Tag: Turkish
Turkish military council appoints new commanders
Turkey's Supreme Military Council appointed new top brass Thursday after the shock mass resignation of its high command in a row with the government...
Turkish consul general bids farewell to Pakistan
Pakistan and Turkey are two brother states, but the ties between the two countries have been strengthened further during the past three to four...
Turkish PM, army meet to appoint new high command
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan met Turkey's military top brass on Monday to choose a new high command after the most senior generals in NATO's...
Turkish government seeks solution to army resignation crisis
Turkey sought Saturday to downplay the crisis caused by the resignations of its top military brass in the latest episode in a fight between...
Entire Turkish military command quits over row with government
Turkey’s army chief of staff and the entire military command resigned on Friday in a row with the government over generals jailed in an...
20 Turkish soldiers, Kurdish rebels killed in clash
Kurdish fighters killed 13 Turkish soldiers and seven militants died Thursday in the worst clash since the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) ended a ceasefire...
Turkish police detain 14 people in al Qaeda raids
Turkish police have detained 14 people in raids targeting the al Qaeda militant group across western Turkey after the discovery of explosives and weapons,...
Turkish opposition says ending parliament boycott
Turkey's main opposition CHP Party said its deputies would be sworn in on Monday, ending a boycott of parliament that had soured Prime Minister...
Turkish team praises Jinnah Hospital’s waste management programme
A team of hospital waste management experts from Turkey visited Jinnah Hospital , Lahore on Tuesday to inspect and assess the waste management facilities...
Turkish naval ships in Karachi for joint exercises
A flotilla of four Turkish naval ships arrived Karachi for joint exercises with Pakistan Navy during a three-day visit. The ships - TCG Barbaros,...
Turkish Airlines bags best European airline award
The Turkish Airlines has been adjudged the winner of ‘Best Airline – Europe’ award and also named as the winner of the categories ‘Best...
Govt fails to benefit from Turkish power plant
Despite the grave situation of electricity shortage in the country where the power demand has surged to over 6000 megawatts, the government is reluctant...
Turkish parliament opens amid opposition boycott
Turkey’s new parliament opened in a tense atmosphere Tuesday as the main opposition and Kurdish deputies boycotted the ceremony in protest over lawmakers kept...
Syrian tanks enter Turkish border village
Army tanks on Saturday entered a village bordering Turkey, where 10,000 Syrians have sought refuge, an activist said, as Washington warned Damascus over its...
Turkish Airlines carried FCBarcelona back home
Turkish Airlines, the official sponsor of FC Barcelona, carried the last champion of Europe with the players of FCBarcelona players’ branded aircraft from London...
Erdogan in eavesdropping row ahead of Turkish vote
Evidence of electronic eavesdropping on a political party just over a week before an election has given opposition leaders ammunition to question the state...
Turkish general jailed over plot, more than 200 accused
Turkey’s Air Force Academy commander was jailed early on Friday with three other officers charged with seeking to overthrow the government in a 2003...