Wikipedia ban: Top court calls for Turkey to lift block
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the country’s block on accessing Wikipedia is unconstitutional. The court said the ban violated rights concerning freedom...
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Syria war: Turkey can’t handle new ‘refugee wave’, says Erdogan
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that his country cannot handle a “new refugee wave” from Syria. Tens of thousands of people...
Turkey Syria offensive: Erdogan and Putin strike deal over Kurds – [IMAGES]
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Turkey and Russia have agreed what they called a “historic” deal aimed at keeping Kurdish forces away from Syria’s border with Turkey. Turkey...
Turkey to suspend Syria offensive ‘to allow Kurdish withdrawal’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria to let Kurdish-led forces withdraw. The deal came after US Vice-President Mike Pence and Turkey’s...
Euro 2020: Uefa probes Turkey footballers’ military salute
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Europe’s football governing body Uefa says it will investigate a military salute given by Turkey footballers after Everton star Cenk Tosun scored a goal...
Cancel Russian defence system order or lose out on F-35 jets, US warns Turkey
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The United States has told Turkey that it will not receive its purchase of F-35 fighter jets if the Turkish government goes ahead...
Turkey AK party rulers are bad losers, says election ‘winner’ Imamoglu
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Istanbul is currently a city of parallel realities. In daily press conferences – and on his Twitter biography – Ekrem Imamoglu of the opposition...
Turkey local elections: Setback for Erdogan as his party loses capital – [IMAGES]
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suffered a blow in local elections, with his party losing control of the capital Ankara and an opposition party...
Russia, Iran, Turkey presidents meet in Tehran on Syria’s Idlib province
UTV | COLOMBO – The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey met Friday in Tehran to discuss the war in Syria, with all eyes on...
Erdogan faces biggest challenge in tight Turkey polls
UTV | COLOMBO – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday faces the biggest ballot box challenge of his 15-year grip on Turkey, seeking to overcome...