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Erdogan Wants Turkey to Have Nuclear Weapons
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday was unacceptable for nuclear-armed states to forbid Ankara from obtaining its own nuclear weapons, but did not say whether Turkey had plans to obtain...
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EU Slams Turkish Aggression, Calls on UN Security Council to Intervene
The European Union strongly condemned Turkey’s recent aggression in Syria on Monday afternoon, following a meeting of the foreign ministers of each of its member nations. The EU used strong language to...
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Italy Asks UEFA to Move Champions League Final From Istanbul Over Syrian War
Showing disdain for UEFA’s warnings, Turkish football players gave military salutes during their games against Albania and France. Vincenzo Spadafora, the Italian Minister for Sports, sent a letter to...
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Military Salute by Turkish Kids Condemned in Belgium
Belgian sport officials condemned on Tuesday the military salute given by young football players of Turkish descent apparently to honor the Turkish armed forces now waging war in northern Syria....
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Dutch Intelligence Says ISIS Using Turkey as Strategic Base
The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) says the so-called Islamic State (IS) is currently using Turkey as a strategic base to reorganize, posing a threat to the security of Europe....
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Turkey to Turn Historic Orthodox Church Into a Mosque; Is Hagia Sophia Next?
Turkey’s Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, has recently approved changing the historic Chora Greek Orthodox Church located in Istanbul, currently a museum, into a mosque....
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Turkey Blamed for Pressuring NATO on Kurdish Issue for Own Political Gain
A new confrontation between Ankara and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) appears to have been taking place over the last several days, according to an exclusive report from Reuters...
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President Erdogan Says Turkey Will Send Troops to Libya
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday that the government will submit a parliamentary motion to send troops to Libya in early January, when parliament re-opens. “We will go to...
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EU Expresses ”Strong Concern” About Turkish Decision to Send Troops to Libya
Peter Stano, the lead spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union, issued a statement on Friday condemning the Turkish Parliament’s decision to grant President Erdogan...
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Erdogan Warns Merkel Libya’s Chaos Could Affect the Entire Mediterranean
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Friday. Credit: AMNA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a warning that the “Libyan chaos” could...
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Massive 6.8 Earthquake in Eastern Turkey Leaves 38 Dead, 1,547 Injured
Photo twitter: Selami HARTOMACIOGLU Thirty-eight dead and 1,547 injured is the toll so far after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Elazig province in Eastern Turkey on Friday evening, Daily Sabah...
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New 5.9-Magnitude Earthquake in Turkey Leaves 9 Dead, Dozens Trapped
At least eight people were killed and five others injured in eastern Turkey, when a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit the border region with Iran on Sunday, Ankara’s Anadolu agency reports. Several...
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Lost Ancient Kingdom Discovered by Farmer in Central Turkey
The half-submerged stone with inscriptions dating back to the 8th century BC, found by a farmer in Turkey. Photo Credit: James Osborne, University of Chicago An ancient kingdom which has been lost to...
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EU Imposes Sanctions on Turkish Individuals Over Cyprus Drilling
The European Union announced on Thursday that — in solidarity with Cyprus — it will impose sanctions on two Turkish individuals over their role in Turkey’s illegal drilling activities inside the island...
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Event Honors Greek Constantinopolitan Authors in Istanbul
A special literary tribute to Greek Constantinople writers and poets was completed recently at the University of Istanbul’s School of Philosophy, an event organized due to the International day of...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Announces Halt to All Orthodox Church Services Globally...
Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I. File photo The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople issued a statement on Wednesday announcing the Church’s new decision in regard to the...
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Turkey Uses Hagia Sophia as Mosque for Islamic Prayer Again
The Islamic call to prayer was heard in what was once the center of Orthodoxy, Hagia Sophia, on Monday, as a video calling the former Byzantine cathedral “Hagia Sophia Mosque” on Youtube shows. The...
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Catalca: The Town in Turkey Where They Speak Greek
Greek-speaking residents of Caltalca, Turkey. Credit: Constantine Garelas There is a place in the Istanbul rural district where one can often hear Greek spoken on the street, with a definite northern...
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Turkish President Erdogan Thanks Ecumenical Patriarch for Coronavirus Aid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I. File photo Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, thanked...
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Armenian Genocide: Remembering the Mass Murder of Christians in Turkey
An Armenian woman kneeling beside a dead child in a field “within sight of help and safety at Aleppo”. Source: Wikipedia The systematic mass murder and expulsion of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians carried...
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