Tag: Turkey
Egypt warns Turkey to stop criticizing Sisi again
Egypt warned Ankara Saturday of “further action” as it protested for the second time in a week at the Turkish…
Turkey arrests over 50 senior police officers in new swoop
Turkish authorities on Tuesday arrested 55 senior police officers in a criminal probe over alleged corruption and abuse of office,…
Demba Ba joins Turkish giants Besiktas
Demba Ba has completed a transfer from Chelsea to Turkish giants Besiktas for a reported fee of £4.7m after passing…
Erdogan accuses Israel of ‘systematic genocide’ in Gaza
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday launched his most bitter attack yet against Israel over its air campaign…
Popular Turkish singer causes outrage with anti-Semitic Gaza tweets
A popular Turkish female pop singer was under pressure Friday to make a public apology after she posted a succession…
Turkish group to build juice factory in Nigeria
A Turkish business group, Esidef, is collaborating with some Nigerian entrepreneurs to establish a juice producing factory in the country…
‘I won’t kill number 3’ – Turkish wife killer
A Turkish man who was kicked out of a TV dating show after revealing he had killed his two previous…
Turkish police teargas protesting workers on May Day
Turkish police used water canon and tear gas on Thursday to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to defy a…
Turkey’s Twitter ban backfires
The global Internet community rallied to help Twitter users in Turkey circumvent a block on the popular messaging service on…
Turkey’s PM vows to wipe out Twitter
Turkey’s combative prime minister warned on Thursday that he would eradicate Twitter in the wake of damaging allegations of corruption…
US to play Nigeria, Turkey in friendlies
The United States will face Nigeria, Azerbaijan and Turkey in tune-up matches before going to Brazil for the World Cup,…
Mass purge of cops in Turkey over corruption
Turkey purged hundreds of police and launched an investigation into prosecutors Tuesday in the latest twist in a vast corruption…
Nigeria makes 3,000th gas export landmark
Africa’s largest oil producer Nigeria on Tuesday exported its milestone 3,000th liquefied natural gas cargo since it began operations in…
Political turmoil costs Turkey $100b
ANKARA (AFP) – The political crisis engulfing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost the economy $100 billion, a…
Turkey detains ministers’ sons over bribery
Turkish police detained the sons of three cabinet ministers and several high-profile businessmen on Tuesday in a sweeping probe into…