Tag: Turkey
Turkey captures 273 illegal immigrants heading for Greek islands
Turkish coast guard has captured 273 illegal immigrants in the last 24 hours along Turkey’s Aegean shore, as they attempt…
Gaza violence: Turkey may ban some Israeli goods
President Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that Turkey might consider imposing a ban on imports of some Israeli goods over the…
Israel’s massacres against Palestinians should be taken to ICC – Turkish FM
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday that all cases of massacres committed by Israel against the Palestinians should be…
Turkey wants UN General Assembly resolution on Jerusalem
Turkey wants the UN General Assembly to pass a resolution regarding Jerusalem, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday,…
Gaza violence: Turkey expels Israeli consul general
Turkey has ordered the Israeli consul general in Istanbul to return to Israel “for some time”, a Turkish Foreign Ministry…
Gaza Protests: Muslim countries should review ties with Israel – Turkey
Muslim countries should review their ties with Israel, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday, a day after Israeli…
2016 Failed Coup: Turkey orders detention of 300 military personnel
Turkish prosecutors on Friday ordered the detention of 300 military personnel over their alleged links to a group accused of…
Turkey urged to end state-of-emergency
A UN top human rights official, Zeid al-Hussein, has called on Turkey’s government to lift the state-of-emergency in the country…
Amnesty urges Turkey to stop using state of emergency to ‘shrink’ opposition
Turkey needs to stop using its ongoing state of emergency as justification for locking up human rights activists, journalists and…
Turkey urges Russia, U.S. to exercise restraint amid tension in Syria
Turkey urged Russia and the U. S. to exercise restraint amid media reports about the possible U.S. strike on Syria…
Failed Coup: Turkey vows to arrest more Gulen followers abroad
The Turkish government has vowed to carry out new operations abroad to “pack” and bring home followers of U.S.-based Islamic…
Turkey to stay put in Syria until Kurds leave Manbij – Erdogan
Turkey will continue its operation in Syria until Kurdish forces leave Syria’s Manbij region, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Turkey’s Erdogan warns EU of ‘double standards’
President Recep Erdogan on Monday stated that Turkey will remind their European Union leaders that it does not have any…
Turkey to freeze assets of late Yemeni President, Houthi Leaders
The Turkish government decided to freeze the assets of late Yemeni President Ali Saleh and the leaders of the Houthi…
UN tells Turkey to end state of emergency, halt violations
The UN called on Turkey on Tuesday to end the state of emergency in place since July 2016 that it…