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Turkey finally Approves Sweden’s NATO Membership

In a pivotal development on Tuesday evening, the Turkish parliament undertook a crucial vote to endorse Sweden’s application for NATO membership. The voting outcome, reflecting a significant majority, saw 287 votes in favor, 55 against, with the remaining members opting for abstention out of the 346 total votes cast during the parliamentary session. The decision […]

Turkish President Erdogan Calls on ‘all humanity to take action to stop Israel’s brutality in Gaza’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan late Tuesday excoriated Israel over its airstrikes hitting a hospital in the illegally blockaded Gaza Strip, killing over 500 people. “Striking a hospital where there are women, children, and innocent civilians is the latest example of Israel’s attacks devoid of fundamental human values,” Erdogan said in a post on X. […]

Kyiv, Moscow Trade Accusations of War Crimes and Reprisals in Newly Recaptured Kherson

Following last week’s Russian withdrawal from the city of Kherson, Kyiv has accused Moscow’s forces and their local allies of having committed numerous “war crimes” before their departure. Pro-Russian officials, for their part, claim that Ukrainian forces, which entered Kherson over the weekend, were committing “extrajudicial reprisals” against pro-Russian residents of the city. On Nov. […]

At Least 6 Dead in Turkey after Female Terrorist Bombing Attack

A female bomber may have set off a huge explosion in a popular shopping street in Istanbul today that killed at least six people and injured more than 80 others, Turkish officials have claimed. Shocking videos posted online showed the moment a fireball erupted on the street amid a loud blast as pedestrians turned and […]

Erdogan on Path to destroying Ataturk’s Legacy

100 years ago – on November 1, 1922 – the Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, Mustafa Kemal Pasha, officially abolished the Ottoman Sultanate. Thus ended a monarchy whose origins stretched back to 1299. The Ottoman Empire was replaced by a new state, the Republic of Türkiye, which was based on completely different […]

Turkey protests to Greek Ambassador over ‘militarization’ of Aegean islands; Greece rejects demarche

Turkey called in the Greek Ambassador in Ankara on Monday to protest the ‘militarisation’ of Greek islands alleging that Greece was violating international law through the presence of armoured military vehicles at border islands. Greece rejected a Turkish demarche which was presented to Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris who in response underlined that Greece’s positions have been thoroughly… […]

Turkey Demands EU Membership: ‘You need us to stop Putin’

    Turkey’s dictatorship is still keen to join the bloc, but President Erdogan’s remarks about direct flights from Russia to Northern Cyprus will concern many in Brussels. Turkey is still keen to join the European Union, the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister has said, pointedly telling the bloc: “You need us”. Meanwhile Turkey’s President, Recep […]

Turkey’s Erdogan ORDERS Putin to Return all Stolen land to Ukraine

    The Turkish President has fired a huge warning to his Russian counterpart who is already struggling in the wake of impressive Ukrainian counter-strikes on Moscow’s invading army. Turkey has issued a huge warning to Russia after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered Vladimir Putin to return all “occupied” land – including Crimea. Olga Lautman, […]

Turkey’s Erdogan ORDERS Putin to Return all Stolen land to Ukraine

    The Turkish President has fired a huge warning to his Russian counterpart who is already struggling in the wake of impressive Ukrainian counter-strikes on Moscow’s invading army. Turkey has issued a huge warning to Russia after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered Vladimir Putin to return all “occupied” land – including Crimea. Olga Lautman, […]

Turkey’s Erdogan ORDERS Putin to Return all Stolen land to Ukraine

    The Turkish President has fired a huge warning to his Russian counterpart who is already struggling in the wake of impressive Ukrainian counter-strikes on Moscow’s invading army. Turkey has issued a huge warning to Russia after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered Vladimir Putin to return all “occupied” land – including Crimea. Olga Lautman, […]

Turkey’s Erdogan ORDERS Putin to Return all Stolen land to Ukraine

    The Turkish President has fired a huge warning to his Russian counterpart who is already struggling in the wake of impressive Ukrainian counter-strikes on Moscow’s invading army. Turkey has issued a huge warning to Russia after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered Vladimir Putin to return all “occupied” land – including Crimea. Olga Lautman, […]

Turkey’s Erdogan ORDERS Putin to Return all Stolen land to Ukraine

    The Turkish President has fired a huge warning to his Russian counterpart who is already struggling in the wake of impressive Ukrainian counter-strikes on Moscow’s invading army. Turkey has issued a huge warning to Russia after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered Vladimir Putin to return all “occupied” land – including Crimea. Olga Lautman, […]

