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Pope Leo XIV visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque ahead of meetings with Turkiye’s religious leaders
Istanbul: Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday at the start of an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkiye’s religious leaders and a Mass for the country’s tiny…
- Middle East
Pope Leo XIV begins first full day of landmark visit to Turkiye
Istanbul: Pope Leo XIV opened his first full day in Turkiye on Friday, November 28, by meeting with its tiny Catholic community, greeted by cheers and applause as he embarked on a…
- Middle East
Turkish journalist jailed for threatening Erdogan on social media
Ankara: A court on Wednesday, November 26, convicted a Turkish journalist of threatening President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports said, in a case that critics view as an attempt to silence a prominent…
- Middle East
Pope Leo XIV sets off for Turkey, Lebanon on 1st overseas visit
Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon that would be delicate under any circumstances but is even more fraught given Mideast…
- Middle East
Turkey suspends C-130 flights after crash kills 20
Ankara: Turkey has temporarily grounded its C-130 military cargo planes as a precaution, the Defence Ministry announced Thursday, November 13, following a crash in Georgia that claimed the lives of all 20…
- Middle East
Turkey issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, 36 Israeli officials over Gaza war crimes
Istanbul: Turkey’s Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 36 other senior officials on charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against…
- Middle East
Israel’s top diplomat says Turkish troops will have no role in Gaza force
Budapest: Israel will not allow Turkish troops to take part in an international force the United States has proposed to oversee the ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Israel’s top…
- World
Buildings collapse as 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Turkey
Ankara: A strong earthquake shook western Turkey on Monday, causing at least three buildings that were damaged in a previous tremor to collapse, officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.…
- Middle East
Watch: Turkish protesters hang Netanyahu effigy with ‘death penalty’ sign
Istanbul: A protest in Turkey featuring an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hanging from a crane has drawn condemnation from Israel and renewed scrutiny of strained ties between Ankara and…
- World
Turkish Prez Erdogan again refers to Kashmir issue in UNGA address
United Nations: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan referred to the Kashmir issue in the UN General Assembly and said his nation was “pleased” with the “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan after a period…
- Opinions
Attack on Qatar: Erdogan befools the Muslim world
Eleven days before Israel targeted Qatar on September 9 to eliminate Hamas leaders engaged in peace talks, Turkey was reminded that Israel had been “committing genocide” in Gaza. Its foreign minister, Hakan…
- Middle East
Teenager kills 2 officers in attack on Turkish police station
Ankara: A 16-year-old masked assailant attacked a police station in western Turkiye on Monday, killing two police officers, media reports and officials said. At least six other people were wounded, including other…
- 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…
