Turkey

Underfire PM calls up Hulk, claims ‘huge’ Brexit progress

7:56 pm September 15, 2019

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Sunday that “huge” progress was being made in Brexit talks and declared Britain would break out of the European Union just like the comic book hero Hulk. The Conservative leader made the comments ahead of meetings with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker and EU negotiator Michel Barnier in Luxembourg […]

Syria missile attack kills at least 40 jihadist leaders: monitor

10:00 pm August 31, 2019

Beirut: At least 40 jihadist leaders were killed Saturday in Syria after a missile attack targeted their meeting in the northwestern province of Idlib, a war monitor said. “A missile attack targeted a meeting held by the leaders of Hurras al-Deen, Ansar al-Tawhid and other allied groups inside a training camp” near Idlib city, said […]

Minister: Turkish-US command room for northeast Syria active

11:17 pm August 24, 2019

Istanbul: Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency is quoting the country’s defense minister as saying that a joint operation room with the United States has begun its activities as part of a deal for a safe zone in northeastern Syria. Hulusi Akar said Saturday two generals from Turkey and the US were in charge of the center in […]

All S-400 missiles to be delivered to India by 2025: Russian deputy chief of mission

Turkey continues receiving Russian S-400 air defence parts

9:02 pm July 13, 2019

Istanbul: Turkey has continued receiving components of a Russian-made air defence system for a second day, despite Washington’s warnings that it will impose sanctions on the NATO-member country. Turkey’s defence ministry tweeted Saturday the landing of a fourth Russian cargo plane in Murted Air Base, near the capital, Ankara. On Friday, the ministry announced the […]

Press groups say Turkey report blacklists foreign news media

9:15 pm July 7, 2019

Istanbul: Journalism organisations in Turkey have criticised a report by a pro-government think tank that they say catalogues journalists working for international news media in a way that amounts to “blacklisting.” The Journalists’ Union of Turkey said Sunday it plans to file a criminal complaint against the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research, a think tank […]