The Turkish government on Tuesday thanked the Philippines for pledging to send a search and rescue team to Türkiye, where the death toll due to Monday’s massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake has already reached over 3,300.
A top member of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party has resigned following a string of corruption allegations levelled through social media by a fugitive crime boss.
A failed coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan five years ago Thursday unleashed a sweeping crackdown that reshaped the strategic NATO member’s political makeup and relations with the West.
Turkish police have over the last week detained at least 15 people for wearing a T-shirt with a slogan the authorities argue is a veiled message backing the alleged mastermind of last year’s failed coup.
