Dozens of irregular migrants were apprehended by Turkish Coast Guards during an attempt to cross the Aegean Sea to Europe on Tuesday, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported. The migrants, who came from the Middle East and Africa, were apprehended while trying to pass the Greek island of Lesbos in a dinghy boat. They are being […]
“The Arab world will not be led by Tehran or Ankara,” said United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash on Twitter last Wednesday. “The sectarian and partisan view is not an acceptable alternative,” he tweeted making calls for Arab states to co-operate around an axis led by Saudi Arabia and […]
MEPs backed the kebab industry on Wednesday after the European Parliament voted against banning phosphates required to keep döner meat juicy and full of flavour. The vote came after the European Commission (EC) put forward a proposal to authorise the use of the natural additives in frozen “vertical meat spits” in order to bring […]
The British Turkish Cypriot community marked 100 years of migration to the United Kingdom with a cultural event at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) last Saturday. The event was organised by the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations (CTCA) UK and featured a photo exhibit, a film screening, folk dancing by the Dr. Fazıl […]
Ministers from Turkey, Qatar and Iran signed a transport agreement in Tehran last weekend in order to improve trade amid the continuing Gulf Crisis. Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci was present along with Iranian and Qatari counterparts Mohammad Shariatmadari and Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani as the pact was signed. Iran will act […]
Ankara’s largest and most controversial reptilian resident was removed from public view this week on the instructions of the city’s new mayor Mustafa Tuna. A large dinosaur statue which had stood at a main road intersection in the Turkish capital since 2015 was quietly taken from its usual spot and placed into storage on Monday. […]
Leaders from Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia launched a new Eurasian railroad link at a ceremony in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku last week. The 826-km (513 miles) Baku–Tbilisi–Kars (BTK) railway, which includes 105-km of new track, links the three countries and establishes a new land connection between Europe and China for both passengers and freight. […]
Turkey doesn’t need the European Union, said the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday, echoing his comments about the US from the day before. “If you’re honest, make your statement and we will finish the job. We don’t need you,” said Erdoğan while addressing regional delegates representing his Justice and Development Party (AKP) […]
Angela Merkel has agreed to limit migrant numbers entering Germany to 200,000 annually in order to appease allies in coalition talks after a poor showing in last month’s general elections. Despite winning the most votes, Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) took a bruising from […]
The “Pakistan-Turkey relationship has transformed into a strategic partnership” the Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said in New York last week according to national broadcaster Radio Pakistan. The comments came amid side-line talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who also reaffirmed Ankara’s commitment to a continued mutually beneficial partnership at the United Nations […]
