Israel appears to have released a Turkish militant at the request of US President Donald Trump. He thought that Ankara would release the American preacher Andrew Brunson in exchange, but Trump is disappointed for the time being.
A court in Turkey sentenced 72 people to life for their role in riots that arose in Istanbul during the failed coup attempt in July 2016. They would have killed civilians who, after President Erdogan's call, rifled the perpetrators of the coup.
The Turkish television preacher Adnan Oktar and more than two hundred of his supporters have been arrested. The Public Prosecution Service in Istanbul has charged Oktar and his followers with participation in a criminal organization, fraud and sexual abuse.
The death toll due to the train accident in Turkey rose to 24. At least 73 people were injured, reports Turkish media.
A train accident in northwestern Turkey has claimed at least ten lives according to Turkish media. According to a spokesperson for the Turkish Ministry of the Interior, 73 people were injured.
The Turkish authorities have ordered the arrest of dozens of army officers. According to state press agency Anadolu, they are suspected of having ties with the organization of Fethullah Gülen, who is held responsible by Turkey for the failed coup in 2016.
The largest opposition party CHP has called on the Turks to come to the building of the National Electoral Council in Ankara to demonstrate and to keep going until the dawn. Spokesman Bülent Tezcan said Sunday that news agency Anadolu, the only official source for preliminary results, continually misrepresents.
The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan expects a high turnout in the presidential and parliamentary elections in his country Sunday. 'The participation looks good,' he said immediately after he had his own vote in Istanbul.
Turkey has released a German businesswoman who was arrested in Istanbul on Wednesday. The Turkish authorities spoke of an 'error in the system.'
In Turkey, fourteen suspects were arrested who, on behalf of the terrorist movement, wanted to attack Islamic State on the election day, next Sunday, in Turkey. This was reported by the Turkish state press agency Anadolu.
A Turkish judge has ruled that Taner Kiliç, the president of Amnesty in Turkey, must remain in prison. The human rights organization has announced this via Twitter on Thursday. Kiliç will certainly be locked until November 7. Only then will the next hearing be on the program.
Kurdish Syrians from the YPG militia will start from July 4 with the departure from Manbij in the north of Syria. The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu declared Thursday. The withdrawal takes place according to a plan that Turkey and the US have made.
The famous Taksim Square in the heart of Istanbul has changed enormously.
If the appearance is not deceiving, Merkels `Willkommenskultur 'ends today with the' open borders'. Minister Horst Seehofer (Home Affairs) wants to close the Bavarian border for refugees who have already applied for asylum in another EU country.
The eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece almost two years ago may, more than ever, hope that they will have political asylum. The Greek state radio ERT reported on Wednesday that the highest administrative court has ruled that one of the persons involved must obtain a permanent residence permit.
Turkish president Erdogan is trying to show his aversion to Israel after the 62 deaths in Gaza early this week. He held a mega demonstration against Israel in Istanbul yesterday, after many others have been around Turkey.
Israel has reacted indignantly to the treatment of the ambassador expelled by Turkey. Turkish media recorded how the Israeli diplomat Eitan Naveh had to undergo a security check at the Istanbul airport.
Turkey has ordered the Israeli ambassador to 'go back' for a while to his homeland. That's what sources at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara said on Tuesday. The measure is a response to the death of sixty Palestinians through the hands of Israeli soldiers during demonstrations at the border in the Gaza Strip.
The Turkish authorities have arrested dozens of foreigners who would have ties with the terrorist organization IS. Anti-terrorist units in Istanbul met at the same time buildings in thirteen districts, say sources within the police against the Turkish state press agency Anadolu.
The Turkish election campaign has become grim, now that physical attacks between political opponents are taking place.
The American preacher who is trapped in Turkey has defended himself in court. Andrew Brunson called it 'disgusting' and 'shameful' that he is suspected of ties to forbidden organizations.
Turkey has 'the duty to share the suffering suffered by the Armenians in the events of 1915'. Turkish president Erdogan said this in a statement that was circulated on Tuesday on the day of the commemoration of the Armenian genocide. It was set in motion on 24 April 1915 in the former capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul.
President Donald Trump has expressed his support for the American preacher who is trapped in Turkey on suspicion of involvement in the coup attempt in 2016.
Turkey accuses Greece of violating international law by not handing out eight Turkish soldiers who, according to Ankara, were involved in the failed coup in 2016.
Three courts in Turkey have together convicted 28 soldiers to a life sentence for their share in the failed coup attempt in July 2016.
Turkey is becoming increasingly distant from the European Union. The accession negotiations are therefore still in the refrigerator, but the European Commission does not advise to end the talks in its annual progress report. However, Ankara has to lift the state of emergency 'without delay'.
The American preacher who is stuck in Turkey denies that he has been involved in illegal activities. 'I would never do anything to harm Turkey. I love Turkey, 'said Andrew Brunson during the trial in Aliaga. The court decided to extend his detention on Monday until at least the next session on 7 May, reports the Turkish news channel NTV.
A huge cargo ship sailed a chic mansion on the banks of the Bosporus in Istanbul after the helm got stuck. The havoc is enormous. The waterway is closed for navigation.
The Turkish secret service MIT brought Gülen supporters to Turkey from eighteen countries. So far it concerns eighty Gülenisten, said the Turkish deputy prime minister Bekir Bozdağ against transmitter Habertürk.
Turkey, Russia and Iran have promised to make an extra effort to put an end to the violence in Syria and to better protect the civilian population. In a joint statement following summit talks in Ankara, Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rohani called on Wednesday to expand the international community, and especially the United Nations, on aid to Syria.
