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US mediates with Turkey to bring Hamas for Thursday peace talks
Tel Aviv: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to bring the militant group Hamas to the negotiating table. An indirect peace talks…
- Middle East
Turkiye bans Instagram after it removes condolence posts for slain Hamas leader
Turkiye has blocked access to the social media platform Instagram, according to its national communications authority. The decision comes after a top government official slammed Instagram for “censoring” Hamas-related content, Al Jazeera…
- Middle East
Erdogan threatens to invade Israel to support Palestinians
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to invade Israel as it did with Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, in support of Palestinians in the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza Strip. Erdogan’s remarks…
- Middle East
Turkey detains 10 suspects over links to 2016 coup attempt
Ankara: The Turkish police on Wednesday detained 10 suspects across Turkey over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. The chief public prosecutor’s office of…
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4.7-magnitude quake jolts Turkey
Istanbul: A 4.7-magnitude earthquake has jolted Turkey’s northwestern province of Canakkale, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD). The quake, occurring at 5:39 p.m. local time, centred Ezine district, AFAD…
- Middle East
Turkiye moves to revoke citizenship from those serving Israel army
The Turkish Parliament passed a bill in its first reading that seeks to revoke the citizenship of Turkish nationals who participated in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) genocidal war in Gaza. The…
- Middle East
Passports of over 3.3 million Syrian refugees in Turkey leaked
The passport details of more than 3.3 million Syrian refugees living in Turkey were leaked online following a week of heightened anti-Syrian sentiment. The leak, which appeared on multiple Telegram channels, disclosed…
- Middle East
Turkish police detain 45 IS suspects in 16 cities
Istanbul: Turkish police have detained 45 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) in nationwide operations, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. Yerlikaya did not specify the timeframe for these operations…
- Middle East
Turkish man arrested after threatening Saudis with knife in Istanbul cafe
Istanbul police have arrested a Turkish man who allegedly threatened a group of Saudis with a knife at a cafe in the Maslak area of Istanbul, Turkey. A video clip of the…
- Middle East
Turkiye: Airport workers refuse to refuel Israeli plane
Turkish airport workers in Turkey Antalya refused to refuel an Israeli plane of EI Al Airlines that made an emergency landing on Sunday, June 30. In a press release, El Al, Israel’s…
- Middle East
Turkey removed from money laundering grey list
Turkey was removed from the grey list of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday, June 28. The announcement was made at the FATF plenary meeting in Singapore, which had…
- India
India’s envoy to Turkey Virander Paul passes away
New Delhi: India’s Ambassador to Turkey Virander Paul passed away on Friday. Sources said that he died following a prolonged illness. Sharing the news, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal…
- Middle East
Two soldiers killed in plane crash during military training in Turkey
Ankara: Two soldiers were killed in a plane crash during military training in the central Turkish province of Kayseri on Tuesday, said the Turkish Defense Ministry. “An SF-260D type training aircraft of…
- Middle East
One killed as residential building collapses in Istanbul
Istanbul: One person was killed after a residential building collapsed in Istanbul on Sunday, local media reported. Istanbul Governor Davut Gul extended his condolences, and retweeted a post of TC Istanbul Valiligi,…
- Middle East
Erdogan says Netanyahu would make Hitler jealous with his genocidal methods
Amid Israel’s ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Adolf Hitler would be “jealous” of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Israel’s “genocidal methods” in the Strip.…