Greece’s outgoing prime minister says he has ordered a probe into a report that authorities illegally deported back to Turkey a group of migrants, allegedly leaving them on a raft at sea for Turkish a
Five MENA countries among top 10 ‘most miserable’ in economy-based index
Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, Turkey and Yemen all ranked in the top 10 of an annual ‘misery index’ based on economic and socioeconomic conditions.
Exclusive-Erdogan party split on economic plan as Turkey runoff looms, sources say
Days before Turkey’s runoff presidential election, there is disagreement and uncertainty within Tayyip Erdogan’s government over whether to stick with what some call an unsustainable economic …
After Turkey’s catastrophic quake, this could have been Erdogan’s last election. Instead, he’s poised to win
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rise to power was ushered in by the contentious political aftermath of the 1999 Izmit earthquake. So when another devastating quake laid waste to large swathes of …
Turkey Is the EU’s Only Hope
Granting Turkey membership in the EU would offer Europe the chance to redefine both itself and its raison d’être.
Turkey Tests Short-Range Ballistic Missile Tayfun
(MENAFN- IANS) Ankara, May 24 (IANS) Turkey has conducted the second test-firing of homegrown short-range ballistic missile Tayfun, said Ismail Demir, the President of the country’s defence industry agency. Demir made the announcement on Tuesday on his …
Family get ready to fly Wirral woman on life support home from Turkey
The family of a woman on life support in Turkey said they were overwhelmed almost £50,000 has been raised to pay for an air ambulance to get her home. Melissa Kinsella, 30, of Wirral, collapsed on 15 May and is currently on life-support, her partner’s sister in-law Stacy Shaw said.
Turkey Elections: Runoff becomes tug of war over Syrian refugees
IZMIR, Turkey — With a mere 96 hours to Sunday’s crucial runoff that will determine whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will remain at Turkey’s helm for a third decade, the opposition and government have placed Turkey’s 4 million Syrian refugees …
Germany rejects Turkey’s accusations of lack of freedom for the press
The Turkish ambassador in Berlin was told on Tuesday that the German government “firmly rejects” the Turkish government’s accusations that freedom of expression and freedom of the press are not respected in Germany,
If Turkey’s strongman wins, don’t give up on Turkish democracy
Disengagement is tempting, but it would give up what leverage the international community still has to protect human rights.