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Turkey’s Erdogan Insists Russian S-400 Missiles Are Not for Show

Russian-made surface-to-air missiles bought by Turkey will be used "in necessary" Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Erdogan, speaking in a live television interview with four Turkish broadcasters in Istanbul, insisted the S-400 system was not for show. "We will not...

Turkey Freezes Purchase of Russian S-400 Missile System

Ankara is considering postponing the delivery of the controversial Russian S-400 missile system, after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's visit to the U.S. and his talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. According to Independent Balkan News Agency, Turkey informed...

Turkish Cartoonist, 69, Jailed for Erdogan ‘Insult’

A Turkish court has jailed an elderly cartoonist for apparently insulting the country's ruler, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with his drawings. Nuri Kurtcebe, whose work appears in the Kemalist newspaper Aydinlik, was sentenced to 14 months in prison, according to his...

Video Reveals At-Risk State of Istanbul’s Former Greek Orphanage

The Prinkipo Greek Orphanage, built in 1899, and one of the largest wooden buildings in the world, closed in 1964. A new video is showing a behind-the-scenes look at the largest wooden building in Europe -- a former Greek orphanage in...

Migrant Boat Tragedy in Mediterranean Claims 9 Lives

A tragic accident in the Turkish Mediterranean has claimed the lives of at least nine migrants. Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency reports coast guard sources saying the speedboat sank in the early hours of Sunday morning, a few kilometers southwest off...

Turkey’s Presidency Celebrates Fall of Constantinople (video)

Turkey's presidency has released a grandiose video celebrating the fall of Constantinople with a slick, CGI-rich production which links the 1453 Ottoman conquest with the rule of present-day leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Also backed by Istanbul City Council, the video depicts...

Turkey Arrests 26 FETO Members Trying to Flee to Greece

Turkish security forces on Saturday arrested 26 members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) attempting to flee to Greece, according to Yeni Safak newspaper. The arrests were made after the routine check of six cars at the Doyran village on...

Wikipedia Urges Turkey to Lift Year-Long Ban

Wikipedia, the free open-source online encyclopedia, has written to Turkey's leadership calling for a year-long ban on the site to be lifted. Writing in an open letter to Turkey's communication minister, Ahmet Arslan, Wikimedia Foundation General Counsel Eileen Hershenov claimed recent statements...

German Footballers Face Backlash Over Erdogan Photos

On Tuesday, as Germany unveiled its football squad for June's 2018 World Cup in Russia, two of best-known players are facing a storm of criticism for meeting Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkish-origin footballers Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, joined by Turkish...

Patriarch Bartholomew Inaugurates Church on Imbros with ND Chief Mitsotakis

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew inaugurated the Saints  Constantine and Eleni Church on Imbros on Tuesday in the presence of New Democracy Chief Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The conservative party leader arrived on the island on Monday evening for the ceremony. On Tuesday morning...