by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 1, 2016 | Middle East
Ankara-After a Turkish cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Interior Minister Efkan Ala had stepped down and would be replaced by Suleyman Soylu, the current labor and social security minister. Ala stated that he will resume his political mission as a...
by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 31, 2016 | Middle East
Ankara- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while paying glowing tributes to the victims of July 15 coup attempt at the presidential complex in Ankara, slammed countries which failed to show solidarity with Turkey following the putsch. Turkish President also...
by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 22, 2016 | Middle East
Istanbul, Ankara-Istanbul Municipality established on Friday a ‘Graveyard for Traitors’ to be the final resting place of coup plotters. The municipal decision followed the families’ rejection to receive the bodies of those killed during clashes between...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 4, 2016 | Middle East
Istanbul-People in Istanbul were not surprised by the terrorist attack that hit Ataturk airport and killed 45 on Tuesday; however, it caused more fear in the city that is not ready to face dangers of terrorism. As ISIS attacked this modern airport, which is the third...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 26, 2013 | World
Istanbul, Reuters—Turkey’s opposition accused Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday of trying to rule via a secretive “deep state” after a cabinet reshuffle that would tighten controls on police already beleaguered by government-ordered...
