State news agency Anadolu on Wednesday reported that Turkey has deported a total of 15 foreign terrorist fighters over the course of a week, including 10 sent back to Germany. The suspects deported between Nov. 11 and Nov. 19 also include one Danish, one British, one U.S. and two Dutch citizens. READ ALSO: (Video) Tonto Dikeh […]
Turkey removed four more mayors on Wednesday as part of a widening government crackdown on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), bringing to 20 the number of mayors who have been dismissed after being elected earlier this year. President Tayyip Erdogan and his government accuse the HDP of having links to the Kurdistan Workers Party […]
Turkey has captured a wife of former Islamic State (IS) group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. On Tuesday Turkey said it had detained Baghdadi’s sister in Syria. READ ALSO Lufthansa to cancel 1,300 flights due to strike Baghdadi killed himself during a raid by US special forces on his compound in […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that Turkey, conducting an offensive in northern Syria, would not be able to contain droves of fleeing militants from the extremist group Islamic State. Kurdish troops control areas in northern Syria where Islamic State militants are kept, Putin told a meeting of leaders of former Soviet countries during […]
The US says it is stepping aside for an imminent Turkish operation against Kurdish-led forces within Syria that have until now been a key US ally. Kurdish militias played a major role in defeating the Islamic State (IS) group, but Turkey regards them as terrorists. The US – which has hundreds of troops near the […]
Five time world champions, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria began their campiagn at the UEFA/CAF U17 Tournament by defeating Turkey.The host nation was lashed out two goals to none, Olakunle Olusegun and Divine Nwachukwu in each half of the game scored the goals. Manu Garba, Head Coach of the Eaglets said after the game that it […]
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 […]
American Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson (C), who was charged with committing crimes, including spying for the PKK terror group and the Fetullah Terrorist Organization, arrives at the address, which he was put under house arrest due to his health problems, in Izmir, Turkey on July 25, 2018. The United States is warning more economic pressures […]
Turkish warplanes attacked pro-Syrian government forces Saturday in Syria’s northwestern Kurdish enclave of Afrin, killing at least 36 fighters, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) confirmed Turkish airstrikes in a statement but did not provide a death toll or say where the attacks occurred. The SDF is a […]
Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday traveled to Turkey soon after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which he presided. The FEC meeting which started at about 10am was attended by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, acting Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Habiba Lawal, and cabinet ministers. Immediately after the meeting, […]
Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will tomorrow depart for Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the ninth Summit of the Developing 8 (D-8) on Friday. Prior to the D-8 Summit, Buhari, at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, will participate in an official working visit to Ankara, the capital city. Senior Adviser […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for Istanbul, Turkey, tomorrow, to participate in the ninth Summit of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation (D-8) which starts on Friday. Members of D-8 are Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey. The objectives of D-8 are to improve member states’ position in the global economy, diversify and […]
The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service have uncovered a container suspected to contain about 475 pump action guns imported from Turkey, the second in as many weeks. According to sources, the container with number CMAU189817/8 is believed to contain about 475 sets of pump action riffles but a full assessment and […]
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group, announced Friday that it will help Turk Eximbank provide medium and long-term funds to Turkish exporters, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs). MIGA is providing guarantees of US$333.0 million to a syndicate of banks, jointly led by […]
Turkey has blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube after the sites published photos last week of a prosecutor who had been taken hostage with a gun to his head, Turkish local media, Hurriyet reported on Monday. An official confirmed to itslocal pressthat the country’s leading Internet service providers had implemented the ban on the […]
The recent remark reportedly credited to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the effect that Turkey should be administered like an incorporated company is, to say the least, uncalled for. Besides the fact that the administration of the state and that of the running of an incorporated company are two different things and systems, it is […]