighboring Turkey if it goes ahead…
Turkey considering deployment of Russian S-400s to Libya against French-made jets
World
July 14, 2020
Turkey considering deployment of Russian S-400s to Libya against French-made jets
Turkey has been on the receiving end of attacks by French-made Rafale jets in Libya and is looking to activate…
Turkey detains local Kurdish politicians in Gaziantep, Diyarbakır
Turkey
July 14, 2020
Turkey detains local Kurdish politicians in Gaziantep, Diyarbakır
The police on Tuesday detained 33 people in early morning raids in Gaziantep including local officials of the Kurdish Peoples’…
Germany a focal point for Turkey’s MİT, German intelligence says
World
July 9, 2020
Germany a focal point for Turkey’s MİT, German intelligence says
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), the country’s domestic security agency, said in a report that…