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☆ Eight Bodies Wash Ashore in Southern Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

ANKARA (Reuters) - Eight bodies washed ashore in southern Turkey in the past six days and most of them may be from a lost migrant ship sailing toward Cyprus from the Lebanese-Syrian coast, according to broadcaster Haberturk and the local governor's office. Two other bodies were found at a hotel beach in the Serik region on Monday, it said, bringing the total to eight. In a statement on Sunday, prior to the discovery of the last two bodies, the Antalya governor's office said one of the bodies belonged to a Turkish national who had previously gone missing, pending forensics. The other five bodies could be from the ship heading towards Cyprus, it said, adding that meteorological records over the past week indicated the ship may have sunk with the bodies washing north toward Turkey due to prevailing winds and waves. "It has been identified that the production location of the shoes and clothes of the other five bodies are Syria."

Persons: Haberturk, Jonathan Spicer, Alex Richardson Organizations: Turkish, Lebanese Embassy, Lebanese Locations: ANKARA, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanese, Syrian, Antalya, Alanya, Serik, Ankara, Lebanon, Syria

☆ Turkey's Erdogan Says Post-War Gaza Must Be Part of Sovereign Palestinian State
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Gaza must be part of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state once the Israel-Hamas war is over, and Ankara will not support any plans "gradually erasing Palestinians" from history. Turkey has called for an immediate ceasefire and offered to set up a system to guarantee it. Speaking to reporters on a return flight from Kazakhstan on Friday, Erdogan repeated his criticism of Western countries for their support of Israel, saying Ankara's trust in the European Union was "deeply shaken". "But otherwise, there can be no such thing as completely severing ties, especially not in international diplomacy," he was cited as saying by Haberturk. Prior to the Israel-Hamas war, Turkey was working to repair relations with Israel after years of acrimony.

Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Israel, Erdogan, Haberturk, Ibrahim Kalin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Haberturk ., Ebrahim Raisi, Alexandra Hudson, Giles Elgood Organizations: European, Israeli, Islamic Cooperation Locations: ANKARA, Gaza, Palestinian, Israel, Ankara, Turkey, U.S, Britain, Kazakhstan, European Union, East Jerusalem, Riyadh

☆ Erdogan Says He Will Try to Facilitate Sweden's NATO Bid Ratification
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would try to facilitate the parliamentary ratification of Sweden's NATO membership as much as possible, but added that Stockhom had still not taken sufficient action on Kurdish militants. Erdogan submitted a bill approving Sweden's NATO membership bid to parliament for ratification last month, a move welcomed by the alliance and Stockholm. Erdogan also said planned talks in parliament about Turkey's 2024 state budget would now take priority, suggesting that the approval of Sweden's NATO membership might not be rapid. "But we will try to facilitate the work (on ratifying Sweden's NATO bid) as much as possible. Finland's membership was sealed in April, but Sweden's bid had been held up by Turkey and Hungary.

Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Stockhom, Erdogan, Haberturk, Jason Neely, Gareth Jones Organizations: NATO, Kurdistan Workers Party Locations: ANKARA, Stockholm, Turkey, Kazakhstan, embargoes, Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, Hungary

☆ Erdogan says he will try to facilitate Sweden's NATO bid ratification
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ANKARA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would try to facilitate the parliamentary ratification of Sweden's NATO membership as much as possible, but added that Stockhom had still not taken sufficient action on Kurdish militants. Erdogan submitted a bill approving Sweden's NATO membership bid to parliament for ratification last month, a move welcomed by the alliance and Stockholm. Erdogan also said planned talks in parliament about Turkey's 2024 state budget would now take priority, suggesting that the approval of Sweden's NATO membership might not be rapid. "But we will try to facilitate the work (on ratifying Sweden's NATO bid) as much as possible. Finland's membership was sealed in April, but Sweden's bid had been held up by Turkey and Hungary.

Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Stockhom, Erdogan, Haberturk, Jason Neely, Gareth Jones Organizations: NATO, Kurdistan Workers Party, Thomson Locations: ANKARA, Stockholm, Turkey, Kazakhstan, embargoes, Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, Hungary

☆ Colors promoting UN goals or LGBTQ rights? Turkey's Erdogan complains
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsUNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan complained on Thursday that he was uncomfortable with the use of what he described as "LGBT colors" at the United Nations, which is decorated this week with bright colors promoting the Sustainable Development Goals. Erdogan said he would have liked to discuss it with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Turkish media reported on Thursday. Turkey's government - led by Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party - has toughened its stance on LGBTQ freedoms. While Guterres has been a vocal supporter of LGBTQ rights and spoken out about discrimination, there are no rainbow Pride colors at U.N. headquarters promoting LGBTQ rights. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by world leaders in 2015 with a deadline of 2030, are a global "to do" list that includes wiping out hunger, extreme poverty, battling climate change and inequality, and promoting gender equality.

