Missing UK teens seen on video in Turkey before going to Syria
Images show the teens boarding a bus in Istanbul, Turkish HBR television reported. It’s the first sighting of the girls since they left London almost two weeks ago. Authorities have…
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Turkish Police Arrested and Accused of Wiretapping President Erdogan
ISTANBUL — Police officers in Turkey arrested dozens of fellow officers on Wednesday accused of wiretapping President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and top government officials. The chief prosecutor’s office in Ankara,…
Egyptian Protest Leader to Be Jailed Five Years
Alaa Abd El Fattah, a political activist, and Ahmed Abdel-Rahman were sentenced to five years in prison for violating a law that seeks to curtail demonstrations. ISTANBUL — A blogger…
In Turkey, Even Snow Can Be Tainted by Politics
ISTANBUL — “You are free to throw snowballs at this window,” the signs say in the Kadikoy district on the Asian side of Istanbul, and not because the shopkeepers here…
Facebook Said to Block Pages on Muhammad to Avoid Ban in Turkey
ISTANBUL — To avoid being banned throughout Turkey, Facebook has blocked Turkish users’ access to a number of pages containing content that the authorities had deemed insulting to the Prophet…
Rumi Followers Fight To Keep Turkey From Cashing In On Mystic’s Legacy
ISTANBUL (RNS) Each Sunday, visitors line up outside of the old Sufi lodge, now a museum, in Turkey’s tourist-filled Galata district, informational pamphlets, cameras and $20 tickets in hand. The…