In Myanmar hebben legertroepen in de afgelopen drie dagen duizenden moslims gedood. Dat laat woordvoerster Anita Schug van The European Rohingya Council (ERC) maandag weten. Het aantal slachtoffers ligt tussen de 2.000 en 3.000 moslims, meldt Schug. Rakhine-activist (Arakan) Muhammed Ayyoub Han vertelt aan persbureau AA dat directe interventie nodig is nu het Myanmarese leger […]

Europese landen zijn het niet eens met de maatregelen die Duitsland tegen Turkije wil nemen nu de betrekkingen tussen beide landen een dieptepunt hebben bereikt. Duitsland dreigt met economische sancties tegen Turkije en geeft aan ‘de banden te zullen herzien’. “Maar niet alle Europese landen denken zoals wij dat doen”, zei de Duitse minister Sigmar […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday asked Muslim countries to increase cooperation with each other. He made the remarks during a visit to Jordanian capital Amman, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the countries. He was accompanied by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Speaking during a meeting between delegations from both countries […]

A Turkish Airlines cargo plane carrying over 60 tons of food aid arrived in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Tuesday. The supplementary food aid is for Somali children living in the drought-stricken nation as half its population faces a humanitarian crisis, according to the UN. “We reached another 60 tons of food aid to Somalia! #TurkishAirlinesHelpSomalia […]

By September, figure expected to cross million mark, says head of European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office in Turkey Over 850,000 refugees will receive special debit cards by August financed by the European Union and implemented by the Turkish Red Crescent, according to European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) in Turkey. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on […]

Somali defense minister says military base will open in September A Turkish military training camp is set to open in the Somali capital Mogadishu next month, the Somali defense minister said Thursday. Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed said in a statement that the camp which had been under construction for the last two years will open this […]

At OIC meeting in Istanbul, Mevlut Cavusoglu urges actions, not just words, to help Palestinians under Israeli occupation In the wake of the Al-Aqsa controversy, Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday called on the Muslim world to show its support for Palestinians by recognizing the state of Palestine. “Let’s support the millions of Palestinians who have […]

Palestinians to resume prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque after withdrawal of Israel’s controversial security measures Many Palestinian factions considered Israel’s withdrawal of controversial security measures at the Al-Aqsa Mosque as “a victory” for the whole Palestinian people. “We affirm that what happened today [Thursday] was a bright and victorious page in the history of Palestine,” head […]

The number of overflights in Turkish airspace reached an all-time high with a total of 1,443 overflights on July 23, a new record, a top airport official told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday. “Demand for air travel in Turkey rose by an annual average rate of 10.5 percent during the past decade, going from 62 million […]

Turkish president calls Palestinian and Israeli leaders to express concern over tensions in Jerusalem Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday discussed growing tensions in Jerusalem with Palestinian and Israeli presidents, following the new Israeli restrictions on Palestinians’ entry into Al-Aqsa Mosque. Erdogan called President Mahmoud Abbas early Thursday morning, according to sources from the […]