News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Turkey detains TV journalist for insulting president

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 07:42 AM

Turkey has detained a well-known television journalist for comments she made on air about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, her lawyer said Saturday. Read more »

Turkish President steps back from threat to expel Western envoys

Raziye Akkoc and Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 12:43 PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rowed back from his threat to expel 10 Western envoys over their joint statement of support for a jailed civil society leader. Read more »

Turkish President orders expulsion of 10 ambassadors

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 08:33 AM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his foreign minister to expel the ambassadors of 10 countries who appealed for the release of a jailed civil society leader. Read more »

Turkey to allow indoor dining as COVID figures drop

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 01 07:59 AM

ANKARA - Turkey will roll back coronavirus restrictions to allow indoor dining and end weekend lockdowns, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Read more »

‘Sofagate’ scandal: Turkey, EU blame each other in leaders’ seating screw-up

Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 09 01:20 AM

Turkey and the EU blamed each other on Thursday for seating arrangements that left European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen without a chair during a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Read more »

Erdogan hits out at 'LGBT youth' as police break up fresh protest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 07:34 AM

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday lashed out at Turkey's LGBT movement, accusing it of "vandalism" following an outbreak of student protests. Read more »

Erdogan confirms test of Russian missile system, rejects US criticism

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 09:49 PM

"It is true about the tests, they have been done and will continue." Read more »

Turkey begins life under strict social media rules

Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 10:58 AM

Under the new rules, platforms with more than 1 million daily users must open offices in Turkey that can deal with local court decisions to remove offending content within 48 hours. Read more »

First Islamic prayers held in Hagia Sophia since mosque reconversion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 05:59 AM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday led the first Muslim prayers attended by thousands in Hagia Sophia since the controversial reconversion of the iconic Istanbul cathedral into a mosque. Read more »

NBA: Enes Kanter’s father acquitted of terror charges

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 04:48 AM

Enes Kanter said that his father had faced a "Kangaroo court" and been accused of "being a criminal just because he is my dad". Read more »

Powerful quake kills 20 people in eastern Turkey

Mahmut Bozarslan and Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 03:38 PM

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 20 people and injured more than 1,000 in eastern Turkey, as rescue teams searched through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors on Saturday.    Read more »

Behind Trump’s dealings with Turkey: Sons-in-law married to power

David D. Kirkpatrick and Eric Lipton, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 13 08:41 AM

ISTANBUL — Behind President Donald Trump’s accommodating attitude toward Turkey is an unusual back channel: a trio of sons-in-law who married into power and now play key roles in connecting Ankara with Washington. Read more »

NBA's Kanter slams Erdogan, operation against Kurds

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 10:24 AM

Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter on Tuesday strongly condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the operation he launched against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Read more »

US suspends F-35 program deliveries to Turkey over Russian arms

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 07:22 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States said Monday it was halting all deliveries and joint work with Turkey on the F-35 fighter jet program after the NATO ally insisted on a major arms purchase from Russia. Read more »

NBA: Kanter won't play in Toronto over arrest fears

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Mar 01 08:24 AM

Portland center Enes Kanter won't travel to Toronto with the Trail Blazers over fears that he could be arrested. Read more »

Thousands rally for Turkish hunger strikers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 06:48 AM

Thousands of people rallied in Istanbul Sunday for hunger strikers protesting against the prison conditions of militant Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan. Read more »