Tag: Turkey
Turkey launches airstrikes Kobani
Turkey launched airstrikes over several towns in northern Syria on Saturday, U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces reported.SDF Commander General Maz [...]
The poet Mazlum Çetinkaya, one of the authors of our newspaper, was threatened with death
While they were talking to his lawyer, the writer Mahmut Alinak, over WhatsApp, they were interrupted and asked: “Are you Mazlum Çetinkaya? We've been [...]
World powers launch new push for peace in Libya
World powers gathered Wednesday in Berlin to seek lasting peace in Libya by ensuring the conflict-wracked North African country stays firmly on the pa [...]
Women protest Erdogan’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Women in Istanbul took to the streets on Saturday to protest Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Conventio [...]
Mafia politics is back in Turkey
here was a moment a decade ago when it appeared that the mafia’s influence over Turkish politics had ended. Since the 1970s, individuals from Turkey’s [...]
German defense minister arrived in Turkey for talks
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is to hold talks with her Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, in Ankara on Thursday.The visit is [...]
Erdogan tells Biden Turkey won’t change position on S-400s
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly told his US counterpart that Ankara won't soften its stance on the Russian S-400 missile systems des [...]
Turkey seeks to participate in EU defence initiative
Ankara applies to participate in the project to improve troop mobility in Europe.
Turkey is pushing ahead with its re-approach to the European Union [...]
Turkey withdraws from treaty protecting women against violence
Turkey has pulled out of a landmark international convention aimed at preventing violence against women in a move rights groups say will put them at g [...]
Turkey’s parliament increased pressure on a pro-Kurdish opposition party
Turkey’s parliament increased pressure on a pro-Kurdish opposition party on Wednesday by stripping a prominent member of his seat over a criminal conv [...]