Tag: Turkey
Over 1000 people evacuated over Turkish forest fire
Forty firefighting aircraft and 850 personnel joined efforts to contain the wildfire, which started near Mersin’s Gülnar district along the…
Turkish pop star Gulsen arrested over religious joke made on stage
The joke that got her arrested was made on stage during an April Istanbul concert. She joked that one of…
PHOTOS: Super Falconets sleep on floor, chairs at airport in Turkey
Nigeria's Falconets have been traveling from Costa Rica since 6:30am on Monday.
Turkey “neutralises’’ 24 Kurdish militants in northern Syria – Authorities
Turkish authorities said the operations aimed to eliminate terror threats against Turkey and provide a safe zone that would facilitate…
Osman Kavala Turkey’s biggest philanthropist jailed for life
Kavala, 64, had been in jail since 2017 without a conviction and denied the charges he faced over the Gezi…
Turkey upsets Russia over sale of armed drones to Ukraine
The Turkish defence firm Baykar had sold the drones to Kyiv despite Russian objections and signed a deal to co-produce…
Portugal thrash Turkey, meet North Macedonia in Play-off final
Portugal dominated possession and deservedly took the lead on 15 minutes from an Otavio goal.
Turkey says Russia, Ukraine nearing peace deal
But Cavusoglu, who also travelled to Russia and Ukraine last week for talks with Lavrov and Kuleba, said there had…
Terrorism: Turkey issues arrest warrant for 64 IS members
Ankara designated the IS a terrorist organisation in 2013 and the group had been blamed for a spate of deadly…
US diplomat arrested in Turkey
The diplomat, identified by the initials DJK was accused of “forgery of official documents’’ and trying to help the Syrian…
Turkey still in pursuit of coup suspects 5 years after
The warrant was issued as part of an investigation into the Gulen Movement’s “structuring” in Land Forces Command.
World’s tallest man, woman all in Turkey [Photos]
To put that into perspective, Sultan is 8.8 inches taller than Yao Ming (China) and over a foot taller than…
Turkey, Nigeria sign eight agreements as Erdogan visits
At a joint press conference on the visit, Buhari said his Turkish counterpart has set an example to the rest…
Turkey requests from U.S. 40 F-16 fighter jets
The deal, worth billions, is still working its way through the Foreign Military Sales process which is subject to approval…
Floods kill 44 in Turkey [Photos]
In one collapsed building along the banks of the swollen river, 10 people were still believed buried. The rapid floodwaters…