The government of Turkey announced on Wednesday that it is seeking to become a party to a case accusing Israel of “genocide” against the terrorist organization Hamas at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Turkish police detained dozens of protesters in Istanbul on Wednesday when they ignored a ban on Communist “May Day” demonstrations.
Authorities in Turkey have arrested more than 100 people in the past week accused of having ties to the Islamic State terrorist organization, including eight detained on Monday allegedly plotting a bomb attack on communist May Day marches in Istanbul.
Armenian organizations were outraged by President Joe Biden’s Armenian Remembrance Day statement on Wednesday because he did not mention modern genocide against Armenian Christians of the Nagorno-Karabakh region completed this year by the conquering armies of Muslim Azerbaijan.
Officials in Istanbul banned a ceremony attempting to mark the anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian genocide organized for Wednesday, an event perpetrated by the last remnants of the Ottoman Empire and continuously denied by Ankara to this day.
The Islamist government of Qatar confirmed on Tuesday that it is open to continuing to host the leadership of the jihadist terror organization Hamas as long as doing so is “useful and positive.”
Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with the senior leadership of Iraq in Baghdad on Monday seeking support against Israel’s self-defense operations against Hamas and approval for his years-long bombing campaign against Kurdish groups in Iraq.
Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced in a speech to members of his Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Wednesday that he will host Hamas “political” leader Ismail Haniyeh this weekend in Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Monday that it was “vital” to “immediately restrain Israel” in response to Iran’s unprecedented missile assault on the Israeli homeland on April 13.
The State of Israel is encouraging investors to stop investing in Turkey, asking consumers to stop buying Turkish products, and urging the U.S. Congress to impose sanctions on Turkey for violating American anti-boycott laws.
Turkish election officials on Tuesday refused to allow pro-Kurdish Mayor-Elect Abdullah Zeydan take office in the city of Van. Instead, the national government tried to install a member of authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party as mayor, even though Zeydan defeated him by almost 30 points in the election. The decision was reversed by Turkey’s High Election Board on Wednesday after unrest spread across southeastern Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his AKP suffered their worst defeat in more than twenty years in local elections.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, hoping to broker peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, warned on Tuesday that negotiations will only be possible if NATO avoids antagonizing Russia by expanding its membership and influence.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to be preparing for another military incursion into the border regions of Syria and Iraq to fight the PKK, a violent Kurdish separatist group seen by Erdogan’s government as the primary threat to Turkey’s security.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — again — after the Turkish leader reiterated his country’s support for Hamas and compared Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.
Police in Mersin, Turkey, confirmed on Tuesday that they had arrested an unnamed man working at the construction site of the Russian-built Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in connection with an investigation into the Islamic State.
Turkish superstar drone manufacturer Baykar has broken ground on a new factory near Kyiv, Ukraine, that will manufacture the company’s popular armed drones, which the Ukrainians have used to great effect against Russian invaders.
Turkish police shot dead two assailants from a leftist organisation, branded “terrorists” by authorities, who attacked a security checkpoint.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s shooting at a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul, marking the first ISIS attack in Turkey since 2017.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dismissed the United Nations as an irrelevant and unhelpful organization, demanding “reform.”
President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran departed for Turkey on Wednesday, expected to hold in-person meetings with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on how best to support the jihadist terror group Hamas in its campaign of human rights atrocities against Israel.
The Islamic country of Turkey has deported Israeli soccer star Sagiv Jehezkel for daring to reference the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel and its immoral act of holding Jewish hostages — including babies and women — during a recent game.
An Israeli soccer star playing in the Turkish national league is under investigation for “inciting hatred” after showing support for Israel’s war against Hamas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, of “genocide” against the Kurdish people after Erdogan claimed Wednesday that Netanyahu was “no different than Hitler” due to Israel’s war against Hamas.
Turkish lawmaker George Aslan caused a controversy by delivering a Christian message to Assyrians in their Syriac language.
Turkish lawmaker Hasan Bitmez of the hardline Islamist Saadet Party (SP) died in the hospital on Thursday, two days after he collapsed during a fiery tirade against Israel at the Turkish National Assembly.
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin enthusiastically praised Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday for his “leading role” in supporting the jihadist terror organization Hamas, describing Erdogan as “doing everything” to improve the situation in Gaza “for the better.”
Turkish parliamentarian Hasan Bitmez suffered a heart attack and collapsed next to the podium after delivering a tirade against Israel.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the West of “barbarism” and “Islamophobia” for its stance on the Israel-Hamas war.
Turkish President Erdogan doubled down accusing Israel of war crimes, saying Netanyahu should be tried as a war criminal.
French President Emmanuel Macron claimed that it would take Israel a decade to fully eradicate the Islamist Hamas terrorist organisation.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday pushed back against mounting US pressure to cut Ankara’s historic ties with Hamas.
Lawyers associated with the Turkish government announced they are requesting the ICC prosecute Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday called for pressure on the United States to stop Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
The Turkish Grand National Assembly on Tuesday banned Coca-Cola and Nestle products from being sold on the parliamentary campus because the companies allegedly support Israel in its war against the terrorists of Hamas.
Police near the Incirlik Air Base in Adana, Turkey, used tear gas and water cannons on Sunday to prevent a pro-Hamas Islamist mob from storming the facility that houses U.S. troops.
Turkey said Saturday it was recalling its ambassador to Israel and breaking off contacts with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Palestine.
Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan flooded Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport this weekend with hundreds of thousands of people – he claimed 1.5 million attendees – chanting “murderer Israel” and other pro-Hamas slogans in support of the terrorist group’s October 7 massacre.
Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on Sunday decried Israel’s response to the terrorist attack by Hamas earlier this month as “disproportionate.”
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Pope Francis Thursday, during which he condemned the “massacre” wrought by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the Hamas terror attack on October 7.
