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US recognition of Armenian massacre as genocide angers Erdogan

On late Saturday, Turkey in response to the US administration’s recognition of 1915 Armenian massacre as genocide, summoned the US ambassador to Turkey. Ankara’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal challenged the US President Joe Biden’s statement and told the US Ambassador David Satterfield that the move lacked legal grounds. Onal added that Turkey”rejected it, found […]

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Erdogan uses Turkey’s $128 billion reserves to disburse gifts to AKP members, rewarding loyalty

Last week, the Turkey’s opposition party launched a nation-wide campaign demanding the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)to disclose where it spent the country’s massive foreign reserves worth $128 billion. The Republican People’s Party (CHP) pressed for a probe into the missing reserves stating that Turkish people had the constitutional right to know how the […]

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Sports: Olarenwaju Kayode Helps Sivasspor Reach Round of 16

Nigerian International, Olarenwaju Kayode was sensational yesterday as he helped his team reach the round of 16 after scoring the late winner against Giresunspor in the Turkish cup yesterday. Sivasspor needed to burrow profound before they could get the 1-0 success over Giresunspor and it was Kayode that sprung up with the triumphant objective in […]

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We Beg The Federal Government To Stop Turkey’s Shipping Of Military Weapons To Somalia

We, the people of Somalia residing in the United States, are deeply worried via Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey’s developing interference in our home country. We can’t take delivery of that Turkey is presenting weapons, bombs and equipment that will be used to terrorize our people, kill our women and children. The refusal of Turkey’s interference […]

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Sports: Etebo joins Galatasaray on loan

Oghenekaro Etebo has performed his loan change to Galatasaray after passing his medicals on Wednesday, the club has announced. Etebo, who performed the 2nd half of the 2019/2020 season in LaLiga with Getafe and helped the Azulones to an eighth place finish will put on the wide variety 13 jersey for the former Super Lig […]

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The World: EU urges dialogue, Eastern Mediterranean negotiations

Dialogue and negotiation are key in addressing problems of delimitation of maritime boundaries and exploitation of resources, EU foreign ministers said Friday.   Officials talked about the state of affairs in the Eastern Mediterranean after a current deterioration of the protection situation. “Three words mirror the effect of the discussion: solidarity, de-escalation, and dialogue,” a […]

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The World: France set to boost military presence in the Eastern Mediterranean

France stated Wednesday that it will temporarily increase its army presence in the Eastern Mediterranean in the coming days.  President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis mentioned the latest state of affairs in the region, Macron’s workplace said in a statement.  Underlining the significance of settling disputes via dialogue, Macron drew attention to […]

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Mikel Obi under fire for criticising Turkish club indoor games

Former Nigeria goalkeeper, Dosu Joseph, has slammed John Obi Mikel’s decision to take to criticize Turkish football authorities on social media. Major football leagues around the world were suspended following the outbreak of COVID-19, but the Super Lig continued playing matches behind closed doors. Mikel Obi took to his Instagram page to criticize the decision […]

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Turkey accused of supplying arms to Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram

Turkey has been branded a “terrorist state” and is under investigation by the Nigerian military over allegations it supplied “sophisticated weapons” to jihadist terror group Boko Haram, according to a senior army official. In the latest revelation linking Turkey’s authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to jihadists, it is claimed that Turkish Airlines was responsible for […]

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Trabzonspor threatened me before my contract was terminated – Mikel Obi

Former Super Eagles Midfielder John Mikel Obi has revealed that Trabzonspor president asked him to delete his Instagram post criticizing Turkish football authorities, before his contract was terminated. The 32-year-old in an interview with The Athletic, also made it clear he has no plans to return to the club. Last week, Mikel Obi publicly questioned […]

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Turkish servicemen killed in Libya’s Mitiga Airport attack-LNA

The Libyan National Army said it had killed Turkish servicemen stationed at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli, the Russia news website Sputnik reported on Sunday. LNA spokesperson Ahmad al-Mismari said that Turkish military targets, including radars and air defences, located at Mitiga Airport had been struck by the LNA for several days. Turkey has been sending […]

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Erdogan’s Party Says It’s Getting Difficult to ‘Hold’ Refugees

Turkey’s policy on Syrian refugees remains unchanged but it’s getting increasingly difficult to “hold” them, said Omer Celik, spokesman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party, AKP. “Our refugee policy is the same but there is a situation at hand. We’re not in a position to hold the refugees anymore,” Celik was cited as saying […]

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Turkey will no longer stop Syrian migrant flow to Europe

Turkey has decided to no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe by land and sea, a senior Turkish official told Reuters on Thursday, in anticipation of the imminent arrival of refugees from Syria’s Idlib where nearly a million have been displaced. Turkish police, coast guard and border security officials have been ordered to stand […]

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Turkey condemns Burkina Faso terror attack

Foreign Ministry condemns terror attack on church in northern Burkina Faso which killed at least 24 people Turkey on Monday condemned a terrorist attack, which killed at least 24 people when gunmen attacked a church in northern Burkina Faso. “We condemn this terrorist attack. We extend our sincere condolences to the brotherly Government and people […]