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Greek police pushed fleeing Erdoğan foes back to Turkey
World
August 7, 2021
Greek police pushed fleeing Erdoğan foes back to Turkey
Men, women and children fleeing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s crackdown on dissent were robbed of their belongings and pushed…
Opposition mayors ready to breathe new life into THK’s firefighting aircraft
Turkey
August 5, 2021
Opposition mayors ready to breathe new life into THK’s firefighting aircraft
Eleven mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have said in a joint statement that they are ready…
Hundreds evacuated by sea as wildfire reaches Turkish power plant
Turkey
August 5, 2021
Hundreds evacuated by sea as wildfire reaches Turkish power plant
Turkish rescuers on Thursday began evacuating hundreds of villagers by sea after a deadly wildfire engulfed the outer edges of…
Turkey pushes back at US plan to resettle Afghans
World
August 4, 2021
Turkey pushes back at US plan to resettle Afghans
Ankara has criticized a US plan to use third countries such as Turkey to resettle thousands of Afghans who risk…
Turkey saves power plant from ‘unprecedented’ wildfires
Turkey
August 4, 2021
Turkey saves power plant from ‘unprecedented’ wildfires
Rescuers used helicopters and water cannon Wednesday to beat back fires encircling a Turkish power plant in the second week…
10 arrested on charges of murdering Kurdish family in central Turkey
Turkey
August 4, 2021
10 arrested on charges of murdering Kurdish family in central Turkey
Ten people have been arrested and jailed in connection with the killing of seven members of a Kurdish family in…
Top court rules on ‘overly broad’ law on criminal organization membership
Turkey
August 4, 2021
Top court rules on ‘overly broad’ law on criminal organization membership
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has issued a so-called pilot judgment about a provision of the Turkish Penal Code prescribing the penalty…
Deadly wildfires reach Turkish power plant, sparking evacuations
Turkey
August 4, 2021
Deadly wildfires reach Turkish power plant, sparking evacuations
A thermal power plant and its surrounding town on the Aegean Sea were being evacuated on Wednesday as a deadly…
Syria shelling by Turkey, proxies kills 4, says war monitor
World
August 4, 2021
Syria shelling by Turkey, proxies kills 4, says war monitor
Shelling by Turkish forces and their rebel proxies killed three children and a male relative in northern Syria Wednesday, a…
Pro-gov’t journalist suggests another coup attempt is looming in Turkey
Turkey
August 4, 2021
Pro-gov’t journalist suggests another coup attempt is looming in Turkey
A staunchly pro-government journalist in Turkey has suggested that “strange developments” are taking place against the ruling Justice and Development…