Turkey's Erdogan Under Renewed Pressure Following Mafia Boss Allegations | Voice of America - English

Turkey's Erdogan Under Renewed Pressure Following Mafia Boss Allegations By Dorian Jones May 31, 2021 09:36 AM ISTANBUL - The Turkish government is facing accusations of arming and funding jihadists in Syria. The allegations are just the latest by an exiled mafia boss in a weekly YouTube broadcast that are putting the Turkish president in an increasingly tight spot. More:Turkey's Erdogan Under Renewed Pressure Following Mafia Boss Allegations | Voice of America - English

Turkey to restore house used by Atatürk in Syria's Afrin in 1918 | Daily Sabah

Turkey to restore house used by Atatürk in Syria's Afrin in 1918 BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL POLITICS MAY 31, 2021 11:11 AM GMT+3 Agovernor’s office on the Turkey-Syria border is planning to restore a house used by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk during the Battle of Katma (Charge at Haritan) in Syria’s Afrin, an official statement said Monday. More:Turkey to restore house used by Atatürk in Syria's Afrin in 1918 | Daily Sabah

Turkey clamps down on alcohol as Erdogan pushes Islamist agenda - Nikkei Asia

Turkey clamps down on alcohol as Erdogan pushes Islamist agenda COVID-19 ban on liquor sales seen as a ploy to reverse 100-year-old secularism More:Turkey clamps down on alcohol as Erdogan pushes Islamist agenda - Nikkei Asia

The Mafia leader embarrassed Erdogan .. Why is Ankara turning a blind eye? - Asume Tech

The Mafia leader embarrassed Erdogan .. Why is Ankara turning a blind eye? By Editorial Team May 28, 2021 The consequences of the videos, in those of the Turkish mafia leader Sedat Bekir in Turkey performed last until now, having performed in 7 Videos, die He began publishing on YouTube weeks ago, high-ranking government officials such as the current Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu, as well as the former, his son, the son of the former prime minister and others involved in the killing of Kurdish journalists and opponents in the 1990s as well as drug trafficking and smuggling, abuse of power and rape More:The Mafia leader embarrassed Erdogan .. Why is Ankara turning a blind eye? - Asume Tech

The EU balancing act over Turkey is reaching a tipping point | Ahval

The EU balancing act over Turkey is reaching a tipping point Robert Ellis May 27 2021 12:44 Gmt+3 Last Updated On: May 27 2021 11:49 Gmt+3 In early April, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen paid a well-intentioned visit to Ankara to give EU-Turkey relations new momentum. But in what is now known as ‘Sofagate’ the visit fell flat. More:The EU balancing act over Turkey is reaching a tipping point | Ahval

Court ruling, gang leader shine spotlight on murky killings in Turkey | Reuters

Court ruling, gang leader shine spotlight on murky killings in Turkey Ali KucukgocmenDaren Butler Nearly 30 years after Kurdish lawyer Yusuf Ekinci was gunned down and his body dumped by a highway, his lawyer son is still seeking justice in one of hundreds of cases of extrajudicial killings. More:Court ruling, gang leader shine spotlight on murky killings in Turkey | Reuters

Why women are calling for Turkey's only female cabinet member to resign - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Why women are calling for Turkey's only female cabinet member to resign The Turkish minister of family and social affairs' description of a domestic violence uptick as “tolerable” is seen as emblematic of government efforts to underestimate gender-based violence and femicides in the country. More:Why women are calling for Turkey's only female cabinet member to resign - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Masks may be gone with COVID-19 normalization in Turkey | Daily Sabah

Masks may be gone with COVID-19 normalization in Turkey BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL TURKEY MAY 27, 2021 1:51 PM GMT+3 People wearing protective masks walk on a street in Giresun, northern Turkey, May 26, 2021. (İHA PHOTO) Turkey is counting down to June 1 for a planned normalization process that follows the tight restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Media reports on Thursday claimed that the mandatory mask rule might be eased next week as part of the process. According to the Hürriyet newspaper, authorities are considering ending the rule with a few preconditions. In open-air public spaces like parks, masks will not be mandatory as long as people maintain the 2-meter social distancing rule. More:Masks may be gone with COVID-19 normalization in Turkey | Daily Sabah

Mafia Boss Claims Venezuela-Turkey Cocaine Connection - InSight Crime

Mafia Boss Claims Venezuela-Turkey Cocaine Connection 26 MAY 2021 BY VENEZUELA INVESTIGATIVE UNIT A Turkish mafia boss, who has been making a number of extraordinary claims about his country’s elites and organized crime, has alleged that a plan was set in motion to traffic cocaine from Venezuela to Turkey, opening up a new supply route. More:Mafia Boss Claims Venezuela-Turkey Cocaine Connection - InSight Crime

