TURKEY – A shootout incident outside Yapi Kredi Plaza on Buyukdere Street in Istanbul’s Besiktas district on Tuesday left 3 terrorists dead and 2 police officers injured, according to the Turkish interior minister Mustafa Ciftci. Ciftci…
TURKEY – Following the Iran war initiated by the US and Israel at the end of February, the global energy markets have been rattled, with European energy dependency on natural gas coming into attention. While natural…
RUSSIA – The next trilateral Ukraine peace talks with Russia may take place in Istanbul, Turkey, according to the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow, Peskov said all participants…
TURKEY – Israel is taking advantage of the shifting global attention away from Gaza to the Iran war to sabotage the 2-state solution, according to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Through its unlawful and expansionist…
IRAN – The Iranian Armed Forces on Thursday denied claims that Tehran targeted Turkey using a ballistic missile, adding that Iranian forces respect the sovereignty of the neighboring and friendly country of Turkey. “The Armed Forces…
TURKEY – A Turkish F-16 fighter jet crash in Balikesir province early Wednesday killed the pilot, according to the country’s National Defense Ministry. Radio contact and tracking information was lost with the aircraft, which took off…
TURKEY – Two alleged Mossad operatives spying for Israel, who were detained on Friday Feb. 6, were arrested on Monday Feb. 9 under a court order, awaiting trial on charges of espionage. Mehmet Budak Derya and…
TURKEY – Two alleged Mossad operatives spying for Israel were on Friday detained by the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT), in a joint operation with Istanbul prosecutors and the Istanbul Provincial Police Department. The suspects were…
IRAN – In an aim to restart the stalled US-Iran nuclear negotiations, the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi might meet the US envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff in Istanbul on Friday Feb. 6. The…
TURKEY – At least 3 police officers were killed in a counterterrorism operation targeting ISIS (Daesh) in Yalova province in Turkey on Monday, according to local sources. Police launched an operation against Daesh at a house…
SWEDEN – The 2024 global arms trade report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday Dec. 1, showed that the global arms sales reached new highs in 2024. Governments accelerated military modernization and…
TURKEY – On Wednesday, the Turkish National Defense Ministry released the names of the 20 military personnel killed in cargo plane crash near the Azerbaijan-Georgia border. The Turkish C-130 military cargo plane with 20 military personnel…
TURKEY – A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane crashed in Georgia while en route from Azerbaijan on Tuesday, killing all 20 onboard. “Our valiant soldiers perished in the crash of a C- 130 military aircraft on the Georgian-Azerbaijani…
TURKEY – 2 police officers were killed and another 2 injured in an armed attack on Turkey’s Izmir province police station on Monday. According to local officials, a 16-year-old suspect opened fire with a rifle on…
RUSSIA – The Russian Consulate General on Monday said that its citizen, Nikolay Svechnikov, a 29 years old swimmer participating in the Istanbul Cross-Continental Swimming Race went missing during the swim. He failed to reach the…
TURKEY – The 17th International Defense Industry Fair kicked off on Tuesday in Istanbul, Turkey. The 17th edition of the six-day defense fair is being held simultaneously at the Istanbul Fair Center, Ataturk Airport, Wow Hotel,…
TURKEY – The Turkish National Defense Ministry on Monday said that 12 Turkish Soldiers in northern Iraq died after being exposed to methane gas during an operation. The soldiers were carrying out a sweep operation in…
TURKEY – The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday expressed Türkiye’s support for Tehran, stressing that Iran has right to defend itself against Israeli aggression. “It is entirely natural, legitimate, and lawful for Iran to…
NEWSBRIEF: TURKEY – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake in Istanbul’s Silivri district struck on Wednesday (today) at 09:49 GMT, shaking Istanbul and its neighboring provinces. Its epicenter was in Istanbul, causing a widespread fear that led to…