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Deadly Earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria
Deadly 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria, causing widespread damage and fatalities An enormous and deadly earthquake…
February 7, 2023
President Erdogan to Meet with German Officials in Berlin
On January 27, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet with Turkish President Recep…
January 18, 2023
Berlin Police Ban Display of Abdullah Ocalan’s Image at Protest
On January 14, 2023, a protest occurred at Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany, with protesters rallying under the slogan…
January 14, 2023
Sweden: Turkey wants things that we cannot give
Turkey has demands that Sweden cannot and does not want to fulfill, the Swedish Prime Minister said on…
January 8, 2023
Bus accident in Turkey, at least five dead
On the Silvan highway in Turkey, five people died after a bus with passengers overturned. The bus that…
January 7, 2023
Protesters gather in Berlin to protest Turkish government’s treatment of Kurdish people
On January 6th, people gathered in Berlin to protest against the Turkish government’s treatment of the Kurdish people.…
January 6, 2023
Explosion in a restaurant in Turkey
A large explosion in a restaurant in Aydin, Turkey, left seven people dead and four others injured, one…
December 30, 2022
Erdogan removed the retirement age
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lifted the retirement age limit on Wednesday. With this act, more than two…
December 29, 2022
Turkey does not lift its veto, for Sweden to join NATO
Sweden has failed to lift Turkey’s veto on NATO membership. Foreign ministers met in Ankara on Thursday to…
December 22, 2022
USA: Sweden and Finland soon to become part of NATO
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington will soon be able to call Finland and Sweden “NATO…
December 8, 2022
Fight in the Parliament of Turkey
A Turkish opposition lawmaker was rushed to hospital and placed in intensive care in Ankara after being hit…
December 6, 2022
Turkey welcomes the extradition of the Kurdish militant
Turkey has welcomed Sweden’s extradition of a convicted Kurdish militant, but has signaled it expects more action before…
December 5, 2022
Sweden extradits Kurdish asylum seeker to Turkey
Sweden extradited Kurdish refugee Mahmut Tat to Turkey as Ankara continues to pressure the Nordic country to meet…
December 3, 2022
Sweden is taking steps towards NATO, but it is not enough
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated that Sweden’s new government is more determined to address Ankara’s security concerns…
November 30, 2022
Fan hits the opposing goalkeeper with the corner flag
A derby between teams in the Turkish second league (TFF 1. League) has been suspended after the away…
November 27, 2022
68 injured from the earthquake in Turkey
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 hit a city in northwestern Turkey in the early hours of…
November 23, 2022
Germany: Protest because of Turkish attacks on Kurds
Protest on November 20, 2022, at Hermannplatz in Berlin Neukoelln because of the latest attacks of the Turkish…
November 20, 2022
The directors of the CIA and the SVR are meeting in Ankara
CIA Director William Burns is in Turkey where he met with the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service…
November 14, 2022
Turkey rejects US condolences over bombing
Turkey on Monday rejected US condolences for the deaths of six people in a bomb attack in Istanbul…
November 14, 2022
A bag left on the bench could be the source of the explosion
An explosion occurred on Sunday afternoon in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, where six people were killed and 53 injured.…
November 13, 2022
Six dead and 53 injured from the explosion in Istanbul
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that six people were killed and 53 were injured in the explosion…
November 13, 2022
A powerful earthquake has hit Izmir
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake has struck the western province of Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city. The tremors have…
November 4, 2022
Russia confirms the resumption of the grain agreement
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russia will resume its participation in the Black Sea grain agreement.…
November 2, 2022
Turkey commits to revive the wheat deal
Turkish officials are trying to win back Russia after it pulled out of a United Nations-brokered deal to…
October 30, 2022
Erdogan: Putin has softened and is more open to dialogue
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that “Putin is much softer now and more open to dialogue than…
October 21, 2022
The fire engulfed a 24-story building in Istanbul
A fire has engulfed a 24-story building in the city of Istanbul, Turkey, namely in the Kadikoy district.…
October 15, 2022
Erdogan telephone conversation with Putin
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, held a telephone conversation this Friday with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir…
October 7, 2022
Inflation in Turkey reaches a record level of over 80 percent
Inflation in Turkey in annual terms reached a new level of 83.4 percent in September, unlike that of…
October 4, 2022
Dendias: Greece ‘open’ for talks with Turkey
Greece’s foreign minister says his country is open to talks with Turkey, but only if Ankara stops its…
October 2, 2022
Erdogan: Over 500,000 refugees have returned to Syria
Since 2016, more than half a million Syrians, who had fled to Turkey because of the conflict in…
October 2, 2022
Greek-Turkish tensions deepen
Tensions between Greece and Turkey regarding the divided island of Cyprus are escalating. Ankara has declared that it…
October 1, 2022
Sweden lifts the arms embargo against Turkey
Sweden announced today that it will allow the export of weapons to Turkey. The decision means Sweden, which…
September 30, 2022
Turkey will not recognize the results of Russian referendums
