Turkish police on Thursday launched simultaneous operations against suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) in Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, and detained at least 18 foreign nationals, local media reported. The Istanbul Police Department’s Counter-Terrorism Unit teams went all out to raid about 20 homes across the city to capture the suspects, who were allegedly […]
Turkey’s parliament is to debate a controversial bill on Tuesday for the early release of tens of thousands of inmates in a bid to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in prisons. The measure proposed by the ruling party has drawn criticism from rights group for whom it excludes – opposition politicians, journalists, academics, civil […]
Flights resumed at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport on Thursday after a passenger plane skidded off a runway and broke apart as it landed in bad weather. State News Agency Anadolu, reported that the airport on Istanbul’s Asian side was open and Pegasus Airlines, whose plane crashed, said its flights would continue as scheduled. Saudi Arabia […]
Reigning Commonwealth champion, Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye, defeated Tetyana Kit of Ukraine 10-0 in the final to win gold in the 57kg category at the ongoing Yasar Dogu Ranking Series event holding in Istanbul, Turkey. Newsmen report that the World wrestling silver medalist, Adekuoroye defeated the 2015 World Championships bronze medalist and 2016 European championships silver […]
Rita Chami, a student who died in the arms of her fiancé in the Istanbul New Year’s Eve terror attack predicted her own death in a chilling Facebook post days earlier. Chami wrote on her facebook page, of fears she could “die in a blast” before flying to Turkey with Elias Wardini, who was also […]