Persons: Antonio Guterres, Mike Segar, Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan, Turkey's, Haberturk, Guterres, Michelle Nichols, Jonathan Oatis, Grant McCool Organizations: United Nations, Sustainable, REUTERS, UNITED NATIONS, AK, United Nations General Assembly, Thomson Locations: U.N, New York City , New York, U.S, Turkey

☆ Turkey's Erdogan says to discuss grain deal with UN's Guterres this month
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsANKARA, Sept 5 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is in close contact with the United Nations on reviving the Black Sea grain initiative and he will discuss it with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at its general assembly this month, Turkish media reported. Speaking to reporters after talks in Russia with Vladimir Putin, Erdogan was quoted as saying the latest U.N. proposal sought to address some Russian demands, and he repeated he believed a solution could be found soon. NATO member Turkey is seeking to convince Russia to return to the so-called Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by Ankara and the United Nations. Erdogan will participate in the G20 summit in India on Sept. 9-10 before attending the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 18-26. "We will have meetings with Guterres there to discuss these issues," Erdogan was cited as saying.

Persons: Umit, Tayyip Erdogan, Antonio Guterres, Vladimir Putin, Erdogan, General Guterres, SWIFT, Putin, Daren Butler, Jonathan Spicer Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, United Nations, Agricultural Bank, TRT, Haberturk, NATO, Initiative, Moscow, General Assembly, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Izmit, Kocaeli province, Turkey, Rights ANKARA, Russia, Moscow, Europe, Ankara, India, New York

☆ Erdogan ahead in Turkey initial vote results, but his margin is expected to narrow
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ANKARA, May 14 (Reuters) - Preliminary results from Turkey's presidential election on Sunday showed Tayyip Erdogan ahead with 59.47% compared to opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu with 34.79%, though pollsters expected the gap to narrow in the tight contest. HaberTurk and other Turkish broadcasters said the results, given less than two hours after polling stations closed, were based on 9.1% of the ballot boxes counted. The head of Turkey's High Election Board earlier lifted a publication ban and said to wait until it announces official tentative results later. Pre-election polls had given the edge to Kilicdaroglu, who pledges to roll back much of Erdogan's two-decade legacy. Writing by Jonathan SpicerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Outbound inspections resume under Black Sea grain deal - UN
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

UNITED NATIONS, May 9 (Reuters) - The United Nations said inspections resumed on Tuesday of outbound vessels under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, which Moscow has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its own grain and fertilizer exports. The U.N. and Turkey brokered the Black Sea export agreement in July to help tackle a global food crisis that has been worsened by Moscow's war in Ukraine. Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the U.N. make up a Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) in Istanbul, which implements the deal. "The JCC has confirmed that inspections have resumed today on outbound vessels," Deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq said. To help convince Russia to allow Ukraine to resume Black Sea grain exports, a three-year pact was also struck in July in which the U.N. agreed to help Moscow facilitate those shipments.

"The fundamental consequence of Ince's (candidacy) is sending the elections to a second round," Panoramatr research director Osman Sert told Reuters. "But even if there is such a meltdown it would not prevent the election going to a second round," Sert said. POLITICAL STABILITYIf no presidential candidate gets more than 50% in the May 14 vote, the top two would compete in a second round two weeks later. Data from closely-watched pollster Metropoll showed Ince and undecided voters would determine the presidential vote, its head Ozer Sencar said. Among voters opposed to Erdogan, some voice dissatisfaction with the diverse main opposition alliance, partly as it includes parties led by former Erdogan allies and an Islamist party.

Mithat Sancar, co-leader of the left-wing Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), parliament's third biggest, made the appeal late on Monday after the six-party opposition bloc announced that Kemal Kilicdaroglu would be its candidate. "The open support of the HDP would draw (negative) reactions, notably from the IYI Party and its grassroots," he said of the nationalist party, second-biggest in the alliance. "HDP support is extremely critical," he said, but added it could undermine backing elsewhere. In campaigning, Erdogan will likely play up alleged links and the HDP's opposition role, analysts say. The second official, who was not authorised to speak on the record, said some Kurdish voters would not back the opposition alliance due to IYI's involvement.

