Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission approves Sweden’s NATO bid | NATO News

Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission approves Sweden’s NATO bid | NATO News

Panel’s approval clears another hurdle in Sweden’s accession process to the bloc in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission has approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid. The decision, taken on Tuesday, is a key step towards enlarging the military alliance after 19 months of…

Turkey carries out mass detention of ISIL suspects | ISIL/ISIS News

Turkey carries out mass detention of ISIL suspects | ISIL/ISIS News

Ankara has stepped up operations against armed groups since early October. Turkey has arrested hundreds of people suspected of having links to ISIS (ISIL). The roundup was carried out in operations across 32 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. Ankara has ramped up operations against the armed group…

‘India out’: Maldives president eyes Middle East partners with early trips | Politics

‘India out’: Maldives president eyes Middle East partners with early trips | Politics

When the new Maldives president, Mohamed Muizzu, stepped on a plane in late November for his first overseas visit since being sworn in barely a week earlier, he was breaking with a longstanding tradition in his country’s diplomatic practices. Across party lines, Maldivian presidents have long made India their first…

Istanbulspor vs Trabzonspor game suspended as Turkish football resumes | Football News

Istanbulspor vs Trabzonspor game suspended as Turkish football resumes | Football News

Istanbulspor players leave the field in protest after the referee does not call a penalty in the match against Trabzonspor. The president of a Turkish football team ordered his players to leave the field in protest of an officiating decision during a game on Tuesday, just over a week after…

Turkey’s Erdogan and Hungary’s Orban pledge to strengthen ties in Budapest | NATO News

Turkey’s Erdogan and Hungary’s Orban pledge to strengthen ties in Budapest | NATO News

The two countries are the only holdouts in NATO to not have ratified Sweden’s bid to join the transatlantic military alliance. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban have pledged to strengthen ties after talks in Budapest. The meeting on Monday marked the Turkish president’s second…

A tale of two Rumis – of the East and of the West | Arts and Culture

A tale of two Rumis – of the East and of the West | Arts and Culture

Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi’s spiritual poems and perpetual wisdom have transcended time and cultures. Seven hundred and fifty years after his death, the celebrated Persian thinker remains a best-selling poet in the West, revered as an Islamic dervish in the East, while his sagacious thoughts rule the internet. When he died…

What to know about Turkey’s football crisis after attack on referee | Football News

What to know about Turkey’s football crisis after attack on referee | Football News

Turkey is set to resume its league football on Tuesday, ending a brief suspension in the domestic competition caused by an attack on a referee by a club’s president who was later arrested by local authorities. Turkish football’s “night of shame” has caused the country’s most popular sport to spiral…

Turkish football leagues halted after club president punches referee | Football News

Turkish football leagues halted after club president punches referee | Football News

Ankaragucu’s Faruk Koca entered the field and hit referee Halil Meler in the face after the Super Lig match against Rizespor ended in a late 1-1 draw. The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has suspended all leagues on a “night of shame” for the nation’s football after Ankaragucu’s president Faruk Koca…

UK’s David Cameron scolds Scottish leader Humza Yousaf over Erdogan meeting | Gaza News

UK’s David Cameron scolds Scottish leader Humza Yousaf over Erdogan meeting | Gaza News

Cameron says a meeting between Scotland’s Hamza Yousaf and Turkish leader on the sidelines of COP28 breached protocol because a UK official was not present. Britain’s foreign secretary has warned he could withdraw cooperation with Scottish ministers if they hold future foreign meetings without United Kingdom representation after Scotland’s first…