Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has described the action as a “disproportionate use of force,” according to state-run news agency Anadolu The Greek authorities confirmed on Wednesday that one of their coast guard ships fired warning shots at a Turkish fishing boat they say had refused to leave Greek waters near the island of Chios. According to […]
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Greece sent migrants to their deaths, Turkish minister claims
Minister says 12 of 22 migrants ‘pushed back’ by Greece were stripped of their shoes and froze to death Turkey’s Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu, accused Greek authorities of allowing a dozen migrants to perish in the cold without their shoes, after turning them back from the Greek border. Soylu shared photos supposedly showing the migrants’ […]
Turkish leader calls out ‘main threat to democracy’
Social media has become “one of the main sources of threat to today’s democracy,” Turkish President Erdogan has declared, adding the platforms make it difficult to “protect” the “vulnerable” without imposing undue censorship. While social media networks were initially marketed as “a symbol of freedom,” they have become a menace to democratic society, Recep Tayyip […]
‘Like judgement day’: Dozens trapped in Turkish building collapse (VIDEOS)
A two-storey building has collapsed in eastern Turkey, injuring at least 13 people. As rescue workers comb through the wreckage, more than 20 people are reportedly still trapped under concrete and debris. The incident occurred on Tuesday in the town of Battalgazi, about 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of the Syrian border. The cause of […]



