Iraq’s minister of water resources says severe shortages loom ahead for Iraq if Baghdad and neighboring Turkey fail to strike agreements over irrigation and dam projects …
Turkey: Private sector foreign debt down in May
ISTANBUL The outstanding short- and long-term debts of Turkey’s private sector fell last May, the Turkish Central Bank said on Friday. The …
Syria: Victory Dies In The Darkness
July 16, 2020: The U.S. and Saudi Arabia, along with five other Persian Gulf Arab states, announced a coordinated series of sanctions against three money transfer companies plus individuals in Turkey …
Lives Lost: A doctor dubbed Turkey’s medical ‘Robin Hood’
Dr. Murat Dilmener sometimes bent hospital rules in Istanbul to ensure patients without health insurance got the treatment they needed. He frequently saw poor Turks for …
Erdogan Defies the West to Make Turkey a Regional Power
When President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reopens Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia for prayers next week, it will be the crowning symbol of his mission to reassert Turkey’s role as a Muslim power on the global stage …
7 die in Turkey reconnaissance plane crash
A Turkish reconnaissance plane surveilling eastern Turkey crashed in a mountainous area in Van province Wednesday night, killing seven, officials said.
US Backs France in Standoff with Turkey over Warships
The White House national security adviser says the U.S. is “very sympathetic” to France in its dispute with Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea between the two NATO allies. The …
Turkey marks failed coup with drone light show
World Turkey marks failed coup with drone light show. Posted . Some 200 drones lit up the sky in Istanbul late on Wednesday to mark the fourth anniversary of July 15, 2016 putsch, …
Turkey: 7 security personnel die in reconnaissance plane crash
Seven Turkish security personnel have been killed after a plane belonging to the country’s police force crashed into a mountain in eastern Turkey, according to the Ministry of Interior. The small jet …
Plane crashes in eastern Turkey; 7 security personnel dead
A small plane belonging to Turkey’s police force has crashed into a mountain in eastern Turkey, killing seven security personnel on board, Turkey’s interior minister said Thursday. The plane was …