Listening to calls for help, the European Union will organize itself to come to the aid of Turkey and Syria. Brussels will organize a donors' conference in early March for these two countries hit by violent earthquakes, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday.“We are in a race against time to save lives together. Soon we will be providing emergency humanitarian aid, together. Turkey and Syria can count on the EU,” tweeted the European official. "No one...
It's an election campaign in Germany - and it's uglier than before every federal election. Because it is about the power of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. When Burak Çopur clicked on the cell phone video from Neuss in North Rhine-Westphalia the week before last, he first saw the usual meeting folklore. Men are sitting at tables in a small hall, behind them a wall-covering Turkish flag, a speaker theatrically waves his index finger, he has come from Turkey especially...
abroad Right-wing demonstration Turkey condemns Koran burning in Stockholm Status: 01:26 a.m | Reading time: 3 minutes Right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan burns a copy of the Koran in Stockholm Source: via REUTERS For months, Sweden has been arguing with Turkey about NATO membership. In the midst of the diplomatic dispute, a right-wing extremist burned the Koran at a demonstration in Stockholm. Ankara is outraged. BDuring an anti-Turkish demonstration in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, a participant burned a copy of...
Turkey announced on Saturday that it had canceled a planned visit by the Swedish Minister of Defense, after the authorization granted for the holding of an anti-Turkish demonstration in Stockholm."Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson's visit to Turkey on January 27 has lost its significance and meaning, so we have canceled the visit," Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said. The aim of this visit was to try to remove Ankara's objections to Sweden's entry into NATO.The authorization given to a Swedish-Danish...
THE ESSENTIALNo decision was made in Ramstein, Germany during a meeting in Western allies, on the delivery of heavy tanks to Ukraine. Berlin is procrastinating, but the Ukrainian Minister of Defense assures that the discussions will continue.source site
"A land military operation in Syria is possible at any time," said Ibrahim Kalin, close adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Saturday. "We continue to support the political process" initiated at the end of December by the meeting between the two Turkish and Syrian Defense Ministers in Moscow, "but a ground operation remains possible at any time, depending on the level of threats received", insisted advising him in front of journalists from several foreign media.More information to follow on...
Day 324 since the beginning of the war: Ukraine continues to hold positions in Soledar. Poland demands more than 14 Leopard tanks for Kyiv. All information in the news blog.The most important things at a glancePoland: Ukraine needs more than 14 Leopard tanks1.21 am: Poland is urging Ukraine to get more than 14 Leopard main battle tanks from a coalition of western states. "Poland will demand the creation of larger military units that will be of military importance in the...
Ankara denounces France's "anti-Turkey propaganda" since the murder of three Kurds in Paris. The French ambassador to Turkey was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday, according to a Turkish diplomatic source. “We have expressed our dissatisfaction with the propaganda launched against our country by PKK circles”, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, criticized this source, announcing the summons of Ambassador Hervé Magro.Ankara notably criticizes Paris for having let supporters of the PKK demonstrate in the streets of Paris, some of...
Three Kurds were shot dead in Paris on Friday. Some demonstrators then indicated that the perpetrator was close to Turkey - "anti-Turkish propaganda", according to Ankara.In connection with the fatal shooting of three Kurds in Paris and the subsequent protests, the Turkish government summoned the French ambassador on Monday. Ankara protested that the French authorities had not done enough to counter "anti-Turkish propaganda," according to diplomatic sources."We have expressed our dissatisfaction with the propaganda launched against our country by PKK...
Status: 11/25/2022 9:53 p.m On the occasion of the international day against violence against women, numerous people demonstrated in Ankara. Many demonstrators were arrested. In other cities in Turkey, the protests were banned. In Turkey, the authorities have banned and prevented demonstrations by women in several cities. They wanted to take to the streets to mark the international day against violence against women. In Istanbul, the police had cordoned off a large area of the city center with a massive...
