Posts Tagged: Istanbul
Bennett Warns Tehran Will Pay Price if Israelis Are Targeted in Turkey
Israeli senior officials warned over the weekend that the country will respond with force to Iranian attacks against its citizens in Turkey. “We are currently witnessing...
Bennett Vows to Protect Israelis Around the World Amid Warning About Attempted Attacks
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday asserted that Israel will act anywhere in the world to protect its citizens as he warned about attempts to...
Biden Should Not Visit Saudi, Meet Crown Prince, Democratic Rep. Schiff Says
US President Joe Biden should not visit Saudi Arabia or meet its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who approved an operation to capture or kill...
Waving Ukrainian Flags, Stop the War Protesters Rally Around World
In a sea of blue and yellow flags and banners, protesters around the world showed their support for the people of Ukraine on Saturday and...
Israeli Couple Detained in Turkey ‘Innocent’ of Espionage Charges, Says Bennett
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that an Israeli couple detained in Turkey on espionage charges after allegedly