Tag: Turkey
Turkish club defend ex-president sentenced to jail after punching referee
Turkish football club MKE Ankaragucu have defended their former president Faruk Koca as being the “target of one-sided public perception” after he was...
Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies
By Daren ButlerISTANBUL (Reuters) -The U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later...
Turkey sends military convoy to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon, deliver aid
Turkey has deployed two navy ships to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon amid rising tensions in the region. According to a statement from...
Turkey's Erdogan calls for US to lift sanctions hindering defence purchases
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for U.S. sanctions blocking some defence purchases by his country and for other "unilateral" measures...
Internet surveillance firm Sandvine says it’s leaving 56 ‘non-democratic’ countries
Sandvine, the makers of surveillance-ware that allowed authoritarian countries to censor the internet and spy on their citizens, announced that it is leaving...
Berlin's beloved döner kebab is in jeopardy after Turkey's proposal to regulate the famous food
Döner kebab is beloved in Berlin. In Turkey, the dish originally was made of lamb and sold only on a plate. But in...