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Severe storms in Turkey leave 9 dead. 11 are still missing after a cargo ship sank in the Black Sea
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Severe storms and flooding have left nine people dead across Turkey, officials said Monday, including one seaman who died when a cargo ship sank off Turkey's Black Sea coast. Eleven other crew were reported missing. The Turkish-flagged Kafkametler sank on...
New York City Mayor ducks questions on FBI investigation, but pledges to cooperate with inquiry
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams kept a busy public schedule Monday, but sidestepped questions about the FBI investigation that prompted agents to seize his phones and raid the home of his chief campaign fundraiser. Speaking at Manhattan helipad where an air taxi...
A British man is sentenced to 8 years in prison over terror offenses with the Islamic State group
LONDON (AP) — A British convert to Islam who was convicted in Turkey of being part of the Islamic State group was sentenced to eight years in prison in Britain on Monday after he pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. Aine Leslie Davis, 39, was deported from Turkey in August 2022 and...
Clash between Constitutional and appeals courts raises concerns over rule of law in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s top court of appeals has clashed with the country’s Constitutional Court over the release of a newly elected but imprisoned lawmaker, raising concerns over the erosion of the rule of law in the country. The court of appeals said Wednesday it would...
Turkey is marking its centennial. But a brain drain has cast a shadow on the occasion
ISTANBUL (AP) — Huseyin Buyukdag says he loves Turkey and his job as a teacher. But with the rampant economic crisis and growing repression in his country, he said he and his wife have decided to try and find a better life in Germany. They are among a growing number of young and...
The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ends with a man in custody and his 4-year-old daughter safe
BERLIN (AP) — The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter as a passenger, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl is safe. Hamburg police...
Turkey's main opposition party elects Ozgur Ozel as new leader
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party voted for fresh leadership in the early hours of Sunday, five months after a devastating election defeat that saw President Recep Tayyip Erdogan extend his two-decade rule. Ozgur Ozel replaced Kemal Kilicdaroglu after delegates of...
The US sanctions more foreign firms in a bid to choke off Russia's supplies for its war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on 130 firms and people from Turkey, China and the United Arab Emirates in an effort to choke off Russia's access to tools and equipment that support its invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions imposed by...
Charity says migrant testimonies point to a recurring practice of illegal deportations from Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A leading international medical charity alleged Thursday that testimony from dozens of migrants over the past two years points to a “recurring practice” of secret, illegal and often brutal deportations back to Turkey from two eastern Greek islands. Doctors...
Turkey celebrates 100th anniversary of republic with fireworks and navy procession
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's government marked the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular republic from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire on Sunday with a firework and drone show in Istanbul as well as a procession of 100 hundred navy ships but little else in the way of...
