Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Kremlin on Wednesday, where the pair were set to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, a country in which both nations have a military presence, albeit on opposing sides. Putin and Erdogan met in the Russian[Read More…]
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Trump to visit Turkey in 2019 upon Erdogan’s invitation: Official
Ankara: US President Donald Trump has agreed to visit Turkey in 2019, Turkey’s presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin announced on Monday. Speaking at a press conference after a cabinet meeting in capital Ankara, Kalin said Trump accepted the invitation by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a weekend phone call between[Read More…]
Erdogan demands Saudis reveal location of Khashoggi’s body
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on Saudi Arabia to reveal the location of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s body and hand over the suspects involved in his killing. Erdogan’s comments came after the Turkish media reported that the country’s police found no DNA traces of the Washington[Read More…]
Turkey to reveal ‘naked truth’ of Saudi journalist’s murder: President
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he will make statements about murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during his party’s parliamentary group meeting on Tuesday. Speaking at an event in Istanbul on Sunday, Erdogan stated that Turkey seeks justice and will reveal the “naked truth”, reports Xinhua news[Read More…]
Erdogan announces takeover of Syria’s Afrin city
Istanbul: Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels have taken Afrin city centre under control following two-month’s of fighting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. The Free Syrian Army, backed by the Turkish army, completely took over Afrin’s city centre on Sunday, Erdogan said at a ceremony marking the 103rd[Read More…]
Turkish President declares victory in referendum to back an executive presidential system
Turkey has made a historic decision in backing an executive presidential system, President Tayyip Erdogan said, adding that the “Yes” camp had secured 25 million votes in Sunday’s referendum while 1.3 million said no to the referendum. “Turkey for the first time in its history has decided with the will[Read More…]
Twitter accounts of UNICEF, Forbes, Reuters and others hacked by Turkish govt supporters
Hundreds of Twitter accounts, including media outlets, celebrities, international aid organisations and political entities, appear to be hacked by a group supporting the Turkish government. The tweets from alleged hackers include a swastika, as well as the hashtags ‘Nazialmanya’ (NaziGermany) and ‘Nazihollanda’ (NaziHolland), which refers to the increasing diplomatic tensions between[Read More…]
Turkish MPs support bill that sets child rapists free if they marry victim
A new bill proposed by the Turkish parliament will allow those who rape underage children to be pardoned for the crime as long as they marry the victim after the act. The bill would pardon men only if they had sex without “force or threat” and if they married the[Read More…]
Turkey declares 3-month state of emergency
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared a state of emergency for three months following the failed military coup. He vowed to cleanse “all the viruses within the armed forces” to restore normalcy to the democratically-elected country. The decision comes after he presiding over a meeting with the national security[Read More…]
Turkish military coup: 190 dead, 1,154 wounded, 1,563 detained
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the people of Turkey on Friday to avert the military coup, after rebel soldiers hijacked an aircraft and dropped bombs and fire shots at civilians across Istanbul and Ankara in an attempt to seize control. The military took to the streets to terrorise residence[Read More…]