Parallel Islam colonial plans for the Middle East in Turkey and Iran
Turkish forces launched a fresh assault on the PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) movement in northern Iraq last week. This latest offensive follows the February “Claw...
Turkey has 25,980 additional COVID-19 cases, and 340 deaths.
According to Health Ministry numbers, Turkey reported 25,980 new COVID-19 infections and 340 deaths on Sunday. Despite a widespread vaccine programme, the country has been...
In 2020, 389 Turkish people became victims of hate crimes abroad.
Hate crimes against Turkish people abroad rose by half during the pandemic-ridden 2020, according to a study issued on Saturday by Turkey's Presidency for Turks...
Protests on May Day in Turkey result in hundreds of arrests as rallies take place around the world.
More than 200 people have been detained in Turkey for staging unauthorised marches on May Day, which has seen demonstrations around the world amid the...
Threats to cooperate more closely with Iran and Russia are being used by Turkey as a form of genocide extortion.
The US decision to publicly accept the Armenian genocide came after decades of threats from Turkey and its lobbyists in Washington. Their narrative was that...
Turkey says it would respond to the ‘outrageous’ US genocide comment in due time.
The statement by US President Joe Biden that massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide is "simply outrageous" and Turkey will react in...
Biden abandons US appeasement of Turkey and admits genocide – review
US President Joe Biden has ended decades of US appeasement of Turkey by remembering a former Turkish government's genocide against Armenians 106 years earlier. For...
Biden’s acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide demonstrates Turkey’s waning influence.
Analysts told The Media Line that US President Joe Biden's planned acceptance of the Ottoman Empire's mass killings of Armenians as genocide is a symbol...
Turkish women protest Erdogan’s call to exit domestic violence treaty
Several thousand women took to the streets in Istanbul on Saturday to demand Turkey reverses its decision to withdraw from an international treaty against domestic...
Iran, Russia and Turkey signal growing alliance
Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was very content during a trip to Turkey on Friday. He said it was productive and smiled alongside his Turkish counterpart Mevlut...
Turkey prepares to clash with Israel, Greece and EU over East Med
Turkey has sent a diplomatic note to Greece and Israel, claiming that the two countries must seek “its permission before assuming work on a proposed...
Turkey prepares to clash with Israel, Greece and EU over East Med
Turkey has sent a diplomatic note to Greece and Israel claiming that the two countries must seek “its permission before assuming work on a proposed...
Turkey operationalizes its top ministers in Egypt ploy – analysis
Turkey’s governing Justice and Development Party (AKP), which hosts Hamas and has been supporting military invasions in Iraq, Syria and Libya in the past year,...
Turkey tries insulting Egypt, Greece in imaginary maritime deal -analysis
Turkey has invented a new “reconciliation” after attempts to spread propagandistic stories of a “reconciliation” with Israel failed last year. Back in early December, after...
Oppressive Turkish gov’t pushes bizarre ‘human rights’ plan – analysis
Turkey, the world’s largest jailor of journalists, has launched a new “human rights” plan. The plan, the far-right authoritarian leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed, would...
Turkish democracy betrayed by the West amid crackdown on HDP – analysis
Turkey’s authoritarian regime continued its crackdown on the opposition HDP party this week, seeking to prosecute more of its members of parliament. In recent years...
NZ woman set to be deported from Turkey
It is believed a New Zealand woman and her two children who were detained at the Turkish border while trying to enter from Syria will...
Jacinda Ardern slams Australia over Turkey ‘terrorist’ detainees
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has lashed out at Australia for dumping responsibility for a woman and two young children detained at the Turkish border on...
Iranian official arrested in Istanbul over dissident’s killing
Turkey has arrested an Iranian official suspected of instigating the killing of an Iranian dissident in Istanbul 15 months ago, sources familiar with the matter...
Displaced Syrians near Afrin say Turkish airstrikes terrorize civilians
Turkish airstrikes and continued attacks by Turkish-backed extremist groups in northern Syria have left civilians feeling helpless and abandoned by the international community. Shelling was...
Teacher shortage: Schools make do but ‘it’s not going to last’
Auckland principals warn the city's ongoing shortage of secondary teachers is causing schools to make compromises or abandon some subjects altogether. Covid-19 has prompted more...
U.S. calls on Turkey to immediately release jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala
The United States on Wednesday called on Turkey to immediately release philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Kavala, who has been detained for more than...
Turkey aims to reach moon in 2023, Erdogan says
Turkey aims to achieve first contact with the moon as part of its national space programme in 2023, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. “The...
Turkey’s government calls student protesters ‘terrorists’
Turkey’s far-right ruling party, which has imprisoned journalists and dissidents, continued its extremist slide on Thursday, calling student protesters “terrorists.” This is the latest group...
Turkey’s Erdogan says may begin working on new constitution
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday his ruling AK Party and its nationalist allies may start work on drafting a new constitution, less than...
