Terrorism
Allies should encourage Sweden, Finland to meet Turkey’s security needs: FM
NATO allies should encourage Finland and Sweden to take concrete steps regarding Turkey's concerns about the "support given to terror groups," Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on May 27.
The minister reminded that Turkey's opposition to Finland and Sweden's NATO bid is due to their "support to terrorist organizations."
Kandic Faces Life Sentence After Conviction in US for Assisting ISIS
Kosovo-born New Yorker Mirsad Kandic, 40, faces up to life imprisonment for becoming an ISIS fighter, recruiting other ISIS fighters, and providing weapons, equipment, and battlefield intelligence to ISIS, the US Justice Department announced on Wednesday.
Albanian Police Stop Photographer Filming Riots for ‘Damaging Country’s Image’
Gent Shkullaku. Photo: Courtesy of Gent Shkullaku.
"I was photographing [the violence] when police officers stopped me, saying, it wasn't allowed because it would damage the image of the country," Shkullaku, an experienced photo reporter, told BIRN. "They demanded to delete the photos," he added.
Destination Dubai: Albanian Criminals Find Safe Haven in UAE
A growing number of Albanian crime figures are finding refuge and laundering money in the United Arab Emirates, knowing that authorities in Albania and elsewhere in Europe will struggle to secure their extradition.
Turkey condemns attack at Switzerland Int’l Children’s Festival
Turkey condemned the attack carried out by the "supporters of the terrorist organization" at the "April 23 International Children's Festival" in Basel, Switzerland.
PKK affiliated group carried out attacks in Istanbul, Bursa: Soylu
The perpetrators of the recent attacks in Turkey's Istanbul and Bursa provinces were identified as members of subcontractor organizations of the PKK terror group, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said on April 22.
Erdoğan to talk with Herzog over Israel’s acts against Palestinians: Minister
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold a phone talk with his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, following Israeli interventions on Palestinian worshippers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque last week, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on April 19.
Montenegrin Govt Warns of Increase in Religious Extremism
An inscription reading 'Islamic State, State of Raqqa, Islamic Services Commission, Unified Taxation Office' painted on a wall of a destroyed building in Raqqa, Syria. Photo: EPA-EFE/AHMED MARDNLI
Turkey rejects unfounded allegations in US human rights report
The Foreign Ministry "rejected the unfounded allegations" about Turkey in the 2021 Human Rights Report published by the U.S. Department of State on April 12.
Israeli security forces kill Tel Aviv gunman: police
A gunman who allegedly killed two people in Tel Aviv and sent the city into lockdown died Friday in a shootout with Israeli security forces who hunted him all night, police said.