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By Tutku Senen, Sibel Ugurlu, Gulsen Cagatay and Fatih Dogan ANKARA (AA) : President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Turkey and Russia are determined to boost ties to levels beyond what they were before last November’s jet crisis. He revived a target of $100 million for trade between the Black Sea neighbors — […]

31st Jul 2016

Germany: German court bans Erdogan video call to anti-coup rally

ANKARA (AA): Germany’s highest court late Saturday upheld a ruling to ban Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from addressing via video call a planned anti-coup rally in Cologne. The decision by the Federal Constitutional Court came after Cologne police prevented the rally organizers from inviting the president to give a speech to thousands of supporters […]

19th Jul 2016

US: Pentagon response to Turkish failed coup raises questions

By Kasim Ileri WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. was caught off guard by a recent attempted overthrow of the Turkish government, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday. But Peter Cook’s remarks left many questions unanswered about when and how Washington learned about it. “It’s fair to say that the attempted coup was a surprise to us […]

17th Jul 2016

Turkey’s short-lived coup crushed in less than 24 hours

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey defeats coup attempt in less than 24 hours The attempt by sections of the Turkish military to overthrow the government began at around 10 p.m. local time (1900GMT) Friday and was thwarted by 8 p.m. Saturday. Around 160 people were martyred and 20 pro-coup servicemen killed. Around 3,000 military personnel have […]

16th Jul 2016

Turkey: Govt in control, foreign ministry says

By Esra Kaymak Avci WASHINGTON (AA): A coup attempt in Turkey was “foiled by the Turkish people in unity and solidarity,” Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said in a statement distributed by foreign missions. “Our president and government are in charge,” according to the statement, carried by Turkey’s Washington Embassy and Permanent Mission […]

12th Jul 2016

Italy: Mediterranean Union issues joint anti-terror declaration

By Ali Hakan Der ROME (AA): The Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean on Monday issued a joint anti-terror declaration following an initiative by Turkey. At a bureau meeting held in the Italian Senate, representatives from Egypt, Italy, Turkey and the European Parliament held a minute of silence for the victims of […]

1st Jul 2016

Turkey: Istanbul airport terror attack death toll rises to 44

By Hatice Senses Kurukiz ISTANBUL, (AA): The death toll in the terror attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport rose to 44 Thursday after a 25-year-old succumbed to his wounds, according to a hospital source. Yasin Ocal, a Turkish citizen, died at Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul’s Bakirkoy district. Earlier, Interior […]

29th Jun 2016

Turkey: 30 dead, 60 injured in Istanbul terror attack

ISTANBUL (AA): Nearly 30 people were killed and 60 others injured in a terror attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport, Gov. Vasip Sahin said early Wednesday. “According to initial report, at least 30 people were killed by three suicide bombers in the attack,” Sahin said. He said that around 60 injured people were transferred to […]

28th Jun 2016

Turkey: Erdogan confirms Gaza support, apologises to Russia

ANKARA (AA) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said 14,000 tons of supplies will be sailed to Gaza from Turkey before the Eid al-Fitr religious holiday early July. Speaking at an iftar, fast-breaking, meal in the Turkish capital Ankara on Monday, Erdogan said a planned normalization of relations with Israel would see “basic necessities such […]

27th Jun 2016

Israel PM thanks US’ Biden for ‘encouraging’ Turkey talks

WASHINGTON (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday thanked U.S. Vice President Joe Biden for “encouraging” normalization talks with Turkey, according to the White House. During a telephone call that Netanyahu initiated, Biden congratulated the Israeli leader on progress toward normalization and noted “the significant positive security and economic benefits for both countries […]

7th Jun 2016

Turkey: Blast hits historic Istanbul district, 2 killed, many injuries

ISTANBUL (AA) – An early morning explosion in Istanbul’s historic Beyazit area has killed two people and caused an unconfirmed number of injuries Tuesday. The blast in the Beyazit Vezneciler district on the city’s European side damaged nearby shops and vehicles, according to an Anadolu Agency reporter at the scene. A number of gunshots were […]

6th Jun 2016

Turkey: Bus plunges into irrigation channel, 12 dead

By Muzaffer Cagliyaner, Ahmet Erkan Yigitsozlu OSMANIYE, (AA): Twelve passengers were killed and 23 others injured when an intercity bus plunged into an irrigation channel in southern Turkey’s Osmaniye province Sunday, health sources told Anadolu Agency. According to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to […]

31st May 2016

Turkey: 4 dead in bomb attack in SE Turkey

By Soner Kilinc SIRNAK, (AA): At least four people have been killed in southeastern Turkey in an improvised bomb attack Monday. Explosives were detonated by terrorists as an armored police vehicle passed in Silopi district of Sirnak province, the governor’s office has confirmed. Civilians Isa Torlak, Ekrem Birlik, Davut Yoksul, and four-year-old Halime Birlik […]

24th May 2016

Turkey: UN’s Ban Ki-moon urges ‘fixing’ humanitarian gap

ISTANBUL (AA): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on world leaders to fix the gap in humanitarian funding and share the burden of helping people in need across the globe. Speaking at the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on Monday Ban said: “We need to provide more direct funding to local people and […]

23rd May 2016

Turkey: Ruling AK Party elects Yildirim as new chairman

ANKARA (AA) – Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs, and Communications Binali Yildirim has been elected as the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s new chairman after an extraordinary congress in Ankara. Binali Yildirim, 60, who was the sole candidate to run for the party’s third chairmanship of its history, garnered 1,405 out of 1,411 […]

13th May 2016

Turkey: No common terrorism definition in EU countries

ANKARA (AA) – Contrary to what some might expect, European Union countries do not have a common definition of “terrorism” and “terrorist acts,” according to a new Justice Ministry report, Anadolu Agency has learned. The report researched regulations and punishment concerning terrorism, terrorists, and terrorist crimes in EU countries’ laws, amid a European Union demand […]

11th May 2016

Bangladesh: Party head’s execution condemned widely

By Bayram Altug ANKARA, Turkey (AA): Turks gathered overnight to protest the execution of the leader of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami group, Motiur Rahman Nizami. The US has voiced concern to the execution. In Ankara, a group of people connected to several Turkish NGOs protested in front of the Bangladeshi embassy late Tuesday, while members of […]

28th Apr 2016

Turkey: Suicide blast in northwest Turkey kills one, injures 20

BURSA, (AA): A suicide blast killed one person and injured several others at the entrance of a historic bazaar in Bursa in northwestern Turkey Wednesday, the regional governor’s office said. 12 people detained in several provinces in Turkey on the blast. According to reports, the blast took place near the historic Ulu Mosque, which is […]

27th Apr 2016

Greece: Protests broke out at refugee camp in Lesbos

By Magda Panoutsopoulou ATHENS (AA) – Protests broke out at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos during Tuesday’s visit of Greek Migration Minister Ioannis Mouzalas and his Dutch counterpart Klass Dijkhoff. Shouting “Freedom, freedom,” angry refugees threw rocks, metal objects, and plastic water bottles during the officials’ visit to the closed […]

24th Apr 2016

Turkey: Davutoglu, Merkel, Tusk visit refugees in SE Turkey

GAZIANTEP, (AA): Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Syrian refugees on Saturday in Turkey’s southeastern province of Gaziantep’s Nizip district. European Council President Donald Tusk and First Vice-President of EU Commission Frans Timmermans were also present. Merkel said on Wednesday that her visit to Turkey was aimed at gaining new […]

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