A Vistara passenger aircraft taxis on the tarmac at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, May 29, 2023. — Reuters ISTANBUL: A flight operated by Indian Vistara Airlines carrying 247 passengers made an emergency landing on Friday in the eastern Turkish city of Erzurum after an anonymous caller said there was a bomb on … Read more
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, September 4, 2024. — Reuters ANKARA: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Ankara on Wednesday for talks with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, the first such presidential visit in 12 years, amid a warming of long-frozen relations between … Read more
ANKARA: Turkey arrested a Kosovan national accused of managing the financial network of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency in the country, the Turkish intelligence organisation said on Tuesday. Liridon Rexhepi was detained in Istanbul on August 30, suspected of transferring funds to Mossad personnel operating in Turkey, the Turkish intelligence agency MIT said. Turkey, which has denounced … Read more
On Monday, a nationalist Turkish youth group physically assaulted two U.S. soldiers in western Turkey, according to statements from both the U.S. Embassy in Turkey and the local governor’s office. The incident, which occurred in the Konak district of Izmir, led to the detention of 15 assailants. The Izmir governor’s office reported that members of … Read more
Listen to article ANKARA: Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, after two days of high-level security talks in Ankara. The neighbouring countries have in recent years been at loggerheads over Ankara’s cross-border military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party … Read more
Instagram app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. — Reuters Turkey said on Saturday it had restored access to social media platform Instagram after the company agreed to cooperate with authorities to address the government’s concerns, Reuters reported. Turkey blocked access to the social media platform on Aug 2 … Read more
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ANKARA: Israel has committed a “new crime against humanity” by killing over 100 civilians who had taken refuge in a school in the Al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. “This attack demonstrated once again that the Netanyahu government intends to sabotage the negotiations for a permanent ceasefire,” a ministry … Read more
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to enhance economic cooperation between Turkey and Pakistan, Dr. Omer Bolat, Turkey’s Trade Minister, proposed several measures to boost investment and improve flight connectivity between the two nations. These suggestions were made during a meeting with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, who was accompanied by a business delegation, as per a press … Read more
The coins found depict a kneeling archer. —Reuters A team of archaeologists from the University of Michigan’s Notion Archaeological Project discovered a hoard of gold coins from the Persian Empire in western Turkey, announced the researchers on Friday. Additionally, the gold coins found are very unique, depicting a kneeling archer, a design reminiscent of those used … Read more
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not seen) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 13, 2024. — Reuters ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan fiercely criticised social media companies on Monday, saying they sought to “muzzle the Palestinian people’s voices”, after Turkey blocked access to Instagram … Read more