Tag: Turkish
Turkish air chief praises exceptional progress made by PAF
ISLAMABAD: General Hasan Küçükakyüz, Commander Turkish Air Force, visited Air Headquarters here on Wednesday. On his arrival at Air Headquarters, the distinguished guest was...
Saudi-Turkish team inspects consulate where writer vanished
ISTANBUL: Turkish and Saudi investigators on Monday began conducting what Turkish officials have said is a joint "inspection" of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul,...
7 Turkish soldiers killed in blast blamed on Kurdish rebels
ANKARA: Kurdish rebels detonated an explosive device on a road in southeast Turkey, killing at least seven soldiers on Thursday, officials said. Two other...
Syria calls on US, French, Turkish forces to withdraw immediately
UNITED NATIONS: Syria's foreign minister on Saturday denounced US, French and Turkish forces operating in his country as "occupying forces" and demanded that they...
Turkish mothers’ protest banned over ‘terror exploitation’: minister
ISTANBUL: Turkey banned a weekly rally staged since the mid-1990s by mothers protesting against the disappearance of their sons and relatives on the grounds...
Russian, Turkish defence ministers discuss Syrian refugees
MOSCOW: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the return of Syrian refugees to Syria with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar during talks in Moscow...
24 killed as Turkish train derails after rain, landslide
ISTANBUL: Twenty-four people were killed in northwest Turkey when a train headed for Istanbul derailed following heavy rain and a landslide, authorities said on...
Turkish airstrikes kill four Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
ISTANBUL: The Turkish military carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq's Avasin Basyan region on Saturday, killing four Kurdish militants, it said on its official...
Turkish police detain 47 suspected coup supporters: CNN Turk
ISTANBUL: Turkish police have detained 47 people in an operation targeting alleged supporters within the army of a network accused by Ankara of orchestrating...
Syria condemns Turkish, US presence around Manbij
BEIRUT: Syria said on Tuesday it rejected the presence of Turkish and US forces around the northern town of Manbij, a day after soldiers...
Pakistani, Turkish navies’ exercise culminated in North Arabian Sea
PAF fighters also participate in a bilateral exercise
KARACHI: The maiden Pakistan Navy-Turkish Navy Bilateral Exercise – Drawn sword of Islam – conducted in the...
As Afrin operation continues, Turkish debate heats up on sending Syrian...
As Turkey continues its military operation in Syria's Afrin, a debate is heating up among Turks whether the Syrian refugees should be sent back...
Turkish border guards shoot, block fleeing Syrian asylum seekers
ANKARA: Turkey's border guards are indiscriminately shooting and forcibly returning Syrian asylum seekers, who are trying to cross into Turkey, the Human Rights Watch...
Seven Turkish soldiers die in Afrin ofensive
AFRIN: Seven Turkish soldiers were killed Saturday in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria, including five who died in a single attack on...
Turkish chair of Amnesty International held in custody
ISTANBUL: The jailed chairman of the Turkish branch of Amnesty International, Taner Kilic, remains in detention despite a court ruling for his release and...
Turkish attack on Kurds reverberates in Germany
BERLIN: The Turkish army's attack on the Kurdish YPG militia is creating blowback in Germany and mobilising diaspora communities. A sustained Turkish intervention in...
Turkish forces take control of 11 Kurdish positions
AFRIN: Turkish troops have taken control of 11 Kurdish positions and created "safe zones" in neighbouring Syria's northwestern region of Afrin, according to Turkish...
