Ex-Turkish military officer suggests assassination of Kurdish Leader ...
WEB5 days ago · A retired senior Turkish military officer publicly suggested the assassination of the prominent Iraqi Kurdish leader Bafel Talabani, during a live TV broadcast on Sep 21. İsmail Hakkı Pekin, former chief of military intelligence and a pro-government TV pundit, asserted during a discussion program on Habertürk TV that a recent memorandum of ...
Erdoğan condemns Israel’s ‘inhumane' attacks on Lebanon
WEB3 days ago · President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned Israel’s recent airstrikes on Lebanon, describing them as "inhumane attacks." In a statement released on social media today, Erdoğan characterized the strikes as an extension of Israel’s actions in Gaza. "Following Gaza, Israel’s 'genocide, occupation, and invasion' have now targeted …
Stunting and obesity on the rise as poverty deepens in Turkey
WEB3 days ago · Nor did they reduce chronic hunger, stunted growth, and obesity by the targeted 5–10%. Poverty deepened, and the rates of stunting and obesity increased. According to 2022 data from the World Food Program, 14.8 million people in Turkey—18% of the population of 82.3 million—are malnourished.
Former internatonal footballer, pundit Serhat Akın injured in …
WEB4 days ago · Former footballer Serhat Akın, who played for İstanbul giants Fenerbahçe and the Turkish national team, was injured in a shooting incident late last night. The attack occurred as Akın was returning home after broadcasting a post-match analysis of the UEFA Europa League games. Akın shared the news of the attack on his social media account ...
Prosecutor declines to take Kurdish journalist’s testimony despite …
WEB6 days ago · The journalist, who was not at home at the time of the raid, went to the Hakkari Courthouse with her lawyer yesterday to provide a statement. However, the prosecutor in charge of the investigation declined to take her testimony. Kurdish journalist’s home raided following report on alleged police-gang collusion in Hakkari. 23 September 2024.
Syrian teen killed in İstanbul park shooting, five detained
WEB5 days ago · The family of Abdullatif Davvara, a 15-year-old Syrian teen fatally shot while playing in a park in İstanbul’s Gaziosmanpaşa district, has vowed to seek justice, according to lawyer Ömer Taş from the Migrant and Refugee Solidarity Network and the Lawyers for Freedom Association (ÖHD). On Sep 21, Davvara was struck by gunfire when two ...
Local press in Turkey’s earthquake-hit zone faces uncertainty as ...
WEB3 days ago · Many of these 60 newspapers may be forced to shut down, and over 400 journalists are at risk of losing their jobs in case the exemptions do not continue. ‘It will be very difficult for us’. Sadet Berkyürek, managing editor of the İskenderun Ses newspaper in Hatay, told bianet that since the earthquake, they have faced postponed tax and ...
'It might be a mutual gesture': US embassy land deal resurfaces …
WEB4 days ago · While the New York mayor faces bribery charges for expediting the construction of Turkey’s consulate in Manhattan, Turkey’s opposition suggests it might have been a mutual gesture, recalling the 2014 land acquisition by the US.
Turkey defends judge’s past ties to Erdoğan's party in Osman …
WEB6 days ago · Turkey defends judge’s past ties to Erdoğan's party in Osman Kavala case before ECtHR. The Justice Ministry has submitted its defense to the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. Turkey has defended its handling of the case against philanthropist Osman Kavala, who was sentenced to life in prison for “attempting to overthrow the ...
Sudan’da kolera salgını: 473 ölü
WEB5 days ago · Ülkedeki kolera vakaları 14 bin 944’e çıktı. Sudan Sağlık Bakanlığı, ülkede toplam kolera vakası sayısının 14 bin 944'e çıktığını açıkladı. Açıklamada, kolera nedeniyle hayatını kaybedenlerin sayısının da 473 olduğu belirtildi. Sudan'da hazirandan bu yana etkili olan yağışlar ve seller, koleranın ...