Category Archives: Turkey
Iraqi Peshmerga fighters killed ‘by mistake’ in Turkish air raid on PKK
Five Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were killed by mistake in a Turkish air raid on a nearby position of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) militants on Tuesday in northern Iraq, Kurdish sources said. The Turkish military carried out air strikes
Syria says it will halt passport renewals in Jordan, Turkey
Syria says it will stop renewing passports at its consulates in Jordan and Turkey beginning Monday. The decision was announced through the Syrian consulates’ websites in Jordan and Turkey on Sunday night without giving further details. According to the latest
Erdogan accuses researcher of ‘inciting assassination’
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s lawyer has lodged a complaint against a French political scientist accusing him of inciting an assassination of the Turkish leader, the state-run news agency reported on Monday. The allegations against the French researcher follow comments he
Protests in Istanbul over disputed referendum result
Hundreds of supporters of the ‘No’ campaign and Turkey’s main opposition party protested in Istanbul on Sunday against the narrow victory in last week’s vote on expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers. The ‘Yes’ camp won 51.41 percent in last
Why did Erdogan meet secretly with prominent American figures?
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly had a secret meeting with Rudy Giuliani former New York mayor and Michael Mukasey, former Attorney General, to represent Istanbul businessman Reza Zarrab, as the man could be a potential bargaining chip in a
US ground operation in Syria kills ISIS operative linked to Turkey club attack
The United States disclosed on Friday a secret military ground operation that killed an ISIS operative seen as a close associate of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and linked to an attack on a Turkish nightclub that left 39 people dead.
Turkey’s main opposition party could withdraw from parliament
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party could consider withdrawing from parliament in protest at irregularities in Sunday’s referendum, the party’s spokeswoman was quoted by Hurriyet daily as saying. “We don’t recognize the referendum result,” Selin Sayek Boke said. “There should
Riyadh congratulates Erdogan on success of Turkish referendum
King Salman on Monday made a phone call to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, congratulating him and the people of Turkey on the successful conduct of a referendum on amendments to the Turkish constitution. The king expressed hope that the
Erdogan gets congrats call from Trump as he tells monitors ‘know your place’
Ignoring concerns raised by international monitoring groups, President Donald Trump called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to congratulate him on the country’s contested referendum greatly expanding presidential powers. The move comes despite protests from opposition parties and international
Turkish PM: People’s message clear, referendum has ended all arguments
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Monday that the people’s message was clear after a referendum which will hand President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers, and said the vote had ended all arguments. Election authorities said preliminary results showed
Saudi Arabia hails Turkey referendum as success
Saudi Arabia on Monday praised the success of a referendum giving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers. The cabinet, at its weekly meeting, voiced “congratulations to President Erdogan of Turkey and the Turkish people on the success of the
EU urges Turkey to seek ‘national consensus’ after vote
Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails launched a hunger strike on Monday following a call from leader and prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian Authority official said. Issa Qaraqe, head of prisoners’ affairs for the Palestinian Authority, said that “around
Fireworks in Istanbul as ‘Yes’ side seems to claim victory
With 97 percent of the ballots counted in Turkey’s historic referendum, those who back constitutional changes greatly expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers had a narrow lead Sunday night, the official Anadolu news agency said. The results from Sunday’s vote
Turkish referendum: “Yes” on 57% with half the ballots counted
Voting has ended in Turkey’s historic referendum on whether to approve constitutional changes that would greatly expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The result of Sunday’s referendum will determine Turkey’s long-term political future and will likely have lasting
Turks vote in historic referendum on expanding Erdogan’s power
Turks began voting in a hotly contested referendum on Sunday that could place sweeping new powers in the hands of President Tayyip Erdogan and herald the most radical change to the country’s political system in its modern history. Opinion polls
Turkey referendum: What are the main issues and process?
Turkey is holding a national referendum Sunday to approve or reject a package of constitutional reforms that would replace the country’s parliamentary system with a presidential one. The referendum is seen by many as the ultimate test of President Recep
Turkey detains ISIS suspects over planned attacks
Police in Istanbul have detained seven suspects, two of them believed to be members of ISIS, who were plotting to carry out attacks in Turkey ahead of a referendum on Sunday, a police statement said on Friday. The four Turks,
Chemical weapons experts in Turkey to investigate alleged Syrian sarin attack
A team of experts from the global chemical weapons watchdog has been sent to Turkey to collect samples as part of an investigation into an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria last week that killed 87 people. The fact finding
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