Avustralya'da 21 yaşındaki bir İsrailli Arap öğrenciyi tecavüz sonrası öldürmekten suçlu bulunan saldırgan 36 yıl hapis cezasına çarptırıldı. Victoria eyaletinde Yüksek Mahkeme'de görülen davada yargıç "barbarca bir saldırı" dediği cinayetle ilgili kararını açıklarken, "Kadınlar saldırı korkusu olmadan sokaklarda tek başlarına yürüyebilmeli" dedi.
#Aya MaasarweISTANBUL - Yet another tragedy of domestic violence occurred in Turkey this weekend when a young girl in the southeastern town of Siirt was stabbed by family members after she visited a male friend, according to a report by the Doğan News Agency. Seriously wounded, 17-year-old N.E.’s fight for life continued yesterday in intensive care.
Israel’s brutal attack on Gaza has not just left 1,330 dead bodies, including those of 437 children, but also a Turkey that is very bitter against the Jewish state. Turkish society deeply felt and shared the suffering of the Palestinians in the Strip and rallied against the bombs that hit them.
ANKARA - The benefits of village guards in the fight against the PKK are vigorously debated as speculations mount over the motivation behind killing 44 people at an engagement ceremony in Southeast Turkey on Monday. The stiff convictions are apparent in the views of supporters and opponents
ANKARA - The opposition argues that the village guard system, supported by the government, and the feudal system were the real instigators behind the tragedy. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calls it a result of hostility between family members who bear the same surname and calls on everyone to act responsibly and ensure such incidents are not repeated in the future
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The government in Islamabad agreed to impose Islamic law, or Shariah, and suspend a military offensive across a large swath of northwest Pakistan yesterday in concessions aimed at pacifying a spreading Taliban insurgency there. The announcement came after talks with local Islamists, including one closely linked to the Taliban.
I have great sympathy for the Palestinian people. They are my co-religionists with whom I share a common history and culture. Every now and then I recall with nostalgia that the Ottoman Sultans, living in my home city, Istanbul, used to rule Palestine for centuries in a way that made it possible for its people live in peace and security.
Prime Minister Erdoğan’s angry response to Israel for its brutal operation in Gazza has again attracted international attention, especially in the Arab world. Erdoğan is noted for previously accusing Israel of "state terrorism" following such military operations. He has not gone as far as the late Prime Minister Ecevit in using the "genocide" trump. But one can believe that his basic sentiment is not too far from this.
Turkey strongly condemned the bombing of an Iraqi Shiite holy shrine on Wednesday, but called on Iraqi Shiite Muslims to restrain from revenge. In a statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that the aim of those who were staging terrorist attacks was to launch a sectarian and ethnic conflict.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his British and Spanish counterparts in London on Wednesday. British Prime Minister Tony Blair in a statement to the press after meeting with the Turkish PM said, "We are both, I'm afraid, too familiar with terrorism and its nature. We agreed about how important it is that we work together to overcome this mutual threat and that we do not allow the terrorists to divide us by nation or by race or by religion."