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Turkish Interior Minister has opposed the presence of leaders of leading opposition party Republican People’s Party (CHP) at the funerals of Turkish soldiers killed by militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), over the party’s support to the Kurdish Read more
Emaar Hospitality has acquired management of Togo’s first class hotel, Hotel 2 Fevrier, under a deal signed with Kalyan Group, which owns the business occupying the Sub-Saharan country’s tallest building. UAE group’s premium lifestyle hotel and serviced residences brand, Address Read more
President Tayyip Erdogan and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli, his ally in the opposition, agreed Wednesday to lift the state of emergency in place since July 2016 following the failed military coup. Erdogan met with Bahceli after his Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Sunday solidated his authority after he knocked out his main rival in the first round of the presidential elections. Erdogan won his second term in office as the country’s first elected president. The leader of the Read more
The head of Amnesty International (AI) office in Turkey will remain in jail following a court decision Thursday, the right group has announced blasting the decision that it described as a travesty of justice. Taner Kilic will remain in prison Read more
Selahattin Demirtas of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in a video clip recorded from prison and aired on TRT addressed supporters for the first time since his arrest for terror-related charges. Demirtas has been in jail pending trial since November Read more
Turkey’s autocratic ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to lift years-old state of emergency if re-elected on June 24. Erdogan in an interview Wednesday on 24 TV said his first decision if re-elected on June 24 will be to lift Read more
The office of the Turkish President has slammed Austrian authorities’ move to close down seven mosques allegedly receiving foreign funding and to expulse 60 imams among whom several Turkish nationals. “Austria’s decision to close down seven mosques and deport imams Read more
The United Nations on Monday welcomed a new member of the family, which will help address the development challenges of the world’s poorest countries through science, technology and innovation, while also marking a significant milestone for the whole 2030 Sustainable Read more
Israel and Egypt have refused access to their airports by the Turkish air force aircraft sent to airlift wounded Palestinians amid escalating diplomatic tension between Ankara and Tel Aviv in the aftermath of the massacre of over 60 Palestinians killed Read more