Turkey wants to evacuate around 500 people together with Russia from the besieged Syrian district of East Ghouta near the capital Damascus. That is what the Turkish president Recep Erdogan said on Sunday.
A Turkish court has ordered the release of the German journalist Mesale Tolu. Five others who had been accused of membership of a terrorist organization and propaganda for it were also released.
Turkey must have an embassy in East Jerusalem. Turkish president Erdogan said this Sunday at a meeting of his party for Justice and Development (AK) in the south of the country.
The Turkish authorities have found 60 kilos of explosives in a van in Istanbul. With that they may have prevented an attack. Ten people were arrested because of the discovery in the district of Bahçelievler, reported news agency DHA.
Islamic countries want East Jerusalem to be recognized as the capital of Palestine. That is stated in the final statement of the summit of Islamic countries in Turkish Istanbul, reported Turkish media.
Israel is a terrorist state and the American decision on Jerusalem is a reward for its terrorist acts. These firm statements came out of the mouth of the Turkish president Recep Erdogan on Wednesday at the start of the special summit of the organization for Islamic cooperation OIC.
Almost a year after the terrorist attack on the chic nightclub Reina in Istanbul, the trial against the suspected offender started. The New Year night from Uzbekistan opened the fire at the party in the club at night.
A lawsuit against a Turkish-Iranian gold trader in New York threatens to embarrass Turkish President Erdogan. Ankara is raging with anger and calls for an American conspiracy to put the Turkish government in trouble.
A Turkish Airlines aircraft was diverted after discovering a Wi-Fi network with the name 'bomb on board.' The plane flew from Nairobi to Istanbul, but forced a stopover in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants against another 360 people, most of whom are military.
President Erdogan of Turkey is in favor of severe punishment for men who use violence against women. He calls this violence unacceptable.
The Turkish government recovered 40 soldiers after a very painful blunder from Norway who were engaged in a NATO exercise. In the exercise, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and founder of the Turkish state Mustafa Kemal Atatürk were identified as enemies and targets. NATO is currently conducting a major exercise in Stavanger, Norway.
The Turkish journalist who revealed in an article just before the coup last year in what hotel President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stayed, is released on bail by his employer. Reporter Glumen Ulu earlier complained that he was accused of a 'compiled' \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27; crime.
Eleven human rights activists are in Istanbul on Wednesday after charges of terrorism. Among them is the director of the Turkish department of Amnesty International, a number of Turks, a German and a Swede. They can get custody for fifteen years for support and membership of a terrorist organization. The case has led to much criticism and concern from the West.
A Turkish teacher who has been in hunger strike for months has been allowed to wait for the rest of his trial. Primary school teacher Semih Özakca (28) has been released according to lawyers. He must provisionally carry an ankle from the court in Ankara.
Turkey has protested against the use of dogs at border checks at Schwechat Airport in Vienna. Ankara responded to videos that show how Austrian detectives put their nose in the luggage of Turkish air travelers.
The Turkish police arrested the well-known businessman and activist Osman Kavala. His lawyer was told by the department of terrorism that a warrant had been issued in the context of a secret investigation
A Syrian combat pilot has returned from Turkey to his home country. The man collapsed earlier this year with his device in that country. The Turkish authorities decided to prosecute him, including suspicion of espionage.
Turkish President Erdogan returned to the US on Thursday again. He accused America of hiding a suspect suspected of Turkey in his consulate in Istanbul. He again blamed a diplomatic relegation between the countries at the US ambassador.
Turkish president Erdogan has further increased the arguments with the US. During a visit to Belgrade, he blamed the divorced American ambassador to Ankara for the diplomatic crisis between the two countries. He said John Bass was no longer considered to be Washington's envoy.
Turkish employers' organization Tüsiad is alerting the growing tensions between Turkey and the United States. 'The bilateral relationship is vital for maintaining regional stability,' said Tüsiad.
The diplomatic representation of the United States in Turkey has suspended visa issuance for non-immigrants. The US has taken this decision for the 'reassessment' of Turkey's security commitments for its staff.
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Due to an accident involving a tourist in Turkey, three Germans were killed and eleven injured. According to Turkish media, the driver of the van had lost power over the wheel during rain, causing the vehicle to bump into a palm tree.
Turkish university student Nuriye Gülmen was transferred from a prison clinic to a state hospital in Ankara on Monday on Tuesday. She has been weakened by a hunger strike of more than six months and can hardly get into bed, according to Onur Naci Karahanci from the doctor's room in the Turkish capital.
The Turkish parliament has extended the mandate for the deployment of Turkish soldiers in Iraq and Syria by one year. The decision comes two days for a referendum on independence in the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq.
By a shipwreck for the Turkish coast in the Black Sea on Friday, at least 21 refugees drowned. The Coast Guard is still looking for five missing people. Forty suspects of the sunken fisherman could be saved.
One day after her election to Miss Turkey in 2017, new beauty queen Itir Esen has taken her title after a tweet about the attempted coup in Turkey.
Atatürk Airport, Istanbul's most important airport, was closed on Thursday evening for all air traffic after a landing run was crashed on a landing run and flown on fire. The four passengers- two pilots, a flight attendant and a passenger- could leave the station, CNN Türk de Chessna 650 Citation, in a timely manner and were only slightly injured.
Russia, Iran and Turkey have made agreements on a fourth so-called de-escalation zone in Syria. Observers from the three countries, according to Ankara, make sure that government forces and armed opposition leave each other in the area in the Idlib region.
