The Guardian | 'Hero' T-shirt prompts court uniform rule for Turkey coup suspects The Guardian Suspects on trial over last year's coup attempt in Turkey will wear a brown uniform during their hearings, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced, after a controversy over a defendant wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the word “hero” during a court ... Turkey's Erdogan claims Germany abetting terrorists Turkey coup suspects to wear brown uniforms, Erdogan says - BBC ... Erdogan demands brown uniforms for Turkey coup defendants after suspect wears 'Hero' t-shirt in court |
Reuters | After military shake-up, Erdogan says Turkey to tackle Kurds in Syria Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Days after a reshuffle of Turkey's top military commanders, President Tayyip Erdogan has revived warnings of military action against Kurdish fighters in Syria that could set back the U.S.-led battle against Islamic State. Kurdish ... As Turkey's political divisions deepen, Syrian refugees in Istanbul worry about being caught in the middle Turkey Hints at Military Operation Against Syrian Kurds US-backed Kurdish fighters display heavy firepower in show of force to Turkey |
The Jerusalem Post | Turkey joins Qatar in drill simulating attacks on vital facilities The Jerusalem Post Turkey's parliament fast-tracked legislation on June 7 to allow hundreds of troops to be deployed to a military base in Qatar, set up as part of an agreement signed in 2014, in a show of support for Qatar, which is also home to the biggest U.S. air ... Turkey and Qatar stage joint military exercises Qatar and Turkey conclude naval exercise Joint Turkey-Qatar naval games wrap up outside Doha |
Newsweek | Turkey's Military to Move Into Somalia After Backing Qatar in Gulf Crisis Newsweek Turkey is set to open the largest military camp in Somalia, where locals are battling an Islamist militant group in addition to drought and disease. Somali Defense Minister Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed said the camp would open next month, after two ... |
Chronicle | Zim-Turkey deepen bilateral trade, investment relations Chronicle TURKEY and Zimbabwe have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at deepening bilateral trade and investment relations for mutual cooperation between the two countries. The MoU was signed here last week and will provide a basis for ... |
Express.co.uk | EU budget chief expects Turkey aid to be cut over crackdown Columbia Missourian EU budget commissioner Guenther Oettinger told Germany's Bild newspaper in comments published Monday that a 4.3 billion euro ($5.1 billion) fund had been intended to "bring Turkey closer to Europe." The aid included training for judges and prosecutors ... Scrimping EU to pull £4.3bn from Turkey while snatching cash from UK to fill Brexit hole |
Telegraph.co.uk | Ex-soldier held in Turkey on terror charges is innocent, parents insist Telegraph.co.uk Joe Robinson, 24, from Accrington, Lancs, was arrested on 22 July while on holiday in the town of Didim in south-west Turkey. He was accused of "being a member of a terrorist organisation", apparently in connection with time he spent in Syria fighting ... Turkey warns new military moves in Syria imminent Turkey to extend military presence in Syria, says Erdogan Turkey and the wave of instability |
Daily Sabah | Turkey's Bodrum shaken by 4.1 magnitude quake weeks after a major 6.7 Daily Sabah A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook Turkey's coastal town of Bodrum in Muğla on Thursday less than three weeks after the resort town was rattled by another major quake measuring 6.7-magnitude. The quake took place at 09:25 p.m. local time with its ... |
The Local Sweden | Swedish writer wanted by Turkey arrested in Spain The Local Sweden Yalcin, who lives in south-western Sweden and is a dual citizen of Sweden and Turkey, has worked as teacher and editor-in-chief of socialist magazine Odak Dergisi, and has been involved in Amnesty and Författarförbundet, a Swedish organization for ... Spain detains terror suspect wanted by Turkey at Barcelona airport |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey's gold imports hit high in July Hurriyet Daily News Turkey imported 62.8 tons of gold in July, the highest on a monthly basis since the establishment of the Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Markets in 1995. This represented a 1.328 percent year-on-year increase compared to the same month of 2016, when ... Turkey's BIST 100 stocks hit record level |