Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday held separate meetings with the newly appointed Consul General of Turkiye, Ergül Kadak and the newly appointed Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh, Muhammad Sakib Sadakat, at CM House. Welcoming both diplomats, the Chief Minister reaffirmed the Sindh government’s full support and emphasised the importance of strengthening […]
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Man arrested in Karachi for harassing Turkish vlogger
Karachi: Man arrested in Karachi for harassing Turkish vlogger. A Turkish female vlogger, Seda Nur told in a recent video of hers that she came through a harassment incident in Karachi. She explained in her video and added clips from the incident where a man wearing a blue shirt was stalking her. The man was […]
Turkish-led forces advance into Syrian border town, fighting rages
ANKARA/BEIRUT: Turkish-backed Syrian rebels advanced into the border town of Ras al Ain in northeast Syria on Saturday but it was unclear how far, with Turkey saying it had taken the town center, and Kurdish-led forces denying that and saying they were counter-attacking. Turkey pursued its four-day-old, cross-border offensive against a Syrian Kurdish militia despite an outcry […]
Turkish ship to begin drilling south of Cyprus by Tuesday: energy minister
ISTANBUL: The Turkish drillship Yavuz will begin drilling for oil and gas southwest of Cyprus on Monday or Tuesday, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said, in a move which has intensified tensions between the two countries. Ankara said on Thursday it had sent the ship to the area where Greek Cypriot authorities have already awarded hydrocarbon […]
Turkish families seek answers over relatives’ disappearances
After 100 days behind bars over accusations of belonging to a Turkish “terrorist organization,” Mustafa Yilmaz was relieved to be back with his wife and daughter and allowed to return to work. But his problems were far from over. On Feb. 19, six weeks after his release, he disappeared. His wife, Sumeyye Yilmaz, says CCTV […]
Damascus angered by Turkish army convoy heading for key Syria town
DAMASCUS: Damascus on Monday condemned the deployment of a Turkish military convoy toward a key town in northwestern Syria where regime forces are waging fierce battles with militants and rebels. “Turkish vehicles loaded with munitions… are heading toward Khan Sheikhun to help the terrorists… which confirms once again the support provided by the Turkish regime […]
Warning to Turkish artists as singer is jailed for ‘insulting’ Erdogan
ANKARA: Accusations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may lead to a jail sentence — even if the “insult” is in private, analysts told Arab News on Saturday. Turkey’s appeals court has upheld an 11-month sentence on actress and singer Zuhal Olcay, 61, after a complaint that she had changed lyrics of songs and […]
Damascus presses Idlib attack, artillery hits Turkish position
Syrian government forces and their Russian allies pounded the rebel-held northwest of Syria with air strikes on Saturday, sources in the area said, as artillery hit a Turkish military position there, underlining the risk of wider escalation. The upsurge in violence in Idlib and nearby areas in the last five days has strained a Russian-Turkish […]
Which way will Turkey go?
The Treaty of Lausanne is due to expire in 2023. This has triggered a debate on how Turkey sees the opportunity and how it would choose to act. Will it seek to resurrect the Ottoman Empire or something resembling it in Europe? Will the geopolitical maps be redrawn? Will Turkey project hard power leading to […]
‘Know your place’: Turkish leader rebukes UAE minister over tweet
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back Wednesday at the United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister over a social media post that accused “Erdogan’s ancestors” of kidnapping people of Medina in the early 20th century. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan retweeted a post on Twitter this week, in which a user claimed Fahreddin Pasha — […]