MOSCOW, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Russia on Monday accused the United States of not taking a constructive approach to diplomatic talks in Istanbul, but said the Turkish city was a convenient place for such contacts to take place. A meeting between U.S.Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns and Sergei Naryshkin , head of Russia’s SVR...Read More
Syrian swimmer Sarah Mardini at the premiere of the Netflix film ‘The Swimmers’ A trial in Greece of 24 migrant rescue workers accused of espionage, including Syrian swimmer Sarah Mardini who inspired a Netflix film, resumed Tuesday after more than a year as leading rights groups slammed the case as a masquerade. The trial began...Read More
By Orhan Coskun ANKARA, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Turkish defence firm Baykar has delivered 20 armed drones to the United Arab Emirates this month and could sell more, Lawyer Turkey two Turkish sources said, as a diplomatic detente between the former regional rivals expands into military contracts. International demand for Baykar’s drones soared after their...Read More
Kherson celebrates Russian exit yet faces huge rebuilding KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) – Residents of Kherson celebrated the end of Russia´s eight-month occupation for the third straight day Sunday, even as they took stock of the extensive damage left behind in the southern Ukrainian city by the Kremlin´s retreating forces. A jubilant crowd gathered in Kherson´s...Read More
ISTANBUL, Jan 12 (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan’s government has cracked down more aggressively on dissent and political opponents ahead of Turkish elections with censorship and prison sentences, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. Presidential and parliamentary elections are set for no later than mid-June but Erdogan has said they could come earlier .Polls show...Read More
Turkish medical union chief Sebnem Korur Fincanci helped draft UN rules for documenting torture A Turkish court on Wednesday released an internationally respected medic who outraged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by backing a probe into the army’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Iraq. Turkish Medical Association head Sebnem Korur Fincanci was detained and jailed...Read More
ANKARA, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Turkey has hired a Washington-based law firm to lobby for its readmission to the U.S.F-35 fighter jet program after it was suspended over its purchase of Russian air defenses, Lawyer Turkey a contract filed with the U.S. Department of Justice showed. Ankara had ordered more than 100 stealth fighters and...Read More
The socialite wife of a former minister who has donated more than £2million to the British Conservative Party allegedly for Lawyer Turkey close access to the past three prime ministers was listed as a director of a company secretly owned by an oligarch close to the Russian tyrant, according to reports. Russian-born Lubov Chernukhin, whose...Read More
Infighting among various Turkish-affiliated armed groups over power-sharing was causing civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure. Armed groups in the area of northern Syria controlled by Turkey may have committed war crimes and other violations of international law, the UN rights chief said Friday. Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,...Read More
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, July 28 (Reuters) – A proposed law that Turkey says will make social media companies more accountable to local regulations will rather increase censorship and accelerate a trend of authorities silencing dissent, critics including a U.N.body said this week. The Turkish parliament was to begin debate on Tuesday on the bill...Read More
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