Turkey
Detained American pastor goes on trial in Turkey
Middle East
April 16, 2018
Detained American pastor goes on trial in Turkey
An American pastor Monday went on trial in Turkey on terror-related charges after spending the last one-and-a-half years behind bars,…
Turkey’s Erdogan welcomes Western attack on Syria, says operation a message to Assad
Middle East
April 14, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan welcomes Western attack on Syria, says operation a message to Assad
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan welcomed US, British and French forces’ airstrikes on Syria, saying that the operation sent a message…
Turkish spy agency has snatched 80 people from 18 countries
Middle East
April 5, 2018
Turkish spy agency has snatched 80 people from 18 countries
In covert operations in 18 countries, Turkey’s intelligence agency has snatched around 80 Turkish citizens who the government wanted for…
Turkish soap operas undermine Egypt’s stability: Al-Azhar University
Egypt
April 4, 2018
Turkish soap operas undermine Egypt’s stability: Al-Azhar University
Vice President of Al-Azhar University Yousif Amer said that the Turkish and Indian soap operas are considered a real danger…
Gas, pipeline dreams and gunboat diplomacy in Mediterranean
Features/Interviews
April 4, 2018
Gas, pipeline dreams and gunboat diplomacy in Mediterranean
For years, there was hope that gas fields under the eastern Mediterranean Sea would usher in peace and prosperity in…
Putin, Erdogan launch Turkey’s first nuclear power plant
Middle East
April 4, 2018
Putin, Erdogan launch Turkey’s first nuclear power plant
The start of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant is another sign of cozy relations between Turkey and Russia. Turkish, Russia…
Turkish diplomats and civil servants among asylum claimants since 2016 failed coup
Middle East
April 3, 2018
Turkish diplomats and civil servants among asylum claimants since 2016 failed coup
A thousand Turkish diplomats and civil servants are among the 15,654 people who have sought asylum in Germany since the…
Syrian town expects US to fend off Turkey’s threat of attack
Middle East
March 30, 2018
Syrian town expects US to fend off Turkey’s threat of attack
A rowdy mob of over two dozen men on motorcycles streamed into the small square in the center of Manbij.…
Remove barriers to membership talks, Turkey tells EU before summit
Middle East
March 26, 2018
Remove barriers to membership talks, Turkey tells EU before summit
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said he will seek the removal at a summit with the EU on Monday of all…
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source
Turkey’s military and its Syrian rebel allies have taken full control of northwest Syria’s Afrin region, a Turkish army source…