Turkish police detain 159 people at protests over Erdogan-appointed university head
reuters.com Turkish police on Monday detained 159 people over protests in Istanbul against President Tayyip Erdogan’s appointment of a new rector at one of the...
Turkey and Greece resume talks on maritime disputes after five years
Turkey and Greece resumed talks aimed at addressing long-standing maritime disputes on Monday, ending a five-year hiatus after months of tension in the eastern Mediterranean....
6 Things to Know Before Going Overseas for Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery are increasingly becoming popular, and men and women worldwide are undergoing these procedures due to different reasons. However, one of the challenges for...
Turkey’s goal in Caucasus was to increase Russia’s role
While Turkey frequently spreads misinformation via its state media, imprisons journalists and dissidents and bashes the US, it is growing closer to Russia. Turkish President...
Ankara’s media spin on ‘reconciliation’ with Israel continues – analysis
The spin continued this week, for the third week in a row, as Ankara keeps talking about better relations with Israel. U.S. Vice President Mike...
What’s behind Erdogan’s statement that he wants better ties with Israel?
“If there were no issues at the top level (in Israel), our ties could have been very different." Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a...
5 dead as land dispute in Şanlıurfa ends in gunfight
First responders cover the remains of three people shot dead after a dispute that turned into a gunfight in southeastern Şanlıurfa, Turkey, Dec. 26, 2020....
BioNTech says Turkey to receive 4.5 million coronavirus vaccine doses by March
A nurse prepares a dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Posta Central hospital in Santiago, Chile, Dec. 24, 2020....
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits eastern Turkey’s Elazığ
Scared locals stand outside their homes after the earthquake, in Elazığ, Turkey, Dec. 27, 2020. (DHA Photo) An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 hit eastern Turkey's...
1 soldier killed, another missing in avalanche in southeastern Turkey’s Hakkari
Gendarmerie officers and rescue personnel search for a missing soldier following an avalanche in Hakkari, southeastern Turkey, Dec. 27, 2020. (AA Photo) A Turkish soldier...
Expert report blames pilots for Pegasus Airlines crash landing
Investigators work at the wreckage of the Pegasus Airlines plane that crash-landed at Sabiha Gökçen Airport, in Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 8, 2020. (AP Photo) An...
No mutated COVID-19 found in Turkey so far: Health minister
No specimens of the mutated coronavirus strain were found in Turkey in samples collected across the country, the nation's health minister announced Saturday. Fahrettin Koca...
Turkey hopes for better relations with Israel, Erdoğan says
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the joint opening ceremony of museums in Konya, Tunceli and Bursa provinces via teleconference, Dec. 24, 2020. (DHA Photo)...
Turkey signs deal with BioNTech for up to 30 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
A health care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Posta Central hospital in Santiago, Chile, Dec....
Erdogan says Turkey interested in improving relations with Israel
Earlier this month, Ankara reportedly appointed Ufuk Ulutas, 40, from its Foreign Ministry as an Ambassador to Israel. TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan. President Tayyip...
Turkey-backed fighters clash with Kurdish forces in north Syria town
A rebel source with the Turkey-backed National Army said the faction seized some farmland after mounting an attack at the edge of the town. KURDISH...
Erdogan’s comparison of Islamophobia, antisemitism doesn’t work – opinion
Erdogan doesn’t frequently make references to the Jewish world, especially not by describing Jews as victims. TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks to media following...
U.S. sanctions against Turkey ‘contempt for international law’, says Iran’s Zarif
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday condemned U.S. sanctions against Turkey over Ankara’s acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems as “contempt for...
U.S. sanctions NATO ally Turkey over purchase of Russian defense system
The United States imposed long-anticipated sanctions on Turkey on Monday over Ankara’s acquisition of Russian S-400 air defense systems, further complicating already strained ties between...
Erdogan says U.S. sanctions would ‘disrespect’ Turkey
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday U.S. sanctions over Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missiles would be disrespectful to a NATO ally, after sources said...
EU to discuss arms exports to Turkey with NATO and U.S., Merkel says
EU leaders plan to discuss arm exports to Turkey with NATO allies and Washington, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, after Greece pushed for...
Turkey’s Erdogan, at Nagorno-Karabakh parade, says Armenia needs new leaders
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday renewed a call for a change of leadership in Armenia, while offering the country the chance of joining a...
U.S. set to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system -sources
The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition last year of Russian S-400 air defense systems, five sources including two...
Turkey says ready to procure Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine if it meets criteria
Turkey is ready to procure Russia’s coronavirus vaccine if it meets Ankara’s criteria, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday, after an earlier report cited...
Turkey’s Erdogan to discuss U.S. strains when Biden takes office
President Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss strained U.S. relations with President-elect Joe Biden when he takes office, playing down the possibility of sanctions over...