Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1449 EAT on Friday 28 November 2025 Shouts of “Papa Leo” and “Viva il Papa” (Long live the Pope) echoed through Istanbul’s Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, accompanied by enthusiastic cheering and applause, as Pope Leo XIV arrived to begin his first visit to Turkiye. The pontiff led…
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Court Dismisses Corruption Case Targeting Turkish Opposition Chief
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1353 EAT on Friday 24 October 2025 A Turkish court has dismissed a case against the country’s main opposition party that sought to unseat its leader, Özgür Özel, ruling that the corruption allegations lacked merit. The case revolved around accusations of vote buying and procedural irregularities during the…
Turkey: 174 people rescued after deadly cable car accident.
All 174 people who were stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in southern Turkey have been brought to safety. It took almost 23 hours to rescue all of them after one of the pods hit a pole and burst open. Sadly, one person died and 10 others were injured when they fell to…
Turkey, Iran and Morocco battle for influence in Africa’s shores.
Turkish military equipment and Moroccan and Iranian development and infrastructure projects are tempting for cash-strapped Sahelian military regimes grappling with jihadist violence. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have undergone coups since 2020, against a backdrop of a bloody jihadist insurgency. Their military rulers have since exited a wider Western African bloc and created a joint defence pact to fight…
‘Provocations’: Erdogan decries Western policy towards Russia
As the Ukraine war rages, Turkey’s president accuses Western nations of provoking Russia. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Western nations of provoking Russia, as he hailed Ankara’s policy of “balance” regarding Russia’s war in Ukraine. Erdogan has maintained ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, while trying to maintain neutrality in the conflict.The Turkish…
President Erdogan says he will not approve Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership if they sanction Turkey
By Isil Sariyuce in Istanbul and Zahid Mahmood in London Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he would not approve Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership if they sanction Ankara. “First of all, we would not say ‘yes’ to those who impose sanctions on Turkey joining NATO, which is a security organization. Because…
Turkmenistan votes, president’s son expected to win.
Nine candidates are on the ballot but Serdar Berdymukhamedov, son of the incumbent, is expected to triumph. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1143 EAT on Friday 12/03/2022. Voting is under way in Turkmenistan for a tightly controlled snap election, with the son of outgoing President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov poised to win the ballot in the…
Top Russia, Ukraine diplomats in Turkey for first talks.
Negotiations mediated by Ankara are the first high-level contact between the two sides since Moscow’s invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbour. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1127 EAT on Thursday 10/03/2022. The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine are set for face-to-face talks in Turkey in the first high-level contact between the two sides since…
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