MAR 28, 2017 www.swissinfo.ch In an exclusive interview with Swiss public television, SRF, a former agent of the Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MİT), confirmed suspicions that political espionage had taken place in the past on members of the Turkish community in Switzerland. On March 24, the Swiss Attorney General’s office announced […]
Source: The Local Turkish citizens line up to vote in Frankfurt. Photo: DPA. Turkish voters in Germany, as deeply split as those in their ancestral homeland, started casting early ballots on Monday in a referendum that could vastly boost President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers. Hundreds of expatriates lined up at […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AP Photo Authorities in Bern have opened a probe into a mass meeting of members and sympathizers of the PKK terrorist group in the Swiss capital […]
German intelligence doesn’t buy Turkish President Erdogan’s claims that last year’s coup attempt was backed by the Gülen movement. BND chief Bruno Kahl, 54, speaks with SPIEGEL about Turkey, possible Russian interference in German elections and what to expect from Islamic State. Interview Conducted by Martin Knobbe, Fidelius Schmid and […]
SOURCE: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE The couple filmed their moment and even shared it on the social media. PHOTO COURTESY: AL ARABIYA ENGLISH A viral video of a Turkish TV correspondent’s romantic public marriage proposal inside the Grand Mosque of Makkah has left social media users desperate to fing out if […]
ALI ÜNAL@ali_unal ANKARA In an exclusive interview with Daily Sabah, EU Minister Ömer Çelik said Ankara’s EU bid depends on developments that will take place in the EU in 2017, saying that the bloc did not keep its promises to Turkey regarding the migrant deal. He added that Turkey cannot […]
SADIK ÜNAY@sadikunay PublishedMarch 18, 2017 A group of Turkish people protesting the Dutch police’s treatment of a Turkish minister in Rotterdam, outside the Dutch Consulate in Istanbul, March 12. The […]
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL PKK followers carry a flag with a picture of terrorist group’s leader and other banned posters and flags in Frankfurt, Germany. (EPA Photo) An event organized by terrorist PKK followers took place in Germany city of Frankfurt, just weeks after German authorities banned Turkish […]
Ayşegül Aydın and Cem Emrence December 2016 Download the full paper Kurdish groups in the Middle East are once again occupying global headlines today. While the Western media typically labels them as trustworthy friends in a region rife with enemies and shifting alliances, many regional actors see the Kurds as problematic, […]
Source: The Local Angela Merkel’s chief of staff warned Turkey on Wednesday that Germany is prepared to stop Turkish politicians from entering the country, in light of provocative rhetoric from Ankara. Chief of staff Peter Altmaier told the Funke Mediengruppe that Germany had the legal possibility of banning foreign politicians […]
EKREM BUĞRA EKINCI@EkremBEkinci Shahzade Abdülmecid Efendi is seen on a horse as he goes to Friday prayer. (1923) The caliphate was one of the oldest Islamic institutions in the history. The Ottoman caliphate was the last Sunni caliphate of the late medieval and early modern era that lasted 13 centuries […]
By Renat Kuenzi FEB 23, 2017 Opponents of Turkish president Erdogan demonstrate in front of the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva. They call for the release from prison of PKK leader Öcalan. The Turkish authorities for their part want Switzerland to punish people who insult Erdogan (Keystone) […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Elçin Özge Cörüt at the moment her wallet was pickpocketed. The exact moment a pickpocket swiped a woman’s wallet in Istanbul was captured on film in a selfie taken by the victim. The event occurred aboard an Eminönü-Üsküdar ferry, which links the European and Asian sides of […]
Reuters International FEB 22, 2017 A supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a flag before Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim is expected to address a crowd of around 10,000 in Oberhausen, Germany, February 18, 2017, to promote Turkey’s constitution referendum on April 16, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (reuters_tickers) ANKARA […]
By Abdullah Ayasun It is not an easy task to campaign against a change that proponents argue will spawn a better era. In Turkey, campaigners for yes to a constitution that will expand presidential powers designed their strategy to herald a much better, stronger and prosperous country. Campaigning against this […]
Reuters International FEB 17, 2017 – The new Central Mosque is photographed in Cologne, Germany, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen (reuters_tickers) ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The head of Turkey’s Diyanet religious authority denied on Friday that any of its imams had ever been involved in illegal activities and said investigations […]
Reuters International FEB 17, 2017 – Workers attend a groundbreaking ceremony of Taksim mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (reuters_tickers) By Melih Aslan and Osman Orsal ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Construction began on Friday of a mosque in Istanbul’s central Taksim square, a controversial project championed by […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published February 11, 2017 AA Photo Talya Özdemir, a 10-year-old Turkish girl became the youngest person to address the United Nations General Assembly on the momentous occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Speaking at the panel titled ‘Gender, Science and Sustainable Development: The […]
Reuters International FEB 12, 2017 – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a symposium on presidential system in Istanbul, Turkey, February 11, 2017. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday the final goal of a Turkish incursion into Syria […]
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL AA Photo A freelance journalist working for Anadolu Agency was shot in the foot by a rubber bullet fired by Israeli police officers. The photojournalist was covering a weekly protest against the separation barrier in the northern West Bank when he was shot. According […]