Tag: Istanbul

• Tuesday, June 18th 2019 - 08:57 UTC

  Turkey blames Egypt's “tyrants” for the death of ex elected president Morsi

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday blamed Egypt's “tyrants” for the death of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi who died in a Cairo hospital after fainting during a court session.

• Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 08:45 UTC

  “Worse than a crime, a blunder”. No surprises if the Saudi family removes the Crown Prince

  

  If Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), really did sent a hit team to Turkey to murder dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago, what will happen next? Perhaps history can help us here.

• Saturday, July 16th 2016 - 09:39 UTC

  Military coup fails in Turkey; people take to the streets and expose a divided Army

  

  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan battled to regain control over Turkey Saturday after a coup bid by discontented soldiers, as signs grew that the most serious challenge to his 13 years of dominant rule was faltering. After hours of chaos and violence unseen in decades, Erdogan ended uncertainty over his whereabouts, flying into Istanbul airport in the early hours and making a defiant speech cheered by hundreds of supporters.

• Wednesday, October 30th 2013 - 07:13 UTC

  Turkey opens railway tunnel linking the Asian and European continents

  

  A railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait has been opened in Turkey, creating a new link between the Asian and European shores of Istanbul. The Marmaray tunnel is the world's first connecting two continents, and is designed to withstand earthquakes.