New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrived in federal court in Manhattan on Friday morning for his arraignment on criminal charges of receiving illegal campaign donations and undisclosed luxury travel gifts while doing favors for Turkey’s government and Turkish businessmen. Adams, 64, was charged in a five-count indictment unsealed Thursday alleging conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, … Read more
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the BRICS+ session on a two-day BRICS foreign ministers summit held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on June 11, 2024. Sefa Karacan | Anadolu | Getty Images Turkey’s request to join the BRICS alliance is a move seen as both strategic and symbolic as the Eurasian country of 85 million … Read more
A ship stranded in the growing salt flats of Lake Urmia in Iran. Hamed | Afp | Getty Images The diminishing availability of water resources across the globe should be considered one of the most pressing environmental security challenges of the century. That’s the view of one military geography and environmental security specialist, who recently … Read more
A British mother of two has tragically passed away following cosmetic surgery in Turkey, which she believed would be life-changing. Kaydell Brown, a 38-year-old hairdresser from Sheffield, spent £5,400 on a Brazilian butt lift, tummy tuck, and breast enhancement. Her sister Leanne, aged 40, who was set to undergo the same procedures, has fiercely criticised … Read more
Turkish firefighters have brought under control a wildfire on the Gallipoli Peninsula that raised fears the blaze could reach Australian war graves at Anzac Cove. Crews have been battling four summer wildfires that broke out this week in western parts of the country, including in Canakkale province, which is the site of memorials where thousands … Read more
The platform had been blocked since the morning of August 2 (Representational) Istanbul: Turkey began unblocking Instagram Saturday evening after depriving access to millions of users for nine days. “Following our negotiations with representatives of Instagram, we will unblock access starting from 9:30 pm (1830 GMT) after they agreed to respond to our demands,” transport … Read more
Phillip at the waterfall near the YakaPark Fish Farm (Image: PA Real Life) A British holidaymaker tragically lost his life after a minor graze on his leg led to a deadly infection. Phillip Maile, 65, from Worthing, West Sussex, was vacationing in Oludeniz, Turkey, with his wife Vanessa in September 2022 when he contracted necrotising … Read more
Didem Mente | Anadolu | Getty Images Turkey blocked access to Instagram for its 85 million people, the country’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority announced Friday morning. “Instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024,” local media cited a post on the authority’s website as saying. According to Turkish media, there … Read more
Turkey has accused Instagram of impeding people from publishing messages of condolence for Haniyeh. Ankara, Turkey: Turkey on Friday blocked access to the Instagram social media network, the national communications authority said without explanation, following censorship accusations against the US company by a high-ranking Turkish official. The BTK communications authority said in a post on … Read more
Years ago, the manager of a hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand told me about an unusual booking that he once received during the middle of the night. A traveler had flown his entire family via private jet from Brunei to the Thai island after learning upon landing in Brunei that it is a “dry country” … Read more
