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Turkey sacks thousands through emergency decree as Erdogan cements power

Turkey sacks thousands through emergency decree as Erdogan cements power

Turkey’s government on Sunday issued an emergency decree dismissing thousands of public servants for alleged links to terror groups. The decree, published in the Official Gazette, sacked 18,632 civil servants, including nearly 9,000 police officers, some 6,000 members of the military and hundreds of teachers and academics. Their passports will be cancelled. Turkey has been […]

President Edgar Lungu to Attend Inauguration Ceremony of Turkish Counterpart Erdogan

President Edgar Lungu to Attend Inauguration Ceremony of Turkish Counterpart Erdogan

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu will attend the inauguration ceremony of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July, 9th, 2018. This is according to a press statement issued by Jerry Munthali, First Secretary for Press at the Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Ankara, Turkey. Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Malanji said President Lungu is […]

Turkey Will Open Its Military Base in Somalia

Turkey Will Open Its Military Base in Somalia

According to the Yeni Safak newspaper, the Turkish Army will train Somalia troops and troops from other African countries at the base, which has been under construction near Somalia’s airport in Mogadishu since March 2015. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and General Staff’s Chief Gen. Hulusi Akar are expected to take part in the official […]

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls Dutch leaders ‘Nazi remnants’

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls Dutch leaders ‘Nazi remnants’

After an unprecedented diplomatic fight between the Netherlands and Turkey, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Sunday he would seek to control the damage caused by the weekend incidents when he prevented two Turkish ministers from campaigning in the Netherlands. Rutte’s actions, which came two days after several German municipalities canceled rallies that Turkish Cabinet […]

Iran summons Turkish ambassador and hits back at Ankara, after officials blame Tehran of destabilising the Middle East

Iran summons Turkish ambassador and hits back at Ankara, after officials blame Tehran of destabilising the Middle East

Diplomatic tensions have escalated between Turkey and Iran as the two countries traded accusations over their roles in the Syria conflict and the Middle East. Iran summoned the Turkish ambassador in Tehran on Monday over comments made by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and President Tayyip Erdogan, accusing the Islamic Republic of destabilising the region. […]

Erdogan: Turkish army aims to cleanse Raqqa from ISIL

Erdogan: Turkish army aims to cleanse Raqqa from ISIL

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the final goal of a Turkish incursion into northern Syria is to cleanse the border region from ISIL, including Raqqa, the armed-group’s self-declared capital in the country.  Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies had entered the centre of the ISIL bastion Al Bab, Erdogan said on Sunday, […]

PKK leader Cemil Bayik says Turkey is protecting Islamic State by attacking Kurds

PKK leader Cemil Bayik says Turkey is protecting Islamic State by attacking Kurds

The man leading the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has accused Turkey of trying to protect the Islamic State group by attacking Kurdish fighters. Cemil Bayik told the BBC he believed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wanted IS to succeed to prevent Kurdish gains. Kurdish fighters – among them the PKK – have secured significant victories against […]

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