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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his decision to launch an aid campaign for the citizens who have been and will be harmed by “fire and flood disasters that may occur in the future,” said the Official Gazette on Aug. 13.This followed investigations into the online “aid campaign” calls on social media on grounds that showed
27 members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, demanding that steps be taken to prevent the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) production of Turkey, claiming that they change the political balance in the region and harmed American interests. In the letter dated August 9, signatory members of the
Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu told journalist Muharrem Sarıkaya late on August 7 on private broadcaster HaberTürk that he favors metropolitan mayors from this main opposition party to continue “for the second term”.This response was interpreted as Kılıçdaroğlu blocking the way for İstanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu and Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş to run for
The wildfires continue not only in the forests and on the shores of Turkey’s Aegean and Mediterranean regions, but also in every field. The fire in politics is visible when the seats in the cabinet of President Tayyip Erdoğan are shaken and the minister-lottery is played in Ankara. The fire in the field of foreign
Wildfires have destroyed forests on the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts of Turkey, claiming at least eight lives. Yet, a political fire burns in Ankara, with debate on a cabinet shift heating up. President Tayyip Erdoğan netted reactions for distributing packages of tea to the fire victims in Marmaris and his motorcade keeping ambulances and fire
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told the German paper Bild on July 25 that those fleeing Afghanistan should go to “neighboring” countries such as Turkey, rather than European Union countries, to seek asylum. It’s a shameful statement because of trying to humiliate refugees and Turkey that he puts into a position of a refugee gatekeeper. He
The Afghan immigration to Turkey increased after the U.S. decision to withdraw from the war-torn country and requested Ankara to keep its soldiers in Kabul. This situation bears risk that the unsuccessful and bloody U.S. campaign in Afghanistan that resulted in new cross-border terrorism troubles for the world may turn into Turkey’s responsibility. But in
The debate on foreign funding in Turkish media heated up when OdaTv reported that MedyaScope, an online broadcaster, received support from the American Chrest Foundation. MedyaScope founder, journalist Ruşen Çakır, said the website has already announced this transparently, putting it on the tag on day one and that everything is within legal limits, but he
President Tayyip Erdoğan revealed Turkey’s three conditions to the US on July 20 in order to continue its mission to protect and operate Kabul airport after the withdrawal of the US and other NATO countries. Erdoğan revealed those conditions in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus where he visited to mark the 47th anniversary of
President Tayyip Erdoğan dismissed Dr. Melih Bulu as the Rector of Turkey’s prestigious Boğaziçi (Bosphorus) University on July 14 whom he appointed more than six months ago on January 2. Professors, students, families of students, employees, and graduates of the Bosporus University have been protesting Bulu from day one by peaceful demonstrations because of a