A bomb attack on a bus carrying guards in the northwestern Turkish industrial city of Bursa has left one dead and four injured, Turkish authorities said on Wednesday. The bomb was placed under a utility pole on the side of the road. It exploded as the bus drove by, […]
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine have resumed negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. However, there were no shaking hands in Istanbul; it was reported on Ukrainian television. Ukrainian negotiator and presidential adviser Mikhailo Podoljak said on Twitter that the basics of the negotiation process are the main talking […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sees only two unsolved major disputes between Ukraine and Russia. These are the status of the Eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas and of the Crimean peninsula. According to Erdogan, the warring parties can agree on the other four main points of contention. These are […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fired his trade minister after reports of alleged cronyism in the tendering of government contracts. The expelled minister Ruhsar Pekcan has favoured companies from her husband in the purchase of disinfectants worth hundreds of thousands of euros by her ministry. She denied having […]
The death toll after the massive earthquake in the western Turkish region of Izmir last Friday rose from 79 to 98. According to Turkish authorities, 847 of the 994 injured have now been released from the hospital. 106 people have been rescued since the quake on Friday afternoon. There […]
The Kremlin and the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church have warned Turkey about plans to turn the former Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul, now a museum, into a mosque again. The highest judges in Turkey will have to make a decision in the coming days about the plans […]
Confrontations between Kurds and ultra-nationalist Turks at demonstrations in Vienna put pressure on relations between Austria and Turkey. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Tuesday accused Turkey of “sowing dissatisfaction.” He said there should be an end to Turkish efforts to “influence the people here in Austria and also use […]
Erdogan Takes Oath as Turkish President and Now has Power. Two weeks after the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey, the old and new president Recep Tayyip Erdogan took his oath of office, says Hope News. Erdogan, who has determined the history of Turkey for almost sixteen years, is […]
