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Chef CZN Burak gets hospitalised, here’s his health update
Hyderabad: Celebrity chef Ozdemir Burak, who is popularly known as CZN Burak worldwide, has been hospitalised. The cooking sensation himself revealed it on Instagram on Sunday. Taking to his photo-sharing app, Burak…
- World
Turkey plans to return one million Syrian refugees
Ankara: Turkey is making plans to send one million Syrian refugees home as public hostility to their presence in the country is escalating. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey is building…
- Middle East
Turkey’s Camlica Mosque attracted 25M people in 3 years
Ankara: A total of 25 million people visited Turkey’s largest mosque— Camlica Mosque since its inauguration three years ago, Anadolu Agency reported. It is not only a mosque but also a complex,…
- Middle East
Erdogan, Guterres discuss Ukraine crisis over phone
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the latter’s visit to Russia over the phone. Guterres on Wednesday briefed Erdogan about his talks with Russian…
- Middle East
Two Turkish soldiers killed in operation in Iraq
Ankara: Two Turkish soldiers were killed in an operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. The Turkish Defence Ministry has said one soldier was killed and four others…
- Middle East
Turkey summons Iraqi envoy to defend cross-border offensive
Ankara: Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the charge d’affaires of the Iraqi Embassy to defend Ankara’s fresh cross-border operation in northern Iraq. The Ministry expressed its “discomfort over the baseless allegations” by the…
- Middle East
Erdogan defends Turkey’s cross-border operation in Iraq
Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey’s recent cross-border operation into northern Iraq solely aims to maintain the country’s border security. “Our aim with the operation, dubbed Claw-Lock, is to…
- Middle East
Turkey supports Palestinian cause, says Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country will continue to support the Palestinian cause even as the government is developing ties with Israel. “The steps we take for…
- Middle East
Erdogan urges Israel to not allow ‘provocations’ against Al-Aqsa Mosque
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog not to allow “provocations and threats” against the status and spirituality of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Taking to Twitter,…
- Middle East
Iraq summons Turkish envoy in protest over military operations
Baghdad: The Iraqi Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish envoy in protest over Turkey’s cross-border offensive against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. The ministry handed Ambassador Ali Reza Guney a…
- Middle East
Turkey: Explosion on bus carrying prison guards leaving one dead
Ankara: An explosion occurred on a bus in Turkey’s northwestern province of Bursa, one person was killed and several injured, media reported on Wednesday. The explosion hit a bus carrying prison guards…
- Middle East
Iraq: Turkey’s military operation violates sovereignty
Baghdad: Iraq has said that the Turkish military operation in its semi-autonomous Kurdistan region is a threat to the country’s national security and a violation of its sovereignty. The latest Turkish military operation…
- Middle East
Turkey launches new ground, air offensive in northern Iraq
Ankara: Turkey has launched a new ground and air cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkey’s defense minister announced early Monday. Turkish jets and artillery struck targets belonging to the…
- Middle East
Turkey tries to bring back 22 cargo vessels stranded on Ukrainian coast
Ankara: Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu said his country is trying to bring back its 22 cargo ships stranded on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.…
- Offbeat
Watch: Turkish restaurant owner launches kebab into space
Ankara: In one of the unusual incidents in Turkey, a restaurant owner launched Adana’s famous “pipe kebab” into space. On Tuesday, April 12, Yasar Aydin – who owns a kebab restaurant, and…