Car bomb rocks eastern Turkish town, nine injured – Photos
A car bomb explosion has hit the Turkish town of Ovacik in the eastern province of Tunceli, injuring several people. Early reports said that nine people, including a…
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Merkel prepared to cave to Turkish pressure on visas, British diplomats think
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is open to Turkish “blackmail,” seeking visa-free travel to the EU in return for Turkey taking back refugees expelled from Europe,…
Turks will be able to travel visa-free
The European Union is getting closer to granting Turks visa-free travel to Europe, but talks on this will continue until at least October, European Council…
Riyadh, Ankara, Doha behind massacre of Syria civilian: Syrian PM
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has held Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar responsible for the “brutal massacres” of civilians across his country. Halqi said on…
Germany warns MPs with Turkish roots against travel to Turkey
German lawmakers of Turkish origin who have been threatened after parliament declared the 1915 massacre of Armenians a genocide have been warned not to travel…
The situation aggravated in Turkey
Clashes have broken out between police and demonstrators, who gathered in the Turkish city of Istanbul in support of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the opposition…
Turkey to retaliate over German genocide resolution: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara is planning retaliatory measures in case Germany does not overturn a parliamentary resolution declaring the 1915 killing…
TURKEY BLAMES ISTANBUL BLAST ON PKK
Officials in the Turkish government have blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) for a recent deadly bombing in Istanbul. “All indicators and signs regarding the…
Merkel rejects Turkish comments after Armenia genocide resolution
Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed as “incomprehensible” accusations levied by Turkey against German lawmakers of Turkish origin after Germany’s parliament passed a resolution declaring the 1915…
Germany’s Armenian resolution: Unlawful and harmful
The resolution showed that politicising history for the sake of accomplishing short-term goals does more harm than good. On June 2, the German Parliament adopted…