Turkey
- Middle East
Turkey cuts trade ties, closes airspace with Israel
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on Friday, August 29, that Turkey has suspended all economic ties with Israel and closed its airspace to Israeli aircraft over the ongoing Gaza offensive.…
- Middle East
Groom killed by celebratory gunfire at wedding in northern Turkey
Ankara: A wedding celebration in northern Turkey reportedly ended in tragedy after the groom was fatally shot by celebratory gunfire just hours after his marriage ceremony. The incident took place around 12:30…
- Middle East
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits Turkey, killing one
Istanbul: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey’s Balikesir province on Sunday, August 10, killing one person and injuring 29 others. According to the country’s disaster management agency, AFAD, the tremor…
- Middle East
Video: Man arrested after attempting to set fire to Hagia Sophia Mosque
Ankara: Turkish authorities have arrested a man accused of attempting to set fire to the historic Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul. The suspect, identified as Mesut Guclu, a 42-year-old resident of…
- Middle East
Syria asks Turkiye for defence support after sectarian clashes, officials say
Ankara: Syria’s interim government has requested Turkiye’s support to strengthen its defence capabilities, Turkish officials said, following sectarian violence over the past two weeks that increased tensions in Syria and drew Israeli…
- Middle East
Iran to hold nuclear talks with European nations in Turkey
Tehran: Iran said Monday it would hold renewed talks this week with European nations over the country’s nuclear program, with discussions to be hosted by Turkey. The talks, to be held in…
- Middle East
At least 12 Turkish soldiers die from methane gas in Iraqi cave
Ankara: Seven more Turkish soldiers have died from methane gas poisoning following a cave search operation in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said Monday, bringing the death toll to 12. The soldiers…
- Middle East
Turkey arrests magazine staff over drawing of Prophet Muhammad
Istanbul: Turkish authorities on Wednesday arrested four staff members of a satirical magazine on charges of inciting “public hatred and enmity” over a controversial cartoon that officials claim depicts the Prophet Muhammad,…
- Middle East
Erdogan vows to boost Turkiye’s missile production as Israel-Iran war escalates
Ankara: As the war between Israel and Iran escalates, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he plans to strengthen the country’s deterrence capabilities so that no country would dare attack it.…
- Middle East
One dead, 19 injured as two hot air balloons crash in central Turkey
Istanbul: Two hot air balloons crashed in central Turkey on Sunday, leaving one person dead and 19 injured, according to local media reports. The accident occurred near the Ihlara Valley in Aksaray…
- India
Shiv Sena demands suspension of Mumbai-Turkey flights
Mumbai: Shiv Sena Social Media In-charge, Rahool Kanal, in letters addressed to the Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has made a strong plea…
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Operation Sindoor and history of relations among Pakistan, Turkey, Iran
As Turkey, and to some extent Iran, came under heavy criticism in India for siding with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor one needs to understand the long history of relationship among these countries.…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC stays FIRs against Amit Malviya, Arnab Goswami
Bengaluru: In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday granted a stay on all FIRs filed against BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya and Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami in…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru’s wholesale cloth merchants suspend trade with Turkey, Azerbaijan
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Wholesale Cloth Merchants Association (BWCMA) has decided to cease all import and export of textiles to and from Turkey and Azerbaijan, with immediate effect, citing their recent “support” for…
- Hyderabad
Don’t turn unis into RSS shakhas: Student body slams Turkey academic suspension
Hyderabad: The Azad United Students’ Federation (AUSF) has sharply criticised the recent decisions by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) to suspend or…
