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WATCH: Turkish police use tear gas to break up unauthorized Pride march in Istanbul

Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021By Editor

Turkish riot police deployed crowd-control munitions to disperse demonstrators who participated in a banned Pride march in Istanbul, amid a crackdown on LGBTQ activism in the socially conservative Mediterranean nation. … Read More >WATCH: Turkish police use tear gas to break up unauthorized Pride march in Istanbul

Turkey’s top court accepts indictment to dissolve pro-Kurdish HDP party

Posted on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021By Editor

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has accepted the indictment of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), allowing a case seeking to ban the country’s third-largest political group over claims its linked to terrorists. … Read More >Turkey’s top court accepts indictment to dissolve pro-Kurdish HDP party

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Turkey & US should ‘leave troubles behind’, Erdogan says, ahead of meeting Biden at NATO summit

Posted on June 15, 2021By Editor

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has struck a conciliatory tone ahead of meeting his US counterpart, Joe Biden, stating that he was willing to talk and to “leave behind” the issues in relations between the two countries. … Read More >Turkey & US should ‘leave troubles behind’, Erdogan says, ahead of meeting Biden at NATO summit

Erdogan vows to target refugee camp in campaign against PKK, unless UN cleans it up first

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

Turkey’s president has warned that he could target a refugee camp, deemed an “incubator” for Ankara’s enemies, in the ongoing conflict against Kurdish militants – unless the UN cleans it up first. … Read More >Erdogan vows to target refugee camp in campaign against PKK, unless UN cleans it up first

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Bitter rivals Greece and Turkey agree on plan to boost economic ties, recognize each other’s Covid-19 vaccine certificates

Posted on June 2, 2021June 2, 2021By Editor

The Greek and Turkish foreign ministers have agreed to move towards a normalization in relations, outlining a roadmap for economic cooperation during a face-to-face meeting. … Read More >Bitter rivals Greece and Turkey agree on plan to boost economic ties, recognize each other’s Covid-19 vaccine certificates

Rise of Islamophobia in the West propelled by US strategy to ‘demonize’ Muslims, Turkey’s Erdogan says

Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021By Editor

Fueled by Washington’s anti-Muslim attitude after 9/11, Islamophobia is “spreading like cancer” in the West, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed, adding that those who used to target Jews have now turned on Muslims. … Read More >Rise of Islamophobia in the West propelled by US strategy to ‘demonize’ Muslims, Turkey’s Erdogan says

‘Blood on your hands’: Turkey’s Erdogan attacks Biden over alleged Israeli arms deal amid ongoing Gaza strikes

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021By Editor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a blistering attack on his US counterpart Joe Biden’s alleged support for ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza amid reports of a large new arms deal between Washington and Tel Aviv. … Read More >‘Blood on your hands’: Turkey’s Erdogan attacks Biden over alleged Israeli arms deal amid ongoing Gaza strikes

Turkey’s Erdogan asks Pope to help end ‘massacre’ of Palestinians, calls for international sanctions against Israel

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021By Editor

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed the ongoing escalation in the Gaza Strip with Pope Francis, urging the pontiff to help end the “massacre” of the Palestinians. … Read More >Turkey’s Erdogan asks Pope to help end ‘massacre’ of Palestinians, calls for international sanctions against Israel

‘Terrorist state’ Israel must be stopped, Turkish President Erdogan says, adding it has ‘crossed all limits’

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021By Editor

Humanity should take “swift” action to resist Israel’s “aggression”, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said as Ankara reported that Turkish news agency journalists and UN-backed schools were hit by Israeli strikes in Gaza. … Read More >‘Terrorist state’ Israel must be stopped, Turkish President Erdogan says, adding it has ‘crossed all limits’

Erdogan says international community should give ‘strong and deterrent lesson’ to Israel after attacks on Palestinians

Posted on May 15, 2021May 15, 2021By Editor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the international community and the United Nations to teach Israel a “lesson,” following Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians. … Read More >Erdogan says international community should give ‘strong and deterrent lesson’ to Israel after attacks on Palestinians