BY: İLNUR ÇEVIK* We are currently commemorating the first anniversary of the failed bloody coup attempt that took place on July 15, 2016. The events to mark this occasion will culminate on midnight Sunday at Parliament’s [ More … ]
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says any attempt to undermine democracy in any of allied countries is unacceptable NATO has reiterated its support for Turkish people as the nation marked first anniversary of the defeated coup [ More … ]
Dozens of people protested in front of Ankara court as defendants arrive The first day of the trial of the main suspects in last year’s attempted coup in Turkey began Monday. There were heavy security [ More … ]
BY: İBRAHIM KALIN* Those who miss out on the magnitude of the coup attempt will probably continue to fail to understand why millions of Turks are keeping the memory of the July 15 martyrs alive On [ More … ]
Danish military staff working at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey are “very pleased” with their local counterparts, providing a “good start” to the fight against Daesh, the country’s foreign minister told Anadolu Agency this week. [ More … ]
– Operation launched in 18 provinces to nab members of ‘Kimse Yok Mu’ relief organization The chief prosecutor of Istanbul has issued orders for the detention of 121 members of a relief organization on suspicion [ More … ]
BY: Hatice Karahan* July 18, 2016: “The coup attempt was unsuccessful; however, I am still monitoring the country in terms of a rating cut. If I see any slowdown in growth in the medium term, [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* Will there be another coup attempt? Or what kind of scenario will those who are attempting to drag Turkey into a civil war to make it kneel come up with next? Will [ More … ]
Turkey’s Prime Minister Adnan Menderes, who was executed 55 years ago on this day, will always be remembered with gratitude for his services to our nation and country, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday. [ More … ]
On July 15, a group of renegades within the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) announced that they had staged a military coup and assumed control of the country. Their euphoric claim, however, lasted only a few [ More … ]
– Binali Yildirim thanks Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa for July 15 support during monarch’s visit to Istanbul – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has thanked Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa for the Gulf state’s solidarity [ More … ]
By: İLNUR ÇEVIK* Mr. Biden is the first and only Western leader who visited Ankara after the failed coup. He will see for himself the depths of Turkish sentiments after the coup and hopefully report [ More … ]
As the number of dismissals from Turkey’s military ranks grows after the failed coup last month, we can try to get a clearer picture of who and what will be left when the purge ends. [ More … ]
– A U.S. delegation has arrived Monday in Turkey to discuss the extradition of Fetullah Gulen who is accused of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt, official sources said on Tuesday, reported Anadolu Agency. Sources [ More … ]
By: Yasin Aktay* The reaction shown by the people of Turkey toward a coup attempt on July 15 and the incidents that developed in its aftermath contain unique aspects requiring social sciences to review all [ More … ]
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