Turkey
Turkish court rules to let Hagia Sophia return as mosque
Middle East
July 10, 2020
Turkish court rules to let Hagia Sophia return as mosque
Turkey’s highest administrative court issued a ruling Friday that paves the way for the government to convert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia…
Changes to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCO
Middle East
July 10, 2020
Changes to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCO
PARIS (Reuters) — UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and…
UN chief warns foreign interference in Libya `unprecedented’
Middle East
July 9, 2020
UN chief warns foreign interference in Libya `unprecedented’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that foreign interference in Libya’s war has reached “unprecedented levels” and…
Turkey, Italy agree Libya needs political solution – Turkish defence ministry
Middle East
July 8, 2020
Turkey, Italy agree Libya needs political solution – Turkish defence ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey and Italy’s defence ministers agreed at talks on Tuesday on the need for a political solution…
France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits
Middle East
July 5, 2020
France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits
BRUSSELS (AP) — The festering dispute between France and Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea has shone…
Khashoggi murder trial told oven was lit after killing
Middle East
July 4, 2020
Khashoggi murder trial told oven was lit after killing
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul told a Turkish court on Friday he had been asked to…
4 dead, 97 injured in blast at Turkish fireworks factory
Middle East
July 3, 2020
4 dead, 97 injured in blast at Turkish fireworks factory
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks factory in northwestern Turkey on Friday killed four people and injured…
Turkey: Saudi suspects tried in absentia for Khashoggi death
Middle East
July 3, 2020
Turkey: Saudi suspects tried in absentia for Khashoggi death
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Friday opened the trial in absentia of two former aides of Saudi Crown…
Turkey determined to control social media platforms, Erdogan says
Middle East
July 1, 2020
Turkey determined to control social media platforms, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey will introduce regulations to control social media platforms or shut them down, President Tayyip Erdogan announced…
Russia’s Putin urges Turkey, Iran to help promote dialogue in Syria
Middle East
July 1, 2020
Russia’s Putin urges Turkey, Iran to help promote dialogue in Syria
MOSCOW/ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told his counterparts from Turkey and Iran on Wednesday that there was a…