Turkey evacuates staff from consulate in Basra, Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey - The Turkish foreign minister says Turkey has evacuated staff from its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra over a deteriorating security situation. Reported by Journal Gazette...
View ArticleView's great but signal's terrible: Turkish villagers forced to gather in...
Getting mobile signal can be an uphill battle - something these villagers in the mountainous Başkale district, near Turkey's border with Iran, know better than anyone. Reported by MailOnline 4 hours...
View ArticleTurkey Would Support Iraqi Kurds' Bid For Self-Rule, Spokesman Says In...
ERBIL, Iraq -- In a statement that could have a dramatic impact on regional politics in the Middle East, a spokesman for Turkey's ruling party recently told a Kurdish media outlet that the Kurds in...
View ArticleTurkish villagers forced to gather in mobile phone signal 'hot spots' to make...
Mountainous villages in Başkale district, near Iran, are cut off from the worldTheir residents climb half a mile up the hillside to talk to their Reported by CapitalBay 2 hours ago.
View ArticleTurkey evacuates diplomats from Basra, says Iraqi capital still safe
The Turkish government on Tuesday evacuated its consulate in Basra, Iraq, and slapped a ban on media reporting about the 80 Turks seized by Islamic militants from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul...
View Article40 Indians abducted in violence-hit Iraq, no information on whereabouts
New Delhi, June 18 : India Wednesday said 40 Indians working for a Turkish construction company have been abducted in violence-hit Iraq's Mosul area which has been taken over by Sunni militants....
View Article1980 coup leaders get life in jail
A Turkish court has convicted the only two surviving leaders of the country's 1980 military coup of crimes against the state and sentenced them to life imprisonment. Reported by Belfast Telegraph 12...
View Article40 Indians abducted in Iraq, no information on whereabouts
*India Wednesday said 40 Indians working for a Turkish construction company have been abducted in violence-hit Iraqs Mosul area which has been taken over by Sunni militants. * The external affairs...
View ArticleCIA Facing Gaps In Iraq As It Hunts For Militants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA and other spy agencies are scrambling to close intelligence gaps as they seek ways to support possible military or covert action against the leaders of the al-Qaida-inspired...
View ArticleManchester Library Foreign Film Night: "Watchtower"
Patch Manchester, NJ -- The Manchester Branch of the Ocean County Library will be showing the Turkish movie "Watchtower" as part of a foreign film festival. "Haunted by a tragic incident, Nihat...
View ArticleTurkey Sentences Two 1980 Coup Leaders to Life in Prison
A Turkish court handed down life sentences to two aging generals who were behind a 1980 military takeover that resulted in widespread torture, arrests and deaths, making it the bloodiest in Turkey's...
View Article40 Indian construction workers kidnapped in Iraq
NEW DELHI — Forty Indian citizens working for a Turkish construction company near the Iraqi town of Mosul have been kidnapped, India’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Reported by NY Daily News 11...
View Article1980 coup leaders given life sentences in Turkey
Turkish court sentences 2 surviving leaders of 1980 military coup to life prison terms Reported by Newsday 11 hours ago.
View ArticleRussia arrests Turk for `terrorism`
Russia has arrested a 43-year-old Turkish national put on an international terrorist wanted list last year, the interior ministry said. Reported by Zee News 10 hours ago.
View ArticleIndian builders kidnapped in Iraq
Forty Indian citizens working for a Turkish construction company near the Iraqi town of Mosul have been kidnapped, India's Foreign Ministry said. Reported by Belfast Telegraph 9 hours ago.
View ArticleDancing chemist, Yorkshire cop in refs' garb
*A dancing chemist, a British bobby and doppelganger for a Hollywood star, a Swedish millionaire, and a hair salon owner are all playing a central role at this year's World Cup. * These are just some...
View Article40 Indians abducted in violence-hit Iraq, no trace or ransom call
New Delhi, June 18 : India Wednesday said its 40 nationals working for a Turkish construction company have been abducted in violence-hit Iraq's Mosul area, which has been taken over by Sunni militants....
View Article1980 Turkey coup leaders get life
A Turkish court has sentenced 2 surviving leaders of the 1980 military coup to life prison terms. Reported by News24 7 hours ago.
View ArticleCorrected - Former Turkish military chief Evren sentenced to life for staging...
ANKARA (Reuters) - (Corrects year of convictions in second para) Reported by Reuters India 7 hours ago.
View ArticleCorrected – Former Turkish military chief Evren sentenced to life for staging...
ANKARA (Reuters) - (Corrects year of convictions in second para) Former army chief Kenan Evren, 96, who came to symbolise the military's dominance over Turkish political life, was sentenced to life in...
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