Turkey
Blinken says Turkey, others, should refrain from new purchases of Russian weapons
Middle East
April 29, 2021
Blinken says Turkey, others, should refrain from new purchases of Russian weapons
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Turkey and all US allies on Wednesday should refrain from making further purchases…
Turkey’s banks shy away from Erdogan’s ‘crazy’ canal – sources
Middle East
April 27, 2021
Turkey’s banks shy away from Erdogan’s ‘crazy’ canal – sources
Some of Turkey’s biggest banks are reluctant to finance President Tayyip Erdogan’s planned Istanbul canal due to environmental concerns and…
Turkey announces strictest lockdown so far as virus surges
Middle East
April 27, 2021
Turkey announces strictest lockdown so far as virus surges
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has announced the country’s strictest pandemic restrictions so far, closing businesses and schools, limiting travel…
Turkey orders 532 arrests in military probe over Gulen links – Anadolu
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Turkey orders 532 arrests in military probe over Gulen links – Anadolu
Turkish prosecutors ordered the arrest of 532 suspects including 459 serving military personnel in an operation targeting people linked to…
Turkey says it will respond in time to ‘outrageous’ US genocide statement
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Turkey says it will respond in time to ‘outrageous’ US genocide statement
US President Joe Biden’s declaration that massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide is “simply outrageous” and Turkey…
Turkey summons US ambassador over genocide announcement
Middle East
April 25, 2021
Turkey summons US ambassador over genocide announcement
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the US ambassador in Ankara to protest the US decision to mark…
Armenian leader praises Biden’s genocide recognition
World
April 25, 2021
Armenian leader praises Biden’s genocide recognition
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s leader is praising President Joe Biden’s recognition of the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in…
Biden told Erdogan he plans to call 1915 massacres of Armenians genocide -sources
Middle East
April 24, 2021
Biden told Erdogan he plans to call 1915 massacres of Armenians genocide -sources
US President Joe Biden on Friday told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that he intends to recognize the 1915 massacres of…
Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan urge Taliban to commit to Afghan peace talks
Middle East
April 24, 2021
Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan urge Taliban to commit to Afghan peace talks
The foreign ministers of Turkey, Pakistan and Afghanistan called on the Afghan Taliban on Friday to reaffirm its commitment to…
Turkish cryptocurrency platform founder vanishes, fraud suspected
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Turkish cryptocurrency platform founder vanishes, fraud suspected
Prosecutors in Istanbul on Thursday launched a probe into Turkish cryptocurrency exchange platform Thodex after its founder shut down its site and…