Speaking at party headquarters in Ankara, the leader of Turkey's right-wing IYI Party, Meral Aksener, said the other five parties in the alliance had put forward Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), as their presidential candidate. But Aksener said her party, the second biggest in the alliance, would not "bow down" to pressure to accept him. "It is no longer a platform through which potential candidates can be discussed but a table that works to rubber-stamp a single candidate," she said. "Just like over the past 20 years, the opposition turned out to be President Tayyip Erdogan’s greatest asset," Piccoli wrote. "With the main opposition bloc in disarray, Erdogan is now much better positioned to prevail on 14 May."

☆ Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkey; more buildings collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday — three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region — causing some already damaged buildings to collapse, an official said. A father and daughter were reported trapped beneath the rubble of one building. Malatya was among 11 Turkish provinces hit by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that devastated parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria on Feb. 6. That quake led to more than 48,000 deaths in both countries as well as the collapse or serious damage of 173,000 buildings in Turkey. AFAD, Turkey's disaster management agency, said that close to 10,000 aftershocks have hit the region affected by the quake since Feb. 6.

☆ Turkey detains building contractors as quake death toll passes 33,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

A man reacts next to rescuers in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey February 11, 2023. The quakes were powerful, but victims, experts and people across Turkey are blaming bad construction for multiplying the devastation. Rescuers search for survivors, following the deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, February 10, 2023. I did everything according to the rules," the DHA news agency reported. In leaked testimony published by Anadolu, the man said the building followed regulations and he did not know the building didn't withstand the quakes.

[1/2] A man stands near a damaged vehicle, following an earthquake, in rebel-held Azaz, Syria February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Mahmoud HassanoSummary Quake strikes central Turkey, northwest SyriaHundreds of buildings across the region brought downRescuers begin hunt for untold numbers trapped in rubbleDIYARBAKIR/ANKARA, Turkey, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing about 200 people as buildings collapsed across the snowy region, and triggering a search for survivors trapped in rubble. "I have never felt anything like it in the 40 years I've lived," said Erdem, a resident of the Turkish city of Gaziantep, near the quake's epicentre, who declined to give his surname. The United States was "profoundly concerned" about the quake in Turkey and Syria and was monitoring events closely, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Twitter. More than 17,000 people were killed in 1999 when a 7.6-magnitude quake struck Izmit, a city southeast of Istanbul.

☆ Turkey arrests bakers' union head for calling bread-eating societies 'stupid'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Union for Bread Producers Chairman Cihan Kolivar made the comments to broadcaster Haberturk on Monday as he spoke about the rising price of bread and Turkey's soaring inflation. "Bread is the staple food for stupid societies. I speak scientifically, I am not making it up - per capita consumption is 210 kilos in Turkey; and 45-50 kilos in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Japan," Kolivar said. Critics blame Turkey's economic ills on Erdogan's unorthodox monetary policies, which he says are aimed at boosting exports, investment and jobs. "In addition to insulting our nation and bread, this person's statements show that he is an element of the politics of hostility, the politics of hatred," Celik said.

☆ В Берлине напали на турецкого журналиста
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Турецкий журналист Эрк Акарер, несколько лет назад эмигрировавший в Германию, в среду вечером был атакован в своей квартире в Берлине: неизвестные ворвались в его жилище и начали избивать мужчину кулаками, а также нанесли несколько порезов ножами. Между тем на своей странице в Twitter Эрк Акарер написал: «С ножами и кулаками на меня напали в моем доме в Берлине». Также Эрк Акарер сообщил, что в настоящее время пребывает в больнице, и что отныне вместе с семьей находится под защитой полиции. Согласно сведениям BILD, после переворота в Турции в июле 2016 года и последующих массовых арестов в апреле 2017 года Эрк Акарер вместе с семьей вынужден был бежать в Берлин. Турецкий журналист Джан Дюндар, также проживающий в Германии, оценил нападение как «прямое послание» от президента Реджепа Тайипа Эрдогана, который, по его мнению, таким образом дал понять, что Турция «может достать неугодного журналиста даже в Берлине».

