Headlines- After a migrant boat sank overnight off the coast of Djibouti in northeastern Africa, the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Sunday that 109 people had died, 80 had survived, and 116 were still missing for.
- According to Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Galecka, police received information about a potential attack against Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, prompting the emergency meeting at the Internal Security Agency's (ABW) Counter-Terrorism Center.
- The latest attack on Riyadh's King Khalid airport claimed 12 lives and injured 309, according to Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority.
- In a statement posted on social media, Saudi military spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki blamed the Iran-backed Houthis for Saturday's fatal attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
- US president Donald Trump stated that he would "take a look" at joining Saudi Arabia in attacking the Houthis and resuming attacks on Iran.
- Four people died as Storm Isaias moves across the southern United States.
- A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a vehicle driven by an Immigration Customs and Enforcement agent who was allegedly pursuing him and another man on Saturday in Houston, Texas.
- More than a week after her botched execution in Tennessee, Christa Pike was discharged from the hospital and returned to prison.
Tag: Turkey
COVID Has Put a Stop to...
Turkey Has Had The Greatest Number Of COVID Infections In Europe And Has Been Under Lockdown For More Than A Year. The Country’s Musicians Have Been Among The Hardest Hit, With Little Or No Support From The Government
The Armenian Genocide Museum is a...
President Joe Biden is the first American president to recognise the Ottoman Empire’s slaughter of Armenians as a genocide
Social Media in Turkey
Concerns regarding media freedoms have been raised as a result of global media giants’ decision to comply with Turkish government demands to open offices in Turkey
Iranian Transgender Man in Turkey Anxiously...
An Iranian transgender man who fled discrimination in Iran to Turkey in 2020 is pleading for help to relocate to a third country because of harassment by other Iranian refugees in Turkey
Xinjiang Authorities Uphold Jail Term For...
Authorities in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have upheld a 15-year jail term for an ethnic Uyghur Turkish national convicted of “terrorist activities” following a secret prison retrial, according to sources, who say little is known about his well-being despite repeated inquiries from Ankara
COVID-19: Turkey’s Dependency on Chinese...
Turkey’s announcement of new restrictions in the face of surging Covid 19 infections is putting the spotlight on Ankara’s decision to rely almost solely on Chinese vaccines
Turkey EU Refugees
March is the anniversary of the refugee migrant deal between Turkey and the European Union that ended a mass exodus of migrants into Europe. But the future of the deal could be doubt with Ankara calling for revisions to the agreement
Arrest of a Crook Who Tried...
The Catholic Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua, located in the very central Istiklal Caddesi, one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul, is currently in no danger of ending up on the real estate market as a private luxury building. In recent days, Sebahattin Gök has been arrested and brought to justice, the man who last year, thanks to a network of accomplices, organized a complex fraudulent operation to illegally gain possession of the largest church Catholic Istanbul in order to resell it to the highest bidder. Investigations into the case confirmed that the “gang” of Gök and his associates were specializing in real estate scams committed against ecclesial and religious communities as well as foreign owners or those belonging to ethnic minority groups
In Challenge to Erdogan, Protests at...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing domestic and international pressure to stop a crackdown on student protests that erupted after the Turkish leader’s decision to install a new rector at one of the country’s main universities
Why Ankara Food Delivery Businesses Are...
With the coronavirus pandemic lockdown hurting businesses around the world, restaurants that delivered food became essential and even profitable