Deputy PM: Coup plotters to receive heaviest punishment
The reintroduction of the death penalty is not “currently” being considered by the Turkish government, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said Tuesday. However, he left…
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In Egypt, Many Leaders Quietly Cheered Turkish Coup Plotters
Egyptians watched raptly over the weekend as military forces moved to unseat a democratically elected Islamist president in Turkey, reminding many of a similar move…
UNESCO postpones vote on draft resolution on Al-Aqsa Mosque
The United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) postponed on Sunday a vote on a draft resolution that would designate Al-Aqsa Mosque as an…
Al-Jazeera publishes messages sent between the organisers of the failed Turkish coup
Qatar’s Al-Jazeera TV channel has obtained copies of messages sent between the organisers of the failed Turkish coup, which occurred in the late hours of…
Aleksandr Sytin: The war in the Middle East involving Russia will continue
Here is the interview with the head of the “North & Eastern Europe Research Political Center” Aleksandr Sytin. After the incident with the Su-24, the…
Turkey to file extradition request for Gülen from US this week, President Erdoğan says
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, giving his first media interview since Friday’s dramatic coup attempt, said Monday that his government would submit a written request for…
John Kerry says ‘evidence needed’ to extradite Gulen
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that Turkey must provide evidence of Pennsylvania-based cleric Fetullah Gulen’s involvement in Friday’s coup attempt to extradite…
Erdogan rejects claims of staging failed coup attempt
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday strongly rejected claims that a recent coup attempt was staged. “Unfortunately, that is only misinformation. How can you plan…
What is Erdogan’s purpose of accusing Gulen of military coup?
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the uprising on Fetullah Gulen, a retired Islamic cleric and former political ally, who once had a sizeable following in…
Emiratis in Turkey safe – UAE ministry
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has assured that all Emiratis still in Turkey are safe. “The ministry would like to assure…