Persons: Эрк Акарер, Джан Дюндар, Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган Organizations: ИГ Locations: Германия, Берлин, Эрк Акарер, Турция, Сирия

☆ Заявление: "США в конфликте Израиля и Палестины приравняли мучителя к жертве"
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-18 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Глава МИД Турции Мевлют Чавушоглу считает, что реакция международного сообщества на происходящее в зоне палестино-израильского конфликта недостаточная, а США ставят на одну ступень "мучителя и жертву" в этой ситуации. США же приравняли мучителя к жертве", - сказал министр, подразумевая Израиль и палестинцев соответственно. По словам Чавушоглу, "долг каждого - не доставлять радости обидчикам", а "надежда для угнетаемых - президент Турции Тайип Эрдоган и турецкая нация". С начала обострения ситуации между Израилем и Газой Эрдоган предпринимает активные дипломатические усилия с целью повлиять на Тель-Авив. Согласно последним данным Минздрава Палестины, число погибших превысило 237 человек, в том числе 213 - в секторе Газа, включая более 60 детей и 36 женщин.

Persons: Мевлют Чавушоглу, Волкан Бозкыр, Чавушоглу, Тайип Эрдоган, Эрдоган Organizations: МИД, Генеральная ассамблея, ООН, ГА, Минздрав Locations: Турция, США, Израиль, Газа, Газой, АльАкса, Восточный Иерусалим, ШейхДжаррах, Палестина

☆ Эрдоган утверждает, что Путин поддержал идею Баку о создании платформы по безопасности
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-11 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Президент Турции Тайип Эрдоган выступил с утверждением, что российский лидер Владимир Путин поддержал идею Баку о создании платформы для обеспечения региональной безопасности, в которую могут войти Россия, Турция, Азербайджан, Иран, Грузия и Армения. Об этом турецкий президент сообщил в интервью журналистам на борту своего самолета во время возвращения из Азербайджана, передает tass.ru. Я ему ответил, что после того как [президент Азербайджана Ильхам] Алиев отнесся к этому положительно, то важно, что бы и я к тому относился положительно. {{472781}}Кроме того, Эрдоган сообщил, что в случае присоединения Еревана к этой платформе, в отношениях между Турцией и Арменией "может быть открыта новая страница". 9 ноября президент РФ Владимир Путин, президент Азербайджана Ильхам Алиев и премьер-министр Армении Никол Пашинян подписали совместное заявление о полном прекращении военных действий в Нагорном Карабахе.

Persons: Тайип Эрдоган, Владимир Путин, Путин, Ильхам] Алиев, Эрдоган, Ильхам Алиев, Никол Пашинян Locations: Турция, Баку, Россия, Азербайджан, Иран, Грузия, Армения, Ереван, Анкара, Нагорный Карабах, РФ

☆ Coronavirus: Turcia nu ar mai dori să cumpere vaccinul rusesc, Moscova reacționează
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-10 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

„Rusia nu a fost în măsură să le îndeplinească. În consecinţă, nu a fost posibil pentru OMS şi pentru lume să cumpere acest vaccin. Prin urmare, este în afara domeniului nostru de interes”, a spus el, conform aceleiaşi media. Ne dorim asta până în vară”, a spus el, adăugând că Turcia nu va plăti pentru vaccinul Sinovac dacă acesta nu se va dovedi eficient. Purtătorul de cuvânt al Kremlinului, Dmitri Peskov, a reacţionat imediat după relatarea despre refuzul Turciei de a cumpăra vaccinul rusesc, asigurând că rezultatele testelor preparatului relevă fiabilitatea acestuia.

Persons: coronavirusului, Reuters, achiziţionarea, Dmitri Peskov Organizations: Agerpres, OMS, Sinovac Locations: Turcia, Ankara, Rusia, China, Turciei, turc

☆ Turcia nu ar mai dori să cumpere vaccinul rusesc, Moscova reacţionează
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Astfel, site-ul de informare Haberturk îl citează pe ministrul sănătăţii Fahrettin Koca, care ar fi spus că vaccinul rusesc nu întruneşte condiţiile „bunelor practici de laborator”. „Rusia nu a fost în măsură să le îndeplinească. În consecinţă, nu a fost posibil pentru OMS şi pentru lume să cumpere acest vaccin. Prin urmare, este în afara domeniului nostru de interes”, a spus el, conform aceleiaşi media, transmite Digi24. Ne dorim asta până în vară”, a spus el, adăugând că Turcia nu va plăti pentru vaccinul Sinovac dacă acesta nu se va dovedi eficient.

Persons: coronavirusului, Reuters, achiziţionarea, Dmitri Peskov Organizations: OMS, Sinovac Locations: Rusia, Turcia, China, Ankara, Turciei, turc

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