MYSTERIOUS: 25 | Mind Blowing Facts

92 Migrants Found on Greek-Turkish Border

Ninety-two migrants were found almost naked and bruised after allegedly being forced across the Evros river from Türkiye into Greece, Athens said Sunday, a charge fiercely denied by Ankara. EU border agency Frontex confirmed to AFP the arrival of the group in circumstances which the Greek ministry for civil protection…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 17, 2022

Turkish Opposition Calls New Media Law ‘Censorship’, Will Appeal to Top Court

Türkiye’s main opposition group said on Friday it would ask the top court to throw out new media legislation that would jail people for spreading "misinformation", calling the measures unprecedented censorship. Parliament adopted the law late on Thursday after it was proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party (AKP),…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022

At Least 28 Killed, Dozens Trapped in Türkiye Mine Blast

Rescuers desperately searched for signs of life on Saturday after a methane blast at a coal mine in northern Türkiye killed at least 28 people and trapped dozens of others hundreds of meters underground. Updating the death toll, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca also tweeted that 11 others pulled out alive…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022

Moderate Quake Shakes Southern Türkiye, No Damage Reported

A moderately-strong earthquake shook the southern Turkish province of Osmaniye on Tuesday, Türkiye's emergency and disaster authority said. There was no immediate report of any damage or casualties. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate, AFAD, said the magnitude 5.1 quake was centered in the district of Duzici and struck…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022

Reports: Türkiye Exerting Efforts to Hold Talks Between Russia, West

Türkiye plans to organize negotiations between Russia and four western countries to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, according to reports from Ankara and Moscow on Monday. Ismail Emrah Karayel, Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of Türkiye and the European Union confirmed that Ankara is working to hold negotiations…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022

Greece, Türkiye Set Tensions Aside for Direct Maritime Link

Setting aside longstanding strategic rivalry, Greece and Türkiye on Monday inaugurated a "friendship line" ferry link between Thessalonika in northern Greece and the western Turkish port of Izmir. Greek-based shipping company Levante Ferries announced the MV "Smyrna di Levante" vessel had started passenger and freight services between the two countries,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022

Iraq Drought Displaces 1,200 Families in Parched South

Some 1,200 Iraqi families have been forced out of southern marshes and farmlands over the past six months, a local official told AFP, as drought ravages swathes of the country. The Mesopotamian Marshes, a UNESCO World Heritage site, have been battered by low rainfall and reduced flows in the Tigris…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 10, 2022

Türkiye Again Threatens to Wage War on Greece

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirmed that his country doesn’t want a war with Greece but it is using the language its neighbor understands. Ties between Türkiye and Greece have been strained for years over territorial conflicts in the east Mediterranean, but tensions have escalated in recent months over what…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 8, 2022

Libya’s Amin, Türkiye’s Yilmaz Discuss Efforts to Enhance Security Cooperation, Facilitate Visas

The Ministry of the Interior of Libya’s interim unity government, headed by Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, said that its Undersecretary for District Affairs, Bashir al-Amin, held talks on Thursday with Türkiye’s ambassador to Libya Kenan Yilmaz. They discussed a number of common security issues between the Libyan and Turkish interior ministries, as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 8, 2022

Erdogan Says Can Meet Syria's Assad 'When Right Time Comes'

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he could meet with Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad when the time was right and would not rule that out. "As of now such a meeting is not on the agenda. But I cannot say it is impossible for me to meet with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 7, 2022