340 news websites banned, access to 3,000 links blocked in one year
Since June 7, 2015, 340 news websites were banned while access to around 3,000 links was blocked in a year as part of the government-initiated crackdown on media, Turkish Minute cites the Yeni Hayat daily report. Access to tens of dailies’ websites as well as other online news portals is systematically being blocked by government-led moves […]
Turkey to open Incirlik base to Russia
Turkey may open its Incirlik airbase to Russia, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, during an interview to TRT channel. One area of cooperation with Russia is the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria, Cavusoglu said. “We’ll cooperate with everybody against the militant group,” the Foreign Minister noted. “We opened our Incirlik base to […]
A map of every car bomb explosions in Baghdad since 2003
A shocking map has appeared on the social media. It is about every car bomb explosions in Baghdad since 2003. Alexander C. Kaufman wrote a piece titled “A Staggering Reminder That Car Bombs Are An Epidemic In aghdad” in the Huffington Post. He mentioned recent terror attacks all around the world. “The death toll is significantly […]
Renault to enter Iran’s car market with new products
French car producer Renault aims to enter Iran’s car market with new products in collaboration with Saipa Motor Corporation and Iran Khodro Company (IKCO), Mehrnews reports. Renault’s cooperation with domestic automakers has become the focus of automotive industry activists since many months ago. Although some had expected Renault would cooperate with only one Iranian domestic […]
Iran to hold joint naval drills with neighbors
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari unveiled plans for joint naval exercise with the regional countries, Tasnim reports. Iran’s Navy will “definitely” hold joint war games with regional countries, the top commander told reporters in Tehran on July 1, during rallies marking the International Quds Day. He also noted that the Navy has plans […]
Foundation behind Gaza flotilla apologizes
The Turkish Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH) — aid foundation behind the 2010 Gaza flotilla – has apologized for using a Palestine idiom in the statement criticizing Turkish government’s normalization deal with Israel, Turkish Minute reports. IHH criticized the normalization agreement between Turkey and Israel in statement published on its […]
Sofuoglu breaks new land speed record at 400 km
Kenan Sofuoğlu, a professional Turkish motorcycle racer, who holds the highest number of Supersport World Championship titles, broke a new land speed motorcycle record on Thursday, by reaching 400 kilometers per hour on the newly constructed Osman Gazi Bridge, prior to its opening ceremony. Sofuoğlu made the crossing by special permission from authorities in early […]
Bombers of Istanbul attack from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia
Istanbul Governor’s Office has announced that the three suicide bombers who carried out the attack at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport that killed 43 on Tuesday night were from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia, Turkish Minute reports. The statement added that 43 people lost their lives in the attack while 144 of the 238 injured people were discharged […]
Russian Tourism to Turkey Falls 90%
Russian tourism to Turkey in May 2016 was down 91.82 percent year-on-year, according to figures released by Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry, the Moscow Times cites RBC. May is typically a popular time for Russian tourists in Turkey. In May 2015, over 501,000 Russians visited the country, and in 2014 — almost 695,000, RBC reported, […]
The concept of “zero problems” was not effective in the last 4 years
Letter of the Turkish President, the normalization of relations between Turkey and Israel, and, on the contrary, a complication of relations between Turkey and Germany is under the constant scrutiny of international and Turkish media and expert community. In this regard, we offer you an interview of The Great Middle East with a Turkish political […]