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Turkey raids Syrian army outpost in northern SyriaF

Turkish raids in northern Syria on Sunday struck outposts operated by the Syrian army and Kurdish-led forces, killing three, a Britain-based war monitor said. The raids near the Kurdish-held border town of Kobane targeted positions of the Syrian army and the Syrian...

Turkey: Anti-LGBTQ rally held in IstanbulF

Hundreds of people attended an anti-LGBTQ rally Sunday in Istanbul, answering a call from dozens of conservative associations, an AFP photographer reported. Bearing banners with slogans such as "protect your family and your generation", participants urged a ban on...

Turkey: Two road accidents in Turkey claim dozens of livesF

At least 34 people were killed and dozens injured in two separate road accidents Saturday, each in places where collisions had taken place shortly before, local media reported. A first crash involving a bus and an ambulance killed 15 people and injured 31 more on a...

Spy story: Israeli businessman saved by Turkish spiesF

Turkish spies thwarted a plot orchestrated by Iran to kill an Israeli-Turkish businessman based in Istanbul, a pro-government daily reported Friday. Turkey's National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) discovered a network of nine operatives dubbed an "Iran assassination...

Turkey issues arrest warrants for dozens of people over 2014 pro-Kurdish protestsF

Turkish prosecutors on Friday issued arrest warrants for 82 people, including a mayor, suspected of involvement in 2014 pro-Kurdish protests that left 37 dead. State news agency Anadolu said 19 people had already been detained on suspicion of involvement in the...

Turkey angry at US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over comments comparing Trump to ErdoganF

Turkey's top diplomat on Friday condemned US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's "blatant ignorance" for suggesting President Donald Trump was trampling on democracy as if he were in Turkey. Trump indicated on Wednesday he might not honour the results of the November 3...

Turkey and Greece say they are ready to talk over East Med disputeF

Turkey and Greece have agreed to start talks over disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish presidency said Tuesday after diplomatic efforts to defuse a crisis that has raised fears of conflict.   The two sides said they were "ready to start...

Turkey wants Greece to punish newspaper for headline insulting ErdoganF

Istanbul, Sept 19, 2020 - The Turkish government has condemned a headline in a Greek newspaper that insults President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, urging Athens to take action. Turkey's foreign ministry had already summoned Greece's ambassador over the headline in Dimokratia...

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