Author: Daily Sabah With AFP
Türkiye on Monday condemned Israel’s plan to double the population living in the occupied Golan Heights as a bid to “expand its borders.” “This decision is a new stage in Israel’s goal of expanding its borders through occupation,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, warning the plan would “seriously undermine” efforts to bring stability to neighboring Syria after Bashar Assad’s ouster. “This step by Israel is a source of grave concern, taken together with Israel’s entry into the area of separation in violation of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement, its advance into adjacent areas and airstrikes in Syria.” The ministry…
“It was torture after torture,” Mehmet Ertürk said, miming the truncheon blows to the mouth the guards would give him at a notorious Damascus prison known as the Palestine Branch, where he spent part of his time incarcerated. At home and reunited with his wife after 20 years in prison in Syria, he cannot eat the bread his wife has made for him. Half his teeth are missing and the other half are threatening to fall out. Arrested in 2004 for smuggling, Ertürk finally made it back to his home to Mağaracık in the Turkish province of Kilis on Monday…
Max Verstappen clinched his fourth straight Formula One World Drivers’ Championship, but the 2024 season defied expectations with thrilling unpredictability. What began in Bahrain in March culminated in an electrifying 24th race in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Verstappen dominance amid RB turmoil Verstappen’s path to a fourth consecutive title seemed inevitable after winning seven of the first 10 races, reinforcing his unshakable drive to shut out off-track distractions. Despite the turbulence surrounding his team – most notably the scandal involving team principal Christian Horner and the departure of technical maestro Adrian Newey to Aston Martin – Verstappen remained a force…
At least 22 people died and another 24 are receiving hospital treatment after drinking tainted alcohol, media reported on Wednesday. Eight people suspected of having supplied the alcoholic beverages have been detained, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA). Last week, authorities announced that they had seized 410 liters of ethanol and methanol, as well as 165 bottles of contraband alcohol and equipment used in the production of alcoholic drinks. Again, last week, extensive operations were conducted in many cities including Istanbul, Aydın and Izmir to combat illegal alcohol distribution. Bootleg alcohol consumption has thrived in the country, where prices…
Thousands of supporters of the PKK terrorist group took to the streets on Saturday in Germany’s Cologne, calling for the release of its jailed leader Abdullah Öcalan. Although North Rhine-Westphalia has a ban in place for posters of Öcalan, the crowd freely waved them as the police watched. Cologne police said no incidents took place during the march but they intervened twice to remove “symbols that could have a link to the PKK.” The march comes a few days after Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç called on Germany to maintain close cooperation with Türkiye in the fight against terrorist groups, including…