Thursday, April 18, 2024

Topic: Erdogan

Russia, Ukraine sign UN-backed grain export deal

An “unprecedented agreement” on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea amid the ongoing war is “a beacon of hope” in a world that desperately needs it, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at the signing ceremony in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Friday.

Putin and Erdogan in Tehran for talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are in Tehran for talks with their Iranian hosts, including supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the country’s president, Ebrahim Raissi.

Ukraine’s president thanks Turkey for military, other support

Ukraine’s president has thanked his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for Ankara’s “military and humanitarian” support, saying a “ban on the passage of [Russian] warships to the Black Sea” was very important for his country.

Turkish president vows mobilisation against Israeli ‘terror’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to mobilise the world to stop Israeli “terror”, in phone calls Monday to Palestinian leaders.

Bigger picture: Hagia Sophia reflecting a panaromic view of Turkish domestic arrays

Even in Hagia Sophia, the Christian iconography has largely remained intact and remains there to this day. However, relating this act to current BJP government's verdict on Ram-Mandir/Babri- Masjid in India enlightens the insatiable appetite for whataboutery -- as BJP has long been known for a glorified history of discrimination against Muslim minority and Dalits.

“All Helin wanted was to sing her songs freely” – Turkish state accused of murder

“All Helin wanted to do was to sing her songs freely. AKP fascism is responsible for her death,” Grup Yorum said in a statement.