Turkey

Turkey unbans Instagram after 9 days

After nine days, Turkey has restored nationwide access to the popular social media platform Instagram. In an official statement, the Turkish government has stated that Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has agreed to cooperate with authorities regarding concerns surrounding the platform's role in filtering certain political and crime-related content.

BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Witnessing the Turkish century

In the post-9/11 world, no country’s name has been evoked more than Turkey’s (or its newly rebranded name of Türkiye) in public discussions by foreign policy pundits and politicians alike, to demonstrate the harmonious symbiosis of the East and West, Islam and secularism, and tradition and modernity.

Turkey passes law to get stray dogs off the streets and into shelters

Under previous legislation, municipalities have to neuter and vaccinate all street dogs and leave them where they were found following treatment.

Turkey's Demiral banned after controversial Euros salute

Demiral scored two goals in the 2-1 last 16 win over Austria on Tuesday and during celebrations for his second goal made a gesture associated with Turkish right-wing extremist group Grey Wolves.

Turkey summons German envoy over goal celebration row

Earlier, European soccer's governing body UEFA opened an investigation into the Turkish centre back's celebration in a Tuesday evening match that Germany condemned as racist due to its far right associations.

Demiral double sends Turkey into Euro 2024 quarters at Austria's expense

The Al-Ahli centre-back smashed home after just 58 seconds and produced a towering header on the hour mark to double Turkey's lead.

Turkey win thriller with spirited debutants Georgia

In the second half, 19-year-old Turkey star Arda Guler whipped in a curling effort  and Kerem Akturkoglu added a late third on the counter after Georgia had hit the woodwork.

Sohana Saba’s Turkish Eid

Sohana Saba is passionate about traveling. Whenever she gets time, she goes for a tour. This time, she went to Turkey to celebrate Eid with her friends.

4 underrated honeymoon destinations for intimate adventures!

Locations like the picturesque streets of Paris and the sun-kissed beaches of the Maldives beckons romance. However, some locations do not always offer the privacy and comfort you might be looking for. Here are 4 underrated locations for newlyweds that offer adventure and romance for their honeymoon.

October 9, 2017
October 9, 2017

Turkey, US suspend most visa services

Turkish embassy in Washington said on Sunday it suspended all non-immigrant visa services at all Turkish diplomatic facilities in the United States, after US missions reduced visa services in Turkey.

October 4, 2017
October 4, 2017

Turkey sentences 34 to life in jail over Erdogan death plot

A Turkish court gives life sentences to 34 people convicted of plotting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a luxury Aegean hotel during last year's failed coup.

September 30, 2017
September 30, 2017

Turkey's Erdogan says Iraqi Kurdish "will pay price" for vote

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan says Iraqi Kurdish authorities would pay the price for an independence referendum which was widely opposed by foreign powers.

September 24, 2017
September 24, 2017

Turkey to build refugee camps for 1 lakh Rohingyas

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TCCA) Coordinator Ahmed Rafiq says his country will build refugee camps for one lakh Rohingyas, who fled the persecution in Rakhine state of Myanmar, in the southeastern districts of Bangladesh.

July 10, 2017
July 10, 2017

Huge crowd rallies in Istanbul against Turkey's post-coup crackdown

Turkey's main opposition leader told a huge protest rally on Sunday that the country was living under dictatorship and pledged to keep challenging the crackdown launched by the authorities after last year's failed military coup.

July 5, 2017
July 5, 2017

Around 2,000 Bangladeshis stuck in Turkey

Around 2,000 Bangladeshis, mostly migrants from Iran, Lebanon and Jordan, got stuck in Turkey as their attempts to illegally enter

February 16, 2017
February 16, 2017

Turkey seeks to host Euro 2024

Turkey announced on Thursday an ambitious bid backed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to host the Euro 2024 football tournament, brushing off concerns over security and infrastructure.

December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016

Turkey mourns after twin Istanbul bombings kill 29

Turkey declared a day of national mourning on Sunday after twin bombings targeting police struck the heart of Istanbul near the home stadium of football giants Besiktas, killing 29 people.

December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016

Bombs outside Istanbul soccer stadium kill 29, wound 166, says minister

A car bomb followed by a suicide bombing less than a minute later killed 29 people and wounded 166 outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.

August 17, 2016
August 17, 2016

Why Turkey is so important

According to WikiLeaks, soon after Bashar Assad rejected the Qatar pipeline, the CIA began funding opposition groups in Syria…. intelligence documents, published by WikiLeaks, show that by 2012”, some US allies “were arming, training and funding radical Jihadist Sunni fighters from Syria, Iraq and elsewhere to overthrow the Assad's Shia allied regime.