Latest News from Turkey

Turkish FM meets senior US officials to discuss Syria, anti-ISIL fight

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu met with two senior United States diplomats on March 23 to discuss ongoing efforts to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and to resolve the Syrian problem through peaceful means. 

Turkish cargo vessel crashes into bridge construction in Crimea

A Turkish registered dry cargo vessel crashed into the supporting legs of a bridge construction on the Azov Sea, causing major damage on a project aiming to link Crimea to mainland Russia through a railway and a highway.

US prosecutor in spotlight of Turkish Twitter users after fraud charge on Zarrab

U.S. prosecutor Preet Bharara who has charged Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab for fraud has been in the spotlight of Turkish Twitter users following the news of Zarrab's arrest.

Bharara's Twitter followers increased from around 20,000 to more than 115,000 in just 24 hours with Turkish users mentioning him with admiration and praises.

AKP to ready own draft of new charter before May

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will ready its own draft of a new constitution which includes a shift to a presidential system by the end of April and submit it to parliament in May or June, after losing hope for the resumption of an inter-party panel tasked with writing Turkey's new charter.  

First Islamic bank to open in Russia

Russia's first Islamic bank will open this month in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, a federal subject of Russia.

The bank will function according to Islamic principles as a subsidiary of Tatagroprombank, one of the bank's founders announced.        

Bulgarian MPs Dissolve Controversial Ad Hoc Inquiry Commitee

Bulgarian MPs dissolved on Wednesday the controversial ad hoc committee of inquiry on all facts and circumstances related to the alleged interference of Russia and Turkey in Bulgaria's internal affairs.

Turkish Army hits PKK camps in Turkey and northern Iraq

Turkish jets hit outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) camps both inside the country and in northern Iraq as a part of two separate air operations, the Turkish General Staff has announced.

Mouzalas: I cannot guarantee that we will not have children dying at Idomeni

Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas on Tuesday in an interview with Alpha TV expressed his fears that children may die at Idomeni.

Mr. Mouzalas admitted that, although the state should be 24-hour “present”, this has not been achieved due to his own oversights, too, stressing that Greece has never been called to deal with such a crisis in the past 50 years.

Bulgaria Beefs Up Security at Internal EU Borders

Bulgaria has bolstered security at both external and internal borders of the EU, the Interior Ministry's Chief Secretary Georgi Kostov has said.

Kostov has told the Bulgarian National Television that "100% border control" is currently being implemented in relation to the attacks that killed at least 31 people in Brussels on Tuesday.

No more free medicine to Syrian refugees without new protocol: Association

The general secretary of the Turkish Pharmacists' Association (TEB) has said pharmacies across the country will stop providing Syrian refugees with free medication unless concrete steps are taken to institute a new protocol, as pharmacies have not been paid for six months.

A Cuban musician in Istanbul, Yanssel Castellon

Istanbul is being filled with music each and every moment and no matter whether it is the daytime or the night you can feel the multicultural variety and feelings in the air and on every street corner in the city. 

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