Turkey

The Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants New Istanbul Elections. The Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan again today insisted that local elections be repeated in Istanbul because they did not go well. In the elections at the end of…
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Saudi Arabia allows the consulate to be searched in Istanbul. This happens in the search for Jama Khashoggi, a Saudi government-critical journalist who is missing after visiting the consulate last week. The Saudi authorities have…
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Turkish Opposition Questions Erdogan on 500 Million Gift from Qatar. The political opposition in Turkey has strongly criticised President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for accepting a luxury aeroplane from Qatar as a gift. The price tag for…
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The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to expand the Turkish army's cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria. This announcement may aggravate the crisis with the US. He will "drain the source of the threat" for his…
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Turkish Military Helicopter Brought Down at Actions in Syria. A Turkish army helicopter has been shot down during actions against Kurdish militias in Syria. Two Turkish soldiers were killed, according to the Turkish president Erdogan.…
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The fighting in the north of Syria between Turkish troops and Kurdish militias is still in full swing today. Yesterday the ground offensive began after the Turkish army had crossed the border. Turkey had already started air…
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Austria Denies Turkish Minister Visit, Ankara Critical. Again, an EU country refuses a Turkish minister at a meeting. Austria does not want Turkish Minister Nihat Zeybekci to commemorate the Turkish coup attempt last year. Last…
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In Turkey, 23 Turkish tourists were killed in a bus crash near Marmaris. Thirteen people got injured. The bus hit a bend of the road and dropped meters down on a lower road. According to the authorities, the brakes of the bus did not.  …
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