France, Greece reject Turkey’s ‘neo-Ottoman bravado’

Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said Greece “rejects [Turkey’s] neo-Ottoman bravado,” in joint statements with his visiting French counterpart Catherine Colonna in Athens on Tuesday. The Greek minister added that statements coming out of Turkey are “unacceptable, unheard-of and condemnable,” and he pointed out that “we are neither afraid nor intimidated.” Asked about Tuesday’s […]

Turkey wants the ‘Strongest Army in the World’, a New Ottoman Empire

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to make Ankara’s military “number one” in the world, claiming it has made “awe-inspiring” achievements and major advances in training in recent years. Speaking at a graduation ceremony on Friday at Turkey’s National Defense University in Istanbul, Erdogan hailed the military for helping “in the construction of a […]

Turkey says Israel is a ‘Terrorist state which Requires Swift Action’

    Humanity should take “swift” action to resist Israel’s “aggression”, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said as Ankara reported that Turkish news agency journalists and UN-backed schools were hit by Israeli strikes in Gaza. “This terrorist state that tries to plunder a city like Jerusalem, which houses places that are holy for Muslims, Christians […]

USA Officially Recognizes Armenian Genocide by Turkey

    Joe Biden has formally recognized the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces as an act of genocide, becoming the first US president to do so since Ronald Reagan and inflaming already strained relations with a strategic ally. “Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in […]

Saudi Arabia has Suspended Turkish Meat Imports – Turkish Union

FILE PHOTO: Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Saudi King Salman attend a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey April 12, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas Saudi Arabia formally suspended imports of meat, eggs and other products from Turkey earlier this month, the Turkish exporters’ union said, after a months-long informal boycott of Turkish goods over political tensions […]

Turkish Police Officers, MP Arrive in Greece Among Boatload of Asylum Seekers

    [embedded content] A boat carrying 65 asylum seekers from Turkey was found to be carrying police officers, political party officials and even a member of parliament, according to reports. At least 20 passengers of a distressed vessel rescued in the Ionian Sea were police officers who identified themselves as allies of Fethullah Gülen, […]

Turkey says it will support Azerbaijan both in talks and Combat against Armenia

    The clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh have entered their eleventh day, with both sides accusing each other of breaching the ceasefire. Russia, the US, France, Germany, and other countries have called for a return to negotiations. Turkey, meanwhile, has stated it will support Azerbaijan “both in talks and combat”. Stepanakert, the […]

Cyprus President Slams Turkey’s Reopening of Varosha Resort as Illegal

Home » Europe, Wars / Conflicts » Cyprus President Slams Turkey’s Reopening of Varosha Resort as Illegal     The authorities of the breakaway Turkish part of Northern Cyprus announced they would reopen the resort for tourists on Thursday, despite United Nations Security Council Resolutions 550 and 789, which condemn all resettlement attempts in the […]

Turkey hopes Azerbaijan will ‘free’ disputed region from ‘Armenian occupation’ despite being 91% Armenian

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will stand with Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh, calling on Baku to continue its assault and re-take control of the region. Erdogan reiterated Ankara’s “full support” for its ally during his Friday speech at the inauguration of a city hospital […]

Turkey intervenes in War on Azerbaijan’s side, Shoots down Armenian Fighter Jets

    Well… Muslims helping Muslims, nothing shocking here, what’s shocking though is that us Christians aren’t helping each other. Why isn’t NATO, USA or Russia on Armenia’s side??? Why is Armenia all alone in all of this? Why are we Christians so divided and why are we watching Christian brothers being slaughtered by Muslims […]

Turkey ‘disappointed’ by Kosovo’s move to recognize Israel

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Ankara on Sunday voiced disappointment over majority-Muslim Kosovo’s decision to recognize Israel and set up its mission in Jerusalem. A vocal advocate of the Palestinian cause, Turkey became one of the first countries to recognize Kosovo, which declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. “Even the thought by Kosovo officials of taking […]

Syrian Passenger Plane: An Act of Air Piracy by Turkey – Syria and Turkey: The next trickery by Erdogan.

On Wednesday, two Turkish fighter jets have forced a Syrian passenger plane, which was en route from Moscow to Damascus, to land in Ankara and later, the cargo was also confiscated.

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