ISTANBUL (REUTERS) – Turkey has ordered the arrest of 238 people in an operation targeting suspects in the military allegedly linked to a Muslim preacher…
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'Dear Tayyip': Macron and Erdogan exchange letters aimed at mending ties
ISTANBUL (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed in an exchange of letters to resume talks aimed at mending…
WhatsApp dropped by Turkish President Erdogan after Facebook privacy changes
ISTANBUL (BLOOMBERG) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s media office and the country’s defence ministry told journalists they’re quitting WhatsApp, joining a global flight from…
Football: Arsenal outcast Ozil nears deal with Fenerbahce
Istanbul (AFP) – Arsenal’s out-of-favour German midfielder Mesut Ozil is in advanced talks to join Istanbul club Fenerbahce, Turkish media reported on Wednesday. Ozil is…
Turkish police detain Islamic State suspects -Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained people suspected of ties to the Islamic State militant group in an operation targeting a total of 35 foreign…
Turkey expects China COVID-19 vaccine in days, as doctors seek more data
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Turkey would receive the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines developed by China’s Sinovac this week, remaining…
Turkish journalist Dundar gets 27 years in absentia for espionage
FILE PHOTO: Can Dundar, former editor of opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet, addresses a news conference in Berlin, Germany, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Tobias Schlie/File PhotoANKARA (Reuters) –…
US Secretary of State Pompeo seeks to soothe Turkey after US sanctions
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has assured his Turkish counterpart that American sanctions imposed on Ankara for its acquisition of a…
Turkey says U.S. sanctions have 'shaken' values of alliance
FILE PHOTO: Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar attends a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Francois LenoirANKARA…
Istanbul is locking down, but not if you're a tourist
ISTANBUL (NYTIMES) – Across Europe, a strict new set of lockdown measures has emptied the streets of cities like Rome, Paris and London, where hordes…