Reuters | Turkey rejects Arab terms to Qatar, US urges sides to talk ABC News Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan smiles to his supporters after the Eid al-Fitr prayers in Istanbul, early Sunday, June 25, 2017. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadan.(Presidential Press Service, Pool photo via ... Turkey's Erdogan says Arab demands on Qatar unlawful Turkey's Erdogan denounces demands on Qatar Why Turkey is backing Qatar in Gulf diplomatic crisis |
The Atlantic | Turkey's Identity Crisis The Atlantic Turkey has imprisoned 177 other journalists, but never a non-Kurdish parliamentarian. The charges against him are fabricated—he has run afoul of the government because he does not support the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) religiously ... |
BBC News | Turkey LGBT: Police stifle Istanbul Gay Pride rally BBC News Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul have thwarted attempts by organisers to hold a banned Gay Pride march. The organisers of the annual event had vowed to press ahead despite the ban by the authorities, who had cited threats from far-right groups. The Latest: Tear gas, checkpoints greet LGBT pride in Turkey Police 'fire plastic bullets' at LGBT activists who marched despite gay pride ban in Turkey Turkey bans Istanbul Pride, organizers vow to march anyway |
Hot Air | In Turkey, no teaching of evolution, but banning gays is fine Hot Air It's a new day in Turkey under the rule of their tyrant, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. And in the manner of most famous authoritarians it's a necessary step to mold the thinking of young minds. You wouldn't want a bunch of crazy, democratic, westernized ideas ... |
Los Angeles Times | Voices grow louder in Turkey to convert Hagia Sophia from a museum back to mosque Los Angeles Times As the time for afternoon prayers approaches, Onder Soy puts on a white robe and cap and switches on the microphone in a small 19th century room adjoining the Hagia Sophia. Soon, Soy's melodic call to prayer rings out over a square filled with tourists ... |
The Sun | Brit mum on holiday in Turkey was breathalysed by police after telling them she had been raped by a barman The Sun A BRIT mum in Turkey has claimed she was breathalysed by cops after telling them she'd been raped by a barman while on holiday. The devastated mum, 48, says she was attacked by a man while on the trip with her daughter, 20, in May. A 48-year-old mum ... They treated us like dirt – as if we were the ones who had committed a crime': British mother who reported rape in ... |
New York Times | Turkey Drops Evolution From Curriculum, Angering Secularists New York Times Schoolchildren in Istanbul. Turkey's decision to stop teaching evolution in high schools has deepened concerns that the president, a conservative Muslim, wants to radically change the identity of the secular country. Credit Ozan Kose/Agence France ... Passions flare as Turkey excludes evolution from textbooks Turkey to stop teaching evolution in high school Turkey to stop teaching evolution theory in high schools | Daily Mail ... |
Washington Post | Turkey needs to stay out of Qatar's mess Washington Post In my part of the world, people used to believe that their fate was determined by dark conspiracies cooked up by Western powers, or Israel, and that local politics was simply window-dressing for Western imperial interests. No longer. The past few years ... Turkey sends Qatar food and soldiers, discusses Gulf tensions with Saudi Turkey rejects Saudi Arabia and allies' demands to shut down Qatar air base Turkey dismisses demand to close Qatar military base |
Hamilton Spectator | Five dead after being electrocuted at water park in Turkey Hamilton Spectator Paramilitary police officers investigate after five people were caught up in an electrical current in the pool at the park in the town of Akyazi, in Sakarya province, western Turkey, Friday. Five people — three of them children —were electrocuted at ... Five dead after being electrocuted at Turkey water park 5 people electrocuted in pool at water park in Turkey Five electrocuted at water park in Turkey |
Hurriyet Daily News | Experts warn against new deadly drug spreading in Turkey Hurriyet Daily News Addiction to GBL, which is being used as a sexual stimulant and which has been determined to be a very dangerous drug in lab examinations, is sharply increasing in Turkey. It is sold for around 200 Turkish Liras and is consumed by dropping it into drinks. |