Tag: Turkey
Notorious Turkish teen killer hangs self
A 22-year old Turkish man who was convicted of brutally killing his girlfriend while still a teenager in a case…
IS jihadists ‘seize parts of key Syrian town’
Islamic State jihadists pushed into the key Syrian town of Kobane on the Turkish border Monday, seizing three districts in…
Biden apologizes to Erdogan over jihadist funding claim
United States Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday apologized to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over comments suggesting that Ankara…
Turkey’s Erdogan attacks Biden claims it funded extremists
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted angrily on Saturday to comments by United States Vice President Joe Biden that Turkey…
Turkey bans tattoos, piercings
Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government has banned pupils from wearing tattoos or body piercings in schools, a measure denounced by opponents as…
Over 100,000 Kurds Flee Syria For Turkey
More than 130,000 Syrian Kurds have fled across the border into Turkey, escaping an advance by Islamic State jihadists, Turkish…
49 Turks kidnapped by IS militants freed
Dozens of Turkish nationals held hostage by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq for more than three months have been…
Turkey policeman jailed for almost 8 years over protester killing
A Turkish policeman was jailed for seven years and nine months on Wednesday after being convicted of shooting dead a…
French mum reunited with daughter taken by jihadi father
A young French mother whose daughter had been smuggled out of the country by her father arrived home with the…
Erdogan sworn in as new Turkey president
Turkey’s outgoing premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan was Thursday sworn in as president as opponents who accuse him of authoritarianism after…
Two Dutch jihadist suspects arrested in Brussels
Two Dutchmen of Turkish descent were arrested Thursday on suspicion of links with jihadist activists, the Belgian prosecutor’s office said.…
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…
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Soccer: Drogba heading for Galatasaray
Turkish top flight club Galatasaray have reached agreement on an 18-month contract for Ivory Coast veteran striker Didier Drogba, TRT…
Fenerbache Tracking Eneramo
Michael Eneramo is on the wish list of Turkey giants Fenerbahce in the January transfer market, reports said. The former…
Late Turkish president’s autopsy finds poisons
An autopsy of the exhumed remains of Turkish president Turgut Ozal, who died in office in 1993, revealed the presence…
Jonathan goes to Islamabad for D8 summit
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja on Tuesday night for a three-day visit to Islamabad, Pakistan to attend the summit…