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UEFA suspends Turkey player for making political gesture

UEFA suspends Turkey player for making political gesture

UEFA’s two-game ban of Turkey player Merih Demiral for a controversial hand gesture at the European Championship led to a diplomatic row between Turkey and host nation Germany. The ban rules Demiral out of the …

German Foreign Ministry summons Turkish Ambassador

German Foreign Ministry summons Turkish Ambassador

Germany is dissatisfied with the behavior of a Turkish football player during the match against the Austrian national team. He demonstrated a gesture that is associated with a right-wing Turkish organization.

Turkey summons German envoy over Euro 2024 scandal

Turkey summons German envoy over Euro 2024 scandal

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has summoned the German ambassador following harsh criticism of Turkish national footballer Merih Demiral's goal celebration at the European Championships. Demiral is under investigation by the ruling …

Anthony Blinken holds phone call with Sergey Lavrov

Anthony Blinken holds phone call with Sergey Lavrov

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss the release of the U.S. national Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia on espionage charges, the Russian foreign ministry said …

Türkiye issues travel warning for citizens visiting Europe

Türkiye issues travel warning for citizens visiting Europe

Turkey's foreign ministry issued a travel warning for Turkish nationals visiting European countries due to the surge in anti-Muslim, xenophobic and racist acts. In a statement, the ministry referred to the surge in the …

Stockholm no longer joins NATO

Stockholm no longer joins NATO

The Swedish Foreign Ministry acknowledged that a dialogue with Turkey on joining NATO has been ceased. Nonetheless, he expressed hope for joining the alliance at the Vilnius summit on July 12-13. Today, the Swedish minister for …

Russian envoy to Poland attacked at wreath-laying ceremony

Russian envoy to Poland attacked at wreath-laying ceremony

Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreev was attacked and doused with red paint while trying to lay a wreath at a cemetery of Soviet soldiers in Warsaw. Andreev arrived at the memorial cemetery of Soviet soldiers in the Polish …

Turkey expels ambassadors of US, Germany, France and 7 more states

Turkey expels ambassadors of US, Germany, France and 7 more states

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, addressing the citizens of Eskisehir, said today that he ordered to organize the expulsion of ambassadors from ten Western states at once for signing a call to release human rights activist Osman Kavala, …

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigns

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigns

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Austria announced on Saturday that he would resign, days after prosecutors launched a criminal investigation into allegations he used federal money to pay off pollsters and journalists for favorable coverage, The New …

Serbian President complains about wiretapping

Serbian President complains about wiretapping

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic complained that he was wiretapped more than 1 800 times in order to find incriminating evidence and force him to resign. "It is clear to everyone that there were 1 882 cases of illegal …

Turkey's parliament condemns Biden's remarks on 1915 events

Turkey's parliament condemns Biden's remarks on 1915 events

The Turkish parliament on Tuesday decried U.S. President Joe Biden's remarks on the Armenian claims about the events of 1915. "As the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, we regretfully and strongly condemn US President Joe …