Turkish capacity utilisation falls to 75.3% in May | Reuters

Turkish capacity utilisation falls to 75.3% in May Reuters Turkey's capacity utilisation rate fell to 75.3% in May from 75.9% a month earlier, data from the central bank showed on Tuesday. More:Turkish capacity utilisation falls to 75.3% in May | Reuters

Sedat Peker: Mafia Boss Triggers A Mexican Standoff At The Heart Of The Turkish Establishment

Sedat Peker: Mafia Boss Triggers A Mexican Standoff At The Heart Of The Turkish Establishment In a viral series of videos released on YouTube, a Turkish mafia boss, Sedat Peker, with deep links to the security services, civilian bureaucracy, and political elite, unleashed allegations of dirt against multiple Turkish government figures and "deep state" actors. More:Sedat Peker: Mafia Boss Triggers A Mexican Standoff At The Heart Of The Turkish Establishment

Top Turkish minister fights corruption allegations from exiled mafia boss - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Top Turkish minister fights corruption allegations from exiled mafia boss Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said he would not resign and defended his record against allegations by an exiled mafia boss whose wide-spanning YouTube confessions have gripped Turkish politics. More:Top Turkish minister fights corruption allegations from exiled mafia boss - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

A Mob Boss’s YouTube Channel Is Causing Political Havoc in Turkey

A Mob Boss’s YouTube Channel Is Causing Political Havoc in Turkey Turkish mob boss Sedat Peker is posting YouTube videos accusing officials of everything from covering murders to tipping off criminals. More:A Mob Boss’s YouTube Channel Is Causing Political Havoc in Turkey

Erdogan in hot spot as Turks question 'mafiazation' of politics - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Erdogan in hot spot as Turks question 'mafiazation' of politics  Erdogan risks a major political setback unless he manages to contain an unprecedented scandal sparked by a mobster claiming close links with government figures. More:Erdogan in hot spot as Turks question 'mafiazation' of politics  - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Poland to acquire 24 Turkish-made combat drones :: WRAL.com

Poland to acquire 24 Turkish-made combat drones Posted May 24, 2021 2:00 p.m. EDT ANKARA, TURKEY — Turkey and Poland have signed a deal for the sale of Turkish-made combat drones, making Poland the first NATO and European Union member country to purchase Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday. More:Poland to acquire 24 Turkish-made combat drones :: WRAL.com

Turkey’s 'wicked messenger' has gone viral. Here's why | The National

Turkey’s 'wicked messenger' has gone viral. Here's why Sedat Peker, pictured in Istanbul in 2014, is exiled from Turkey, his whereabouts unknown. Getty Images “My dear brothers, my dear friends,” the Turkish mafioso, grinning ear to ear, says to open his latest YouTube video, which drew five million views in less than 24 hours. “Here we are again.” More:Turkey’s 'wicked messenger' has gone viral. Here's why | The National

The Battle For Africa: Why Turkish Airlines Is Winning - Simple Flying

The Battle For Africa: Why Turkish Airlines Is Winning by James Pearson Turkish Airlines serves 53 passenger destinations across Africa from Istanbul Airport this year, up by one over 2019. It has more destinations in Africa than in Asia (41). Cairo is the leading route, and Egypt is the top country. Narrowbodies are utterly vital to its African effort, with over two-thirds of 2,000-mile-plus destinations flown by single-aisle aircraft. More:The Battle For Africa: Why Turkish Airlines Is Winning - Simple Flying

bne IntelliNews - ISTANBUL BLOG: Deathly silence from Erdogan as Turkey’s YouTuber gangster scandal snowballs

ISTANBUL BLOG: Deathly silence from Erdogan as Turkey’s YouTuber gangster scandal snowballs Beware an ageing mobster with a camera and a tripod and a taste for the limelight. By Akin Nazli May 22, 2021 Previously on “Sedat”, the Botox Chief: Our May 14 curtain-raiser told how millions in Turkey have become enthralled by YouTube videos released by Sedat Peker, a mafia boss known as “The Botox Chief” or “The Botox”, alleging corruption among top officials. More:bne IntelliNews - ISTANBUL BLOG: Deathly silence from Erdogan as Turkey’s YouTuber gangster scandal snowballs

Turkey marks 10 years of coexistence with Syrian refugees - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Turkey marks 10 years of coexistence with Syrian refugees ISTANBUL, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Muhammad Youssef came to Turkey seven years ago from Syria with his wife and two children, and a third child is on the way and will be granted Turkish citizenship. More:Turkey marks 10 years of coexistence with Syrian refugees - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Turkish Airlines begins trial use of digital health wallet

Turkish Airlines begins trial use of digital health wallet IATA Travel Pass to help travelers store, manage verified certifications for COVID-19 tests or vaccinations More:Turkish Airlines begins trial use of digital health wallet