INTERNATIONAL Syria Relief, the UK’s leading Syria-focused NGO and its parent charity Action For Humanity, on Saturday condemned the UN failure to renew the Syria cross border resolution. It called for global powers to put politics second and people first. The resolution gives a UN mandate for the only remaining[…]
INTERNATIONAL Israel and Turkey will expand bilateral airline traffic under a new aviation deal to be signed on Thursday, their first since 1951, Israel’s transportation ministry said. “The agreement is expected to result in the resumption of flights by Israeli companies to a variety of destinations in Turkey, alongside flights by Turkish companies[…]
Turkey has detected its first case of monkeypox in a 37-year-old patient who is in isolation, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said today, Reuters reports. The virus has been identified in more than 50 new countries outside the countries in Africa where it is endemic. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says cases are[…]
INTERNATIONAL Turkish police arrested dozens of LGBTQ+ activists and a journalist on Sunday during a Pride march in Istanbul. Protesters had gathered near Taksim Square despite the governor’s office banning the march near the iconic Istanbul landmark. Police, who had lined the streets in anticipation of the march, detained dozens[…]
INTERNATIONAL Turkey will reconsider a 2004 decision to abolish capital punishment, the justice minister has said, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the death penalty in connection with the cause of this week’s wildfires. Capital punishment was struck from the constitution in the early years of Erdogan’s rule. However, after a[…]
INTERNATIONAL After months of talks between the Taliban, Qatar and Turkey over managing Afghanistan’s airports, the UAE has instead been confirmed as the preferred partner – signalling tensions between the Afghan group and Doha. On Tuesday, Afghanistan announced that the UAE has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate that will see the Emiratis manage three airports.[…]
INTERNATIONAL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he no longer recognises Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, after the latter’s criticism of Ankara during his recent trip to the United States. “He [Mitsotakis] no longer exists for me,” Erdogan said in a televised address following a cabinet meeting on Monday.[…]
INTERNATIONAL This week, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan introduced new measures aimed at stimulating the purchase of real estate by offering low interest rates. Mortgage loan interest rates in Turkey currently oscillate annually between 18.5 and 24 percent. The new package, however, offers first-time buyers much cheaper credit, with annual[…]
INTERNATIONAL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to visit Saudi Arabia later this week after years of tensions in relations between the two countries over the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, three sources familiar with the trip told Middle East Eye. Speaking anonymously, the sources said the visit was planned for Thursday,[…]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the “heinous terrorist attacks Israel has seen in recent days,” offering condolences to the people who lost their lives and wishing a speedy recovery to the injured, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday. In a phone call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Erdogan stressed the importance[…]
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