Illegal Migrant With Deportation Order Gets 32nd Criminal Conviction
A Turkish national with an unenforced deportation order has been convicted for the 32nd time and sentenced to six months.
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Twitter Apologizes for Allowing ‘Die Trump’ to Trend in Turkey
Twitter apologized on Monday for briefly allowing the phrase “Mahvolursun Trump,” which roughly translates as “Die Trump” to trend in Turkey.
Austria Bans ‘Unreasonable’ Turkish-Language Driving Tests
Austrian populist Transport Minister Norbert Hofer has banned the option for driving tests to be taken in the Turkish language, calling it a waste of government money and resources.
Turkish Woman Charged with Smuggling Expensive Perfume to Fund Hamas
A Turkish national who was arrested a month ago at Ben-Gurion Airport was indicted by the Military Advocate General on Sunday in the Samaria Military Court for several security offenses.
Turkish Airstrikes Target U.S.-Backed Kurds in Christian, Yazidi Territory of Syria and Iraq
The Turkish military has launched a series of airstrikes against the U.S.-allied Kurdish Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) in Syria and the U.S.-designated terrorist group Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraq, which Ankara considers the same organization.
Germany: We Reserve the Right to Bar Turkish Campaigners
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff warned Wednesday that the German government reserves the right to impose entry bans on Turkish officials hoping to campaign in Germany, though he said the measure would be a “last resort.”
WATCH: Turkish Nationalists Violently Attack Kurdish Cultural Centre
Turkish nationalists have attacked and attempted to burn down a Kurdish cultural central in Belgium, with its chairman blaming the Turkish government for inciting the violence.
Turkey Refuses Israel’s Demand To Drop Charges Against IDF Soldiers
TEL AVIV – A Turkish court has refused to dismiss charges against Israeli soldiers despite it being a key demand in the rapprochement deal between Jerusalem and Ankara.
Israel To Turkey: Think Twice Before Criticizing Our Military Actions
TEL AVIV – The Foreign Ministry on Monday slammed Turkey’s condemnation of Sunday night’s IDF strikes in Gaza, saying the country, which has carried out its own violent crackdowns following the military coup, would be wise to “think twice” before criticizing the military actions of other nations.
Israel Security Chief: Deal With Turkey Was Made Five Years Ago
TEL AVIV –The interim head of Israel’s National Security Council revealed on Tuesday that the terms of the reconciliation deal with Turkey had been agreed on five years ago. Yaacov Nagel said the agreement to restore diplomatic ties was the
Israel Denies Turkey Deal Includes Condition Not To Assassinate Hamas Chief
TEL AVIV – Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh will not be given immunity from Israeli assassination in exchange for restoring diplomatic ties between Israel and Turkey, the Prime Minister’s Office said Saturday.
Israeli Official: Israel, Turkey To Restore Relations In ‘Matter Of Days’
TEL AVIV – Israel and Turkey’s reconciliation is more than 95% complete and the countries’ severed ties could be reestablished within “a matter of days,” according to a senior Israeli official.
Turkish TV Station Fined for Joke About Allah’s Butt
“Don’t point with your finger. God is everywhere, and with your finger you could be poking Him in His butt.” This dialogue from the Turkish version of the French television comedy Ah Biz Kadınlar (“Ah We Women”) just garnered its television station a fine from the Turkish state– not for its reference to an unsavory body part in a religious context, but for the use of the Turkish word for “God” rather than “Allah.”
