Turkey
How many femicides in Turkey are covered up as suicides?
Middle East
March 4, 2021
How many femicides in Turkey are covered up as suicides?
The gruesome murder of women is all too common in Turkey and news of such crimes repeatedly shocks large parts of the…
Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan
Middle East
March 2, 2021
Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would strengthen the right to a fair trial as…
Egypt vs Turkey in 2021: who has the stronger military?
Egypt
February 26, 2021
Egypt vs Turkey in 2021: who has the stronger military?
A report published by CNN compared Egypt and Turkey military based on the latest statistics for 2021 from the website…
Turkey’s Erdogan says common interests with US outweigh differences
Middle East
February 21, 2021
Turkey’s Erdogan says common interests with US outweigh differences
ANKARA (Reuters) – The common interests of Turkey and the United States outweigh their differences and Ankara wants improved cooperation…
Turkey hires US lobbying firm to return to F-35 jet program
Middle East
February 19, 2021
Turkey hires US lobbying firm to return to F-35 jet program
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has hired a Washington-based law firm to lobby for its readmission to the US F-35 fighter…
Kurdish militants executed 13 kidnapped Turks, Ankara claims
Middle East
February 15, 2021
Kurdish militants executed 13 kidnapped Turks, Ankara claims
Members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) executed 13 kidnapped Turks in northern Iraq this week, the Turkish government alleged on…
Turkey says it finds bodies of 13 killed by militants in Iraq
Middle East
February 14, 2021
Turkey says it finds bodies of 13 killed by militants in Iraq
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish soldiers conducting an operation against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq have found the…
Egypt, Greece and Cyprus demand ‘respect’ for maritime areas in eastern Mediterranean
Egypt
February 13, 2021
Egypt, Greece and Cyprus demand ‘respect’ for maritime areas in eastern Mediterranean
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus demanded full, continuous respect for the sovereign rights of states in their…
Journalist Mosaed trapped in Turkey after fleeing Iran
Middle East
February 12, 2021
Journalist Mosaed trapped in Turkey after fleeing Iran
Corruption cases have always interested the Iranian journalist Mohammad Mosaed, who has made them a focus of his reporting. But that…
US demands Turkey release philanthropist Osman Kavala
Middle East
February 11, 2021
US demands Turkey release philanthropist Osman Kavala
Turkey hit back at the United States on Thursday, after Washington called for Ankara to release jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala. Kavala has…