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70-year-old pulled alive as Turkey quake death toll hits 53

4:04 pm November 1, 2020

Izmir: Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 53 people and injuring more than 900. It was the latest series of remarkable rescues after the Friday afternoon earthquake, which was centered […]

Ship captain arrested after collision with Greek warship

11:23 pm October 28, 2020

Athens: Greek authorities on Wednesday arrested the captain of a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship that collided with a Greek navy minehunter outside the country’s main port of Piraeus. The coast guard said the captain of the Maersk Launceston container vessel was arrested for alleged violations of the Greek penal code and of the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions […]

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Turkey: US consulate employee receives 5-year jail term

12:11 am October 28, 2020

Ankara : A Turkish court on Tuesday convicted a local employee of the US Consulate in Istanbul of aiding a terrorist organisation and sentenced him to five years and two months in prison, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. The Istanbul court found Mete Canturk, a Consulate security officer, guilty of “knowingly and willingly” helping […]

France reacts after Erdogan questions Macron’s mental health

6:07 am October 25, 2020

Paris: France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the French government described as unacceptably rude. Erdogan questioned his French counterpart’s mental condition while criticizing Macron’s attitude toward Islam and Muslims. His remarks at a local […]

Germany decries Turkey’s actions in east Med, urges dialogue

11:34 pm October 13, 2020

Nicosia: Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday criticized Turkey for “unilateral steps” in the eastern Mediterranean that are undercutting efforts to de-escalate tensions with Greece and Cyprus over sea boundaries and drilling rights. Heiko Maas said that it’s now up to Turkey to create those conditions “without further provocations” that will allow negotiations to move forward. Maas said any attempt by […]