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"We condemn Austrian politicians, especially Chancellor (Sebastian) Kurz, for trying to achieve political interest from these alarming developments, rather than fighting racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia and the rise of the extreme right," Xinhua quoted Turkish Foreign Ministry as saying...

Nigeria have been drawn against Australia, Argentina and Turkey in Group B of the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup from September 22 to 30 in Tenerife, Spain. According to the draw, D’Tigress will start their campaign at the tournament against Australia on September 22 before … read...

Turkey has called on the United States to withdraw its military personnel from northern Syria’s Manbij region after announcing Ankara’s plan to push Syrian Kurdish fighters from the area, according to local media. via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2DJghWZ Get more World News

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Turkey “warned” the United States ahead of launching an attack against Kurds in northern Syria, says Defense Secretary James Mattis. “Turkey was candid,” Mattis said during a flight to Asia on Sunday. “They warned us before they launched the aircraft they were going to do it, in consultation...

Turkish Airlines has maximized the wealth of its owners as the number of passengers increased by 9.3 percent and the flag carrier carried 68.6 million passengers. This compared to the previous year when the load factor reached 79.1 percent as it was up 4.7 points. … via BusinessDay : News...

Reuters/NAN Turkey on Monday said the U.S. is “playing with fire” by setting up a Syrian border security force including Kurdish militia forces. The U.S.-led coalition said on Sunday that it was working with its Syrian militia allies to set up a new border force of 30,000 personnel. The … via...

Damascus says it is determined to end US military presence after Washington declared plans to build a 30,000-member “border force” in the Arab country that Russia says could lead to Syria’s partition. Syria’s Foreign Ministry on Monday slammed the plan as a “blatant assault” on its sovereignty...

Turkey’s Erdogan threatens attack on Syria Turkey is set to launch attack on a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria “in the coming days.” Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, disclosed this on Sunday saying operation against the Afrin enclave is aimed at “purging terror” from his country’s...

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey on Friday warned its citizens against travel to the U.S., saying Turks face the risk of arbitrary arrest and should take precautions if they do decide to travel. The comments from the Turkish Foreign Ministry come after the U.S. Department of State this week...

The well know IPOB ally and a Turkish diplomat Abdulkadir Erkahrahman has threatened to withdraw support for the Biafran agitation over IPOB's stance on the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Relations between the Nigerian and the Turkish governments have been strengthened thanks to the agreement between President Muhammadu Buhari and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. During the Nigerian President's visit in Ankara, Turkey's capital city, it was agreed that the security...

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Islamic State for the bombing of an outdoor wedding party that killed 50 people and wounded 94 others. Saturday’s attack in Gaziantep, near Syria’s border, appeared to be a suicide bombing, officials said. Erdogan said in a statement that...

The Turkish government said yesterday that Nigerian students whose private universities were closed as a result of the recent failed coup there have been transferred to public universities and will either study for free or pay small amounts as tuition fees. Deputy Director, Press, Federal...

The death toll in the takeover of Turkish government by the military has risen to 60. Read: Turkish Military Declares Takeover of Country, President Erdogan Jets Out A curfew has been imposed with martial law in place, the internet has been restricted and people ar being told to stay indoors...

The Turkish Armed Forces have completely taken over the administration of the country to reinstate constitutional order, human rights and freedoms, the rule of law and general security that was damaged. This was part of the statement released by Turkish military. The Turkish Prime Minister...

A former Miss Turkey, 27-year-old Merve Buyuksarac, was on Tuesday sentenced by a court in Instabul to 14 months in jail for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan through social media postings. The sentence was however suspended on condition that she does not reoffend within the next five...

A bomb has detonated near a bus shelter has rocked the Kurdish-dominated south-eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, security sources say. At least seven people were injured in the blast as an armoured police vehicle drove by, the sources added. Turkey's army is locked in an operation against...