NewsFeed Families in Syrian towns devastated by last year’s earthquake are still choosing to sleep in tents outside, one year on. They fear that another quake could strike at any moment and that they could be crushed in their sleep. The Turkey-Syria earthquakes struck the region on February 6, 2023,…
The appointment comes a few hours after the resignation of Hafize Gaye Erkan citing a media scandal. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has named the central bank’s Deputy Governor Fatih Karahan as its new head following the resignation of the chief, Hafize Gaye Erkan. The appointment of the former senior economist…
The $23bn deal was finalised after Turkey’s parliament ratified Sweden’s long-delayed NATO membership. The United States has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after the Turkish parliament this week ratified Sweden’s NATO membership. The US Department of State notified Congress of the $23bn agreement to sell the…
The war in Gaza topped the agenda as Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi met in Ankara. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he and his Iranian counterpart have agreed to avoid steps that could threaten Middle East stability, during a visit to Ankara by Iran’s President Ebrahim…
Turkey endorsed Finland’s membership bid in April but, along with Hungary, has kept Sweden waiting. The Turkish parliament is set to debate Sweden’s NATO membership bid after months of delays that have strained Ankara’s ties with its Western allies, with a vote expected this week. The debate in the Grand…
The death of a motorcycle courier in an Istanbul road accident and the light sentencing of the man who allegedly killed him have sparked a debate about the conditions of gig workers at a time when they are an increasingly crucial engine of the global economy. Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,…
Turkish court releases player, pending trial, after he displayed bandage reading ‘100 days. 07/10’ while celebrating scoring a goal. A Turkish court has released pending trial an Israeli footballer who was detained after displaying a message apparently marking 100 days since Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7. Sagiv Jehezkel,…
Defence ministry says 29 locations hit after attack on Turkish military base in Iraq killed nine Turkish soldiers. Turkey has bombed multiple locations allegedly linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of nine Turkish soldiers in Iraq, the defence ministry said. The raids…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met senior Turkish officials in Istanbul, kicking off a week-long trip across the Middle East aimed at calming tensions that have spiked since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October. In his meeting with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Blinken “emphasised the need…
The suspects were allegedly planning to carry out attacks on synagogues and churches. Turkey has announced it has detained dozens of people suspected of having ties to the ISIL (ISIS) armed group. At least 29 suspects were arrested in “Operation Heroes-37” on Friday, news agencies reported. The detentions come amid…
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