Turkey
Turkish police detain 25 suspected Islamic State militants in Istanbul: Anadolu
Middle East
September 12, 2017
Turkish police detain 25 suspected Islamic State militants in Istanbul: Anadolu
Turkish police detained 25 suspected Islamic State militants in operations across Istanbul, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Tuesday.…
More Germans detained in Turkey: German foreign ministry
Middle East
September 11, 2017
More Germans detained in Turkey: German foreign ministry
Another German couple is believed to have been detained in Turkey this weekend and one of the individuals remains in…
Rights group: Turkey newspaper case ‘mockery of justice’
Middle East
September 11, 2017
Rights group: Turkey newspaper case ‘mockery of justice’
A media advocacy group has accused Turkey’s president of trying to silence the country’s main opposition newspaper and free press…
305 Syrian migrants reach Cyprus; 313 are stopped in Turkey
Middle East
September 10, 2017
305 Syrian migrants reach Cyprus; 313 are stopped in Turkey
Cyprus police arrested a 36-year-old man Sunday for allegedly driving one of two boats that brought 305 Syrian refugees to…
US charges former Turkish minister with Iran sanctions evasion
Middle East
September 7, 2017
US charges former Turkish minister with Iran sanctions evasion
US prosecutors have charged a former Turkish economy minister and the former head of a Turkish state bank with conspiring…
Turkish official warns German leaders on fuelling racism
Middle East
September 4, 2017
Turkish official warns German leaders on fuelling racism
A top Turkish official took to social media on Monday to criticize comments on Turkey by German Chancellor Angela Merkel…
Turkey’s Erdogan slams US indictments as ‘scandalous’
Middle East
September 2, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan slams US indictments as ‘scandalous’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday denounced the indictments in the United States of 19 people, among them 15…
Several wounded after blast hits bus in Turkey’s Izmir
Middle East
August 31, 2017
Several wounded after blast hits bus in Turkey’s Izmir
Seven people were wounded when an explosion hit a shuttle bus carrying prison guards in the Turkish coastal province of…
Turkish political refugees flock to Germany, seeking safety
World
August 20, 2017
Turkish political refugees flock to Germany, seeking safety
The Turkish judge sits in a busy cafe in a big German city. Thirteen months ago, he was a respected…
IS suspect fatally stabs Istanbul officer in police station
Middle East
August 14, 2017
IS suspect fatally stabs Istanbul officer in police station
A man suspected of being an Islamic State suicide bomber stabbed and killed a police officer Sunday while in custody…