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A report leaked through broadcaster ARD has revealed that the German government is cautious in its dealings with neighboring Turkey because “as a result of the step-by-step Islamization of its foreign and domestic policy since 2011, Turkey has become the Read more
President Erdogan has brought the armed forces and the national intelligence agency under his direct control as the crackdown continues after the failed coup d’état on July 15. More than 10,000 people have been arrested and detained by security forces Read more
After President Erdogan claimed that Fetullah Gulen, on a self-imposed exile in the US, is behind last week’s coup d’état, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim wherein he gave assurances that Washington Read more
Turkey has reacted to Egypt’s actions that stopped the UN Security Council from releasing a statement condemning the attempted coup d’état against President Erdogan. “It is natural for those who have come to power through coup to refrain from taking Read more
Turkish authorities led by President Erdogan Sunday called on the United States to extradite U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen and his supporters; accused of formatting the Friday failed military coup. Ankara firmly believes that Gulen, based since 1999 in the Read more
Turkey Monday said it has not undertaken any step to normalize tensed ties with Cairo at the time it seeks to thaw ties with Israel and Russia. “No official or unofficial step has been taken on the normalization of the Read more
Explosions and gunfire rocked Turkey’s busy Ataturk airport in Istanbul late Tuesday, leaving 41 people dead and more than 147 injured. There are fears that the death toll would increase. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the government believes that it Read more
As the German Bundestag prepares to vote a resolution recognizing the 1915 massacre of around 1.5 million Armenians as “genocide” committed by the Ottoman forces during World War I, President Erdogan called Chancellor Angela Merkel to alert her of the Read more
President Erdogan could freeze the migration agreement reached with the EU because of “double standards,” stated Yigit Bulut; an adviser to the Turkish president. The issue of human rights has been a dividing issue between Ankara and the European Union Read more
Members of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will on Sunday elect current Transport Minister as the new leader of the party and de facto country’s Prime Minister in replacement of Ahmet Davutoglu who recently announced he was stepping down. Read more