Posts tagged #Turkey

Miraculous rescue! 4-Year-old girl survives 91 hours under rubble after earthquake in Turkey

A four-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building 91 hours after a powerful earthquake hit western Turkey, as the death toll rose to 100 on Tuesday, said the local mayor. "We... [Read more....]

Turkey Bans LGBT Events To Protect Public Security

Turkey has banned all events by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights groups in its capital city, Ankara.The ban has been imposed to protect “public security”, the Ankara... [Read more....]

Turkey Jails 14 Lawyers Representing Imprisoned Hunger-Striking Teachers

A Turkish court on Thursday jailed on terror charges 14 lawyers representing two detained teachers who have been on hunger strike for six months after being fired in a mass crackdown on the public... [Read more....]

Turkey Government Denies Supporting IPOB, Disowns Citizen, Abdülkadir Erkahrama Who Supports Biafra And Nnamdi Kanu

The Turkish Embassy in Nigeria, in a statement has denied supporting the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) and has disowned the Turkish Diplomat, Abdülkadir Erkahrama who publicly supports... [Read more....]

Just In: US Lauches 50 Missiles Against​ Syria

The U.S. has launched a military strike on an airbase in Syria, a U.S. official has confirmed. The official says the airstrikes which consisted of dozens of tomahawk missiles have been completed. Al... [Read more....]

400 ISIS Suspects Arrested In Turkey

Turkish police have arrested 400 suspected ISIS terrorists in a major nation-wide anti-terror clampdown. At least 60 suspected jihadis were arrested in Ankara, just over a month after a terror... [Read more....]

Turkey Fires Rockets Into ISIS Camps A Day Gunman Killed 39 At Istanbul Club

Turkish jets and tanks hammered 100 ISIS targets in Syria just a day after the terror group's gunman killed 39 New Year's Eve revellers in an Istanbul nightclub. Dramatic aerial footage shows... [Read more....]

Coup: Turkey Suspends, Dismiss Thousands Of Police Officers, Military Personnel

Turkey has suspended more than 500 military personnel, mostly officers, from the air force and navy for suspected ties to the US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen who is blamed for the botched... [Read more....]

FG Demand Immediate Release of Nigerian Students Arrested in Turkey

The Federal Government, on Friday, summoned the Turkish ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, over the detention of some Nigerian students in Istanbul by the Turkish police. The Permanent Secretary,... [Read more....]

50 Nigerian Students Detained In Turkey By Government

Over 50 Nigerian students were yesterday arrested in Turkey, allegedly on the orders of the government, ThisDay reports. A source whose relative was among the detained students stated that... [Read more....]

11 Policemen Died, 78 Injured In Turkey Suicide Bombing

A suicide truck bombing at a police headquarters in Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast killed at least 11 and wounded dozens today, just two days after Turkey launched an incursion against Islamic... [Read more....]

LGBT Protests In Turkey Over Brutal Killing Of Transgender Woman

Hundreds of protesters called for justice in Istanbul today for a transgender woman who was brutally murdered in the street. LGBT activist Hande Kader was found dead in a forest on August 8. Her... [Read more....]

Transgender Prostitute Found Dead On Turkey Street

The body of a transgender prostitute has been found mutilated and badly-burnt on a road side in Istanbul. The murder of sex worker and political activist Hande Kader is the latest in a string of... [Read more....]

10, 410 People Arrested Over Failed Turkey Coup

Recep Erdogan said on Friday that the number of people who were arrested in Turkey following the last week's attempted coup has increased to 10,410. He said that he number was at about 9,000, adding... [Read more....]