A man who shot dead a woman working at the Izmir office of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has been arrested by police. Deniz Poyraz was killed when the suspect, Onur Gencer, entered the building and opened fire just after 11am on Thursday, 17 June. The 38-year-old woman was filling in for her mum […]
There is no change in the top post for the Turkish Community Football Federation (TTFF) following committee elections. Osman Ercen was returned unopposed as President for next season. The committee elections took place on Tuesday evening, 15 June, as part of TTFF’s annual general meeting. Due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions, the meeting was held online. […]
Another poor display from Turkey in their group game means them remain pointless after they were well beaten by Wales in Baku. Led by captain Gareth Bale, the Welsh side dominated the game in the first half, scoring just before half time. Bale collected the ball near the half-way line and sent a brilliant pass […]
Turkey will be aiming to put the disappointment of their defeat in their opening game against Italy behind them when they face Wales in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday night. The Turkish side had no answers to the press of the Italians on Friday, who deservedly won 3-0 in Rome, leaving the Turks rooted to the […]
The deepening of ties between Turkey and Azerbaijan continued with the signing of a ‘Protocol of Alliance’ between the two countries. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the newly liberated city of Shusha / Şuşa with his Azerbaijani counterpart President İlham Aliyev earlier on Tuesday, 15 June, where they signed the new agreement. Turkey played a crucial […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has discussed the Cyprus issue with UN Secretary General António Guterres during a sideline meeting at the G7 Summit in Cornwall in the south of England. A statement from 10 Downing Street said the meeting on Saturday, 12 June, covered “a number of international issues” including “the Cyprus peace process”. […]
Azerbaijan has confirmed it has received a map from Armenia detailing the location of some 97,000 landmines in the newly liberated district of Nagorno-Karabakh of Agdam. The map was given after Azeri authorities handed back 15 Armenian prisoners of war. The prisoner exchange deal, announced by the Azeri Foreign Ministry on Saturday, 12 June, is […]
After a delay of a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UEFA European Football Championship, or Euros for short, will get underway on Friday 11 June. Although the tournament is being played in 2021, the event is still called Euro 2020. A total of twenty four national teams will compete to become the champions […]
Pc Deniz Jaffer, 47, and his colleague Pc Jamie Lewis, 32, are set to appear at the Old Bailey later this month over allegations that they shared pictures of a double murder scene on WhatsApp. The two Metropolitan Police officers appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 27 May having each been charged with a single […]
Zübeyde Süpürgeci has won gold at the women’s 100-meter T54 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, setting a championship record time of 16.83 in the process. The 27-year-old hijab-wearing athlete also won a silver medal in the 400m T54 event at the same championship. Turkey’s Vice President Fuat Oktay, and Youth and […]
