Left-wing CHP leader Canan Kaftancioglu inflicted a humiliating defeat on Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul in 2019. Now the Turkish … More
Tag: Turkey
Turkey says its ready to repair frayed ties with Europe
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday his country is ready to put its frayed relationship … More
Turkish televangelist and cult leader Harun Yahya jailed 1,000 years for sex crimes
ISTANBUL, Jan 12 : A Turkish court yesterday sentenced a Muslim televangelist who surrounded himself with scantily clad women he … More
Review: Khashoggi doc ‘The Dissident’ is essential viewing
It’s hard to decide what’s most shocking in “The Dissident,” Bryan Fogel’s urgent, gripping new documentary about the horrific murder of Saudi … More
Hospital fire kills 9 COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) : A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey … More
Turkey orders the arrest of hundreds of military over alleged coup ties
Turkey has ordered that 304 military personnel be arrested over alleged links to a group blamed for a 2016 coup … More
Erdoğan uses syncretism of neo-Ottomanism and pan-Turkism to build Greater Turkey
A common espousal is that Turkey and Azerbaijan constitute “two states, one nation,” and this is not a belief shared … More
In Karabakh deal, as many questions as answers
The deal left unmentioned critical issues like the final status of Nagorno-Karabakh and Turkey’s role in implementing the ceasefire. The … More
Where do old cellphones go? To this collection in Turkey if they’re lucky
A phone repairman who works in Van has amassed a collection of 1,000 cell phones over twenty years. Sahabettin Ozcelik, … More
Quake toll rises to 116 in Turkey; rescuers finish searches
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The death toll in last week’s Aegean Sea earthquake rose to 116 on Wednesday as rescuers … More
70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 75
IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Rescue workers in western Turkey extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building Sunday, some 34 … More
Turkey quake death toll hits 58
President Erdogan says he’s determined to heal wounds of victims in Izmir ANKARA : The death toll from Friday’s earthquake … More
Major 7.0 magnitude quake hits western Turkey – Six dead, buildings collapse as major quake hits Turkey, Greece
A major 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of western Turkey on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, with … More
Indonesian textile exports fall as Turkey imposes import duties
JAKARTA : Indonesia is seeing a steep decline in textile exports to Turkey—a major market for textile products—blamed on additional … More
Is Saudi Arabia really boycotting Turkish products?
Relations between 2 countries have soured in recent years due to stark positions adopted on several issues ISTANBUL : Several … More
Everything We Know About The Fighting That Has Erupted Between Armenia And Azerbaijan
Renewed fighting over a long-standing territorial dispute could have broader implications, with Russia and Turkey supporting the opposing sides. A … More
Turkey ‘indicts six more Saudis’ over Jamal Khashoggi murder
Istanbul prosecutors seek life imprisonment for two suspects and up to five years in jail for four others, report says. … More
In Pakistan’s eyes Turkey leads Islamic world
Turkey is channeling its imperial past to assert its status as the ideological and cultural leader of the Muslim world … More
4,000-year-old textile mill unearthed in western Turkey
This year’s excavation unearthed remaining parts of a house, after textile equipment was discovered last year DENIZLI, Turkey : Turkish … More
Turkey-Greece relations: Why are the two countries locked in a dispute over drilling rights?
Turkey, Greece and Cyprus are embroiled in a war of words that is quickly escalating to shows of military strength. … More
How Turkey’s Soft Power Conquered Pakistan
The TV drama “Ertugrul” reveals how neo-Ottoman fantasies are finding an enthusiastic audience in a country that struggles with Saudi … More
Qatar intel officer bribed Erdogan aide $65 mln to push Turkey military deal: Report
A senior member of Turkey’s ruling AK Party government received a $65 mln bribe from Qatari intelligence to push ahead … More
Erdoğan believes he is restoring Turkey to greatness. Is he?
The Erdoğan vision is to recreate the period of Turkish and Ottoman greatness. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the founder of … More
As Turkey and Iran Build Dams, Iraqis Watch Twin Rivers Dry Up
Seawater is pushing back into freshwater rivers, strangling wildlife, human settlements Diwaniyah, Iraq : With its neighbours activating new dams, … More
