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Turkish-backed rebels loot houses in northeastern Syria: report
World
July 9, 2020
Turkish-backed rebels loot houses in northeastern Syria: report
Turkish-backed rebels plundered several houses in Syria’s Hasakah province in northeastern Syria on Thursday, accusing residents of being members of…
US to launch Cyprus military training, defying Turkey: report
World
July 9, 2020
US to launch Cyprus military training, defying Turkey: report
The United States said Wednesday it plans to conduct military training with Cyprus for the first time, defying NATO ally…
Turkish verdict allowing Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque expected Friday: report
Turkey
July 9, 2020
Turkish verdict allowing Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque expected Friday: report
A Turkish court is likely to announce on Friday that the 1934 conversion of İstanbul’s Hagia Sophia into a museum…
Russia fails at UN in bid to cut Turkey border aid access to Syrian people: report
World
July 9, 2020
Russia fails at UN in bid to cut Turkey border aid access to Syrian people: report
A Russian bid to halve access for humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey to just one border crossing failed…
İstanbul Convention for preventing domestic violence splits Erdoğan’s party
Turkey
July 7, 2020
İstanbul Convention for preventing domestic violence splits Erdoğan’s party
The İstanbul Convention, signed by member countries of the Council of Europe in 2011 to promote women’s rights and prevent…
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…