Delight for Demiral as Turkey are through – Football Daily | Football
Follow Football Weekly wherever you listen to podcasts and join the conversation Facebook, twitter and email. In today’s podcast, a great late save from Mert Gunok against Gordon Banks suggests Turkey are finally finding their groove after years of being underdogs. Two goals and some brave defending from Merih Demiral gave Turkey the win. Meanwhile, […]
Romania vs. Netherlands, Austria vs. Turkey
Commercial content. 21+. Action Network is the official betting partner of the New York Post, which edited this content. The last 16 of Euro 2024 concludes on Tuesday with two potentially box office-winning matches. First up, we have Romania, one of the surprise teams, and the Netherlands, who are under a lot of pressure after […]
Turkey Refuses to Refuel Israeli Plane After Emergency Landing
Israel’s national airline El Al said on Monday that a flight from Warsaw to Tel Aviv was forced to make an emergency landing in Antalya, Turkey on Sunday. Due to tensions between Turkey and Israel, Turkish airport officials refused to refuel the plane and refused to disembark any passengers other than those needing medical assistance. […]
Turkey into last 16 after late victory seals exit for 10-man Czech Republic | Euro 2024
In a classic battle of dark horses, Turkey barely made it to face Austria but will have to change their mindset in the knockout stages. Turkey should have been able to finish the game comfortably after Czech Republic’s Antonin Barak was sent off for two yellow cards midway through the first half, but a fine […]
NATO Ally Turkey Wants to Join China-Led BRICS
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is set to attend a meeting of top diplomats from BRICS member states next week, following remarks in which he expressed interest in joining BRICS, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday. BRICS is an international organization that was originally made up of five countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South […]
Haunted and uncertain: the story of one Gaza family’s exile in Turkey | Israel-Gaza war
IIn a dark backroom of an Istanbul hotel full of Gaza refugees, the light from Ahmed Herzala’s phone screen illuminates photos of his destroyed home in Gaza City. With its black-and-white striped facade that curves around a street corner, the building was once a celebratory place for birthday parties, graduations and family gatherings when sisters […]
Illegal immigrant from Turkey is shocked at how easy it is to enter the US
The crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is so palpable that even illegal immigrants are shocked at how easy it is to enter the U.S. through anything other than a legal port of entry, to the point that they worry that criminals are able to enter the U.S. without any problems. Fox News national correspondent Bill […]
Kurds Protest Across Turkey as Court Sentences Presidential Hopeful to 42 Years in Prison
Kurdish citizens staged protests across Turkey after a court sentenced Selahattin Demirtas, former co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and two-time presidential candidate, to 42 years in prison. . To quell Kurdish anger, authorities in 20 states banned demonstrations, social gatherings and public events for four days. Demirtas, 51, has been in prison […]
Chinese Electric Vehicle Giants Seek to Build Factories in Turkey
Turkey’s Interior Minister Fatih Kasir said on Friday that his government has entered “advanced negotiations” with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giants BYD and Chery Automobile to set up factories in Turkey. . Kassir touted these factories as a way for Chinese companies to increase sales in Europe. “We want to complete the negotiations as soon […]
Turkey sentences pro-Kurdish politicians to lengthy prison terms over deadly 2014 riots
A Turkish court on Thursday ruled against several pro-Kurdish protesters over a deadly 2014 uprising by Kurds angered by what they saw as government inaction against Islamic State militants who besieged the Syrian border town of Kobani. The politician was sentenced to 9 to 42 years in prison. Three days of clashes in October 2014 […]