Posts Tagged ‘Turkeys’
Turkey’s Erdogan Tells Trump Violating Sovereignty Risks ‘Serious Global Complications’ After Maduro’s Capture
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he warned U.S. counterpart Donald Trump against actions that violate national sovereignty, telling him such steps risk causing “serious global complications” following the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Speaking after a Cabinet meeting in Ankara, Erdogan said he had conveyed Turkey’s concerns directly to Trump…
Read MorePETA’s 2024 Horrific Video of Turkeys Sexually Abused Resurfaces
As Thanksgiving 2025 approaches, a disturbing video has resurfaced, exposing workers at Butterball and Plainville Farms subjecting turkeys to sexual abuse and severe mistreatment. The footage has reignited outrage across the US, raising serious questions about the practices behind two of the country’s largest turkey producers. The video, reposted by People for the Ethical Treatment…
Read MoreTrump Urges Turkey’s Erdogan To Stop Buying Russian Oil
US President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop buying Russian oil over the war in Ukraine, as Erdogan sought a long-awaited deal to buy US stealth fighter jets. As Erdogan visited the White House for the first time since 2019 during Trump’s first term, Trump called on him to…
Read MoreTrump To Welcome Turkey’s Erdogan, Sees End To Warplane Row
US President Donald Trump said Friday he will welcome Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House next week and expects a resolution to a long-running rift on fighter jets. It will be the first bilateral visit to the White House by Erdogan since 2019 during Trump’s first term, with former president Joe Biden…
Read MoreLawyers Caught In Turkey’s Crackdown On Opposition
Turkish lawyers defending human rights or representing clients who challenge state policies have found themselves increasingly caught in the crossfire of the crackdown on its main opposition party. At least 10 defence and human rights lawyers have been jailed or arrested in Istanbul alone since the start of this “black year”, said Ibrahim Kaboglu, head…
Read MoreTeen Arrested After 2 Police Shot Dead Near Turkey’s Izmir
Two officers were killed and two others wounded in a shooting attack on a police station near the Turkish city of Izmir on Monday, with a 16-year-old suspect arrested, officials said. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the “heinous” attack on the police station in Balcova, a district just west of the resort city, left two…
Read MoreWater Shortages Spell Trouble On Turkey’s Tourist Coast
Ali Alyanak and his neighbours in Turkey’s tourist hub Izmir now have to draw water from a shrinking aquifer 170 metres underground even as hotel pools remain full — a sign for many of the region’s dire water crisis amid prolonged drought. “Our parents used to draw water from a depth of eight to nine…
Read MoreTurkey’s Kurdish Regions Not Yet Ready To Believe In Peace Process
Southeast Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at hand. In a slickly managed ceremony across the border in Iraq Friday, members of the Kurdish rebel group PKK destroyed their weapons as part of a peace process underway with the Turkish state. But on…
Read MoreGraft Case Piles Pressure On Turkey’s Main Opposition
A court hearing that could upend the leadership of Turkey’s main opposition CHP is the latest bid to hobble the party behind a wave of spring protests that shook the government, analysts say. The hearing, which takes place on Monday at an Ankara court, could render null and void the result of a leadership primary…
Read MoreTop Director Akin Slams Turkey’s ‘Mobster’ Leaders Over Arrests
Acclaimed film director Fatih Akin said he fears ending up behind bars if he returns to Turkey, with his manager there in jail accused of attempting to overthrow the government. The Turkish-German auteur — a hero to many in the country for films like “Head-On”, “In the Fade” and the Istanbul music documentary “Crossing the…
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