In the run-up to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Germany, opponents of the head of state have planned a series of demonstrations. The organizers have announced protests in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Essen, Bremen, Hannover, Stuttgart and Bielefeld for Saturday afternoon.
The shooting down of a Russian army apparatus in Syria seems to be the result of 'a tragic coincidence,' said Russian President Vladimir Putin, who proposed to take additional measures to ensure the safety of Russian troops in Syria.
The Syrian army has had to activate its anti-aircraft guns after air raids on Latakia, according to international news agencies. Several explosions have been heard in the city.
Russia and Turkey have agreed on the establishment of a demilitarized zone in the Syrian province of Idlib. It must be arranged to separate the Syrian army and the insurgents in the area.
The political opposition in Turkey has strongly criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for accepting a luxury airplane from Qatar as a gift. Erdogan defended himself by saying that the Boeing 747 is not meant for himself, but that it is a gift to the Turkish state.
A truck full of congested migrants has had an accident in Greece when the driver of the truck tried to escape a check. The truck was driving at high speed against a parked car. Three stowaways were injured, the driver and a smuggler were arrested next to him.
The Turkish president Erdogan has appointed himself chairman of the sovereign wealth fund of his country. The entire management had to clear the field and was replaced by a new board. According to the Turkish government Gazette, this includes the son-in-law of the president, Minister Berat Albayrak (Finance).
The Austrian journalist Max Zirngast has been arrested in Turkey. The police stopped him early Tuesday morning in Ankara. Apart from Zirngast, who wrote several critical articles about the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, two Turkish citizens were arrested.
Together with ally Russia, Syria carried out heavy air raids on Saturday in the province of Idlib. This is considered the last large enclave still in the hands of insurgents against President Bashar al-Assad. The Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least four people were killed.
The leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran meet in Tehran about Syria. The approach to the situation in Idlib is probably high on the agenda. Turkish President Erdogan expressed the fear that millions of civilians would move towards the Turkish border in an attack on the rebel stronghold. He called for an armistice in the area.
The highest American soldier, General Joseph Dunford, has warned of the consequences of a large-scale invasion of the Syrian Idlib province. 'If major military operations take place, we can expect a humanitarian catastrophe', said the chairman of the chiefs of staffs.
Russian fighters have again carried out air strikes on targets in the Syrian Idlib province. That's what a rebel leader and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say, a UK based organization that relies on local sources.
A 24-year-old man tried to smuggle his partner into the suitcase without being seen to the Turkish. The woman was folded in half in the black object, but was discovered by border guards because her friend pulled heavy luggage with great difficulty.
Turkey puts the brakes on dollar deposits. This makes it immediately more attractive to invest money in the Turkish lira.
The fighters who still control the northwestern Syrian Idlib province must be eliminated there soon. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this after an interview with his Saudi colleague Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir. Lavrov spoke about 'terrorists who form a tumor.'
A 29-year-old British mother died of the consequences of a butt lift operation in a Turkish plastic surgery clinic.
Turkey has been in deep trouble. The Turkish lira dropped further against the dollar after rating agency Moody's warned of the worsening situation of the local banks.
The world is preparing itself for the last major battle in Syria. While Assad's regime is preparing for an attack on the Idlib province, tensions between America and Russia are running high. Turkey, fearing a gigantic stream of refugees, is also putting its heels in the sand.
After months of imprisonment in Turkey, the German Mesale Tolu has returned to Germany on Sunday. At the airport in Stuttgart Tolu said she can not be really happy about her release, because in Turkey hundreds of journalists, lawyers, students and political opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are stuck.
The coins of Argentina, Russia, Turkey and Venezuela are under heavy pressure this summer. In addition to domestic problems, these countries also suffer from the trend that investors move their capital to the United States because interest has risen there.
The South African edge is in trouble. The call by President Trump to 'closely study the seizure of land and farms in South Africa' has pushed the value further.
US President Donald Trump does not cross the bridge with 'concessions' to secure the release of preacher Andrew Brunson. Trump told the Reuters news agency that he already thought he had a deal with Turkey, but it would not have been fulfilled.
The Turkish authorities have arrested two men because of the bombardment of the American embassy in Ankara. A vehicle and a firearm were also seized. The arrested people in their thirties have a criminal record and made a confession after their arrest, the authorities in the Turkish capital report.
Unknown people have attacked the embassy of the United States in the Turkish capital Ankara with gunshots. This reported several Turkish media. The shots were fired from a moving car.
The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to expand the Turkish army's cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria. He will 'be the source of the threat \u0026 quot; to drain his land. Erdogan said that Saturday at the party conference of his Islamist conservative AK party in Ankara.
A Turkish judge dismissed in appeal the release of the American reverend Andrew Brunson. That is what the broadcaster Haberturk announced on Friday.
President Donald Trump once again made it clear that the United States 'will not pay' for the release of the American pastor Andrew Brunson. Trump calls the pastor 'a great patriotic hostage.'
The Turkish police, at the request of Sweden, arrested a man who was possibly involved in the massive arson attacks in several Swedish cities earlier this week. He flew from Sweden to Turkey last Tuesday and was immediately arrested at customs.
A Turkish judge ordered the release of the chairman of Amnesty International (AI) in Turkey, Taner Kilic. Kilic has been in detention in the West-Turkish city of Izmir for more than a year.
A Turkish court refused to withdraw the house arrest of the American preacher Andrew Brunson. The request is now submitted to a higher court, the Hürriyet newspaper reports.
