USA TODAY | Justice minister's resolve after bombings: 'Turkey will win' USA TODAY Turkey was observing a national day of mourning Sunday, hours after the blasts near the newly built Besiktas soccer stadium rocked the city. Turkish officials put the death toll at 38; at least 155 people were wounded. Thirty of the victims were police ... Turkey declares day of mourning after blasts kill 38 Kurdish militant group says it carried out Istanbul bombings that killed 38 Turkey mourns after 38 killed, 155 wounded in Istanbul bombings |
Wall Street Journal | Turkey Faces Crossroads Over Constitution Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Turkey faces a historic crossroads as lawmakers prepare to debate a controversial bill introduced this weekend to concentrate power in the office of the presidency, at a time when the nation is polarized about whether President Recep Tayyip ... Erdogan's AK Party submits bill to empower presidency Turkey's ruling party moves to tighten Erdogan's grip on power Erdogan Inches Forward on Executive Powers in Turkey |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Netanyahu decries Istanbul attack, says Turkey should condemn Palestinian terror Jerusalem Post Israel News Israel condemns all terrorism in Turkey, and expects that Turkey will condemn all attacks in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday in response to Saturday's attack in Istanbul that killed 38 people. Netanyahu's comments at the top of ... Netanyahu condemns Istanbul bombs, urges Turkey's support |
New York Times | As Turkey Cracks Down, Kurdish Mayors Pack Bags for Jail New York Times DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — When Kurdish officials here in Diyarbakir, the biggest Kurdish city in the world, say they've been “unavoidably detained,” it is not just an excuse for lateness. Even before I arrived, the co-mayors, Gultan Kisanak and Firat Anli ... Turkey should wipe out PKK nests in Kobani and Afrin Like Israel, Turkey and Egypt Trapped in Domestic Terror Quagmire Turkey condemns terror attack in Egypt |
Irish Times | Austria threatens to freeze EU accession talks with Turkey Irish Times Austria has threatened to freeze EU accession talks with Turkey in protest at President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on the Turkish opposition since July's failed coup. Austria's foreign minister Sebastian Kurz has said he will use Monday's foreign ... Vienna to block further talks on Turkey EU accession: Austrian FM Vienna will veto EU membership talks with Turkey – Austrian FM |
The New Yorker | The Silencing of Writers in Turkey The New Yorker But it is one of the endless ironies of Turkey that the liberals and democrats who were among the first to oppose the putschists' sinister attempts to overthrow the A.K.P. government would also become the first to be punished and silenced by that very ... |
Breitbart News | Erdogan Says Some Greek Islands Should Really Belong to Turkey Breitbart News At least 29 people were killed and another 166 were injured on Saturday because of two terrorist bombings near a soccer stadium in central Istanbul. The first was a car bomb. The second was a suicide bomber who detonated the bomb 45 seconds after the ... Greece-Turkey relations put to test |
ESPN FC | Bilic dedicates draw to Turkey victims ESPN FC LIVERPOOL -- West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic dedicated the point earned in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Liverpool to the victims of the weekend's terror attacks in Turkey. At least 38 people were killed and many others injured in a twin bomb attack near ... Former Besiktas boss Slaven Bilic pays tribute to people of Turkey following stadium attacks Slaven Bilic sends prayers to Turkey after Besiktas explosions Liverpool vs West Ham: Slaven Bilic dedicates point to people of Turkey following Istanbul terror attacks |
Anadolu Agency | Turkey strongly condemns car bomb blast in Somalia Anadolu Agency Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Sunday has strongly condemned the terror attack in Somalia that claimed at least 22 lives earlier in the day. In a written statement, the foreign ministry said "Turkey will continue to stand by the brotherly Somali people ... 142 killed in Yemen, Turkey, Egypt, Somalia blasts |
Feds raid businessmen linked to imam blamed for Turkey coup New York Post Federal authorities raided a Brooklyn cafe linked to the Pennsylvania imam blamed by Turkey for plotting July's failed coup attempt in that country. The feds seized computers from Masal Cafe in Sheepshead Bay — which operates in a portion of the old ... |