“I’ve seen the reports that some of the leadership of Hamas, who had been in Doha, have now moved to Turkey,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said during a press meeting Monday. Miller did not confirm the reports but said he was “not in a position to dispute” them. “We will make clear to the […]
The ministry said that the mayors in the cities of Mardin and Batman and Halfeti — a district in the Sanliurfa province — were removed from their positions. The three from the pro-Kurdish DEM party were elected in the March local elections when opposition candidates won in numerous towns and cities across Turkey, including Istanbul. […]
Repeating his claim that Israel’s actions in Gaza constituted “genocide”, he branded it the “shame of humanity”, at a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.” The international community, we must do our best to urgently guarantee a permanent ceasefire and exert the necessary pressure on Israel,” he added. “The genocide that has […]
According to sources, the inactivity of eight airports across Pakistan including, Bannu, Dalbadin, Parachinar, Khuzdar, Rawlakot, Saidu Sharif, Sehwan Sharif, and Sibi, has led to significant financial losses for the Pakistan Airport Authority, with the cost of running into millions of rupees. Despite the suspension of flight operations, staff remains deployed at these airports, and […]
The way the Turkish President highlighted the issue touched the hearts of all those listening to him in the Assembly hall,” he told reporters after the meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the Assembly’s 79th session. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and cooperation in different fields. Both leaders agreed to increase […]
You’re supporting a war criminal,” one protester shouted about two-thirds of the way into her speech. A second appeared shortly after the first was ushered out, and shouted for several minutes until he also was removed, crying out “Free Palestine” as he was led past the press cordon. In response, Kamala Harris said, “I respect […]
A Turkish news agency reported that diplomatic sources informed it that Ankara received an invitation to join the 162nd session of the Arab Foreign Ministers conference, which would take place in the Arab bloc centered in Cairo. According to the sources, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will speak at the meeting’s opening session about regional […]
The White House said it was deeply disturbed by the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and called on Israel to investigate. Turkey’s foreign ministry said she was shot in the head, and blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for her death. Palestinian officials described her as a 26-year-old activist from Seattle who held U.S. and […]
The central bank began to raise interest rates last year to battle soaring prices after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dropped his opposition to orthodox monetary policy. Turkey’s annual inflation rate reached a decades-long high of 85 percent in October 2022. It fell to 38.2 percent in June 2023 before rising again. It reached 75 percent […]
The BTK communications authority said in a post on its website that “instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024”, without adding further details. Many users living in Turkey complained on the X platform that they could not refresh their Instagram feed, an issue verified by AFP journalists. The Turkish presidency’s […]