Turkey has confirmed that it will not recognize the results of the referendums in the territories temporarily occupied…
September 26, 2022
A 9,000-year-old settlement is discovered in Turkey
Archaeologists have found bone and obsidian tools, beads and other ornaments at the Sircalitepe Mound site, which is…
September 24, 2022
Turkish banks stop using the Russian payment system
Two of Turkey’s largest banks have suspended acceptance of the Russian payment system, called Mir. This decision comes…
September 20, 2022
Anti-LGBTQ protests in Istanbul
Several thousand anti-LGBTQ demonstrators marched in Istanbul. They demanded the closure of all LGBTQ associations and a ban…
September 19, 2022
Erdogan holds Putin’s hand, helps him walk
A video has been published on Twitter, where the Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Russian counterpart Recep…
September 18, 2022
4 buses collide in Istanbul, 99 people are injured
A serious accident occurred in Turkey, where 99 people were injured. Turkish media reports that the incident happened…
September 10, 2022
“Bayraktar” drones will be built in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Friday with the head of Turkish defense firm Baykar and said the…
September 9, 2022
After more than a decade, a Turkish warship docks in Israel
The Turkish warship has sailed past Israel, its first visit in more than a decade, as relations between…
September 4, 2022
Erdogan threatens Greece
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Greece that he will pay a high price if it continues to…
September 4, 2022
Turkey offers to mediate on the nuclear power plant issue
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to mediate the impasse over a Russian-occupied nuclear plant in Ukraine,…
September 4, 2022
Erdogan: Greece has no value for NATO
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, referred to the relations between this country and Greece, as well…
September 3, 2022
The founder of the Thodex platform is arrested in Albania
“The procedures for the extradition of Faruk Fatih Ozer to Turkey have started from the Interpol Department at…
August 30, 2022
Erdogan: Crimea is part of Ukraine
In the Crimea platform, Ukraine tried to mobilize international support to return the peninsula, which was annexed by…
August 23, 2022
Bayraktar drone destroyed two Russian crews
The Turkish Bayraktar drone, which was bought by Lithuania for Ukraine, has carried out its first actions against…
August 23, 2022
Turkey and Israel restore diplomatic relations
Turkey and Israel have restored full diplomatic ties. Both countries will re-appoint each other’s ambassadors, Turkish Foreign Minister…
August 17, 2022
Two more ships with grain have left from Ukraine
Two more ships with grain have left from Ukraine. Two other cargo ships carrying more than 63,000 tons…
August 12, 2022
Sweden agrees to extradite a man to Turkey
Sweden agrees to extradite a man to Turkey. The Swedish government has decided to extradite to the Turkish…
August 11, 2022
The first ship with grain could leave on Monday from Ukraine
The first ship with grain could leave on Monday from Ukraine. The possibility that the first grain export…
July 31, 2022
Details of the agreement for the export of grain
Details of the agreement for the export of grain. An agreement signed Friday in Istanbul between Ukraine and…
July 22, 2022
Turkey denies that it bombed the tourist resort in Iraq
Turkey denies that it bombed the tourist resort in Iraq. Eight tourists were killed and 23 others wounded…
July 20, 2022
Progress between Russia and Ukraine on wheat export
Progress between Russia and Ukraine on wheat export. Military delegations from Ankara, Kiev, Moscow and UN representatives met…
July 13, 2022
Russia and Ukraine will discuss the wheat crisis in Turkey
Russia and Ukraine will discuss the wheat crisis in Turkey. A new round of talks between Ukraine and…
July 12, 2022
The Turkish president holds talks with Putin and Zelensky
The Turkish president holds talks with Putin and Zelensky. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir…
July 11, 2022
Ukraine has purchased 50 Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones
Ukraine has purchased 50 Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksy Reznikov revealed on Tuesday that Ukraine…
June 29, 2022
Turkey says it has neutralized 16 terrorists in Syria
Turkey says it has neutralized 16 terrorists in Syria. Turkish soldiers have neutralized 16 “terrorists” of the Kurdish…
June 5, 2022
Turkey offers boat evacuation of people from Mariupol
Turkey offers boat evacuation of people from Mariupol. Turkey has offered to evacuate people trapped in the besieged…
April 2, 2022
The offer for a meeting in Istanbul is still valid
The offer for a meeting in Istanbul is still valid. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a telephone…
April 1, 2022
Ukraine and Russia will hold talks in Turkey
Ukraine and Russia will hold talks in Turkey. The next round of face-to-face talks between Ukraine and Russia…
March 27, 2022
France, Turkey and Greece will evacuate civilians
France, Turkey and Greece will evacuate civilians. Officials from Turkey, France and Greece have announced they will organize…
March 26, 2022
Mesut Özil’s message after he was expelled from the club
Mesut Özil‘s message after he was expelled from the club. Fenerbahce has expelled footballer Mesut Özil from the…
March 25, 2022
Erdogan invited Zelensky and Putin to a meeting
Erdogan invited Zelensky and Putin to a meeting. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation with…
March 17, 2022
Statements by the two Foreign Ministers
Statements by the two Foreign Ministers. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba spoke at a press conference after the…
March 10, 2022
Russian and Ukrainian diplomats have arrived in Antalya
Russian and Ukrainian diplomats have arrived in Antalya. The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine will meet in…
March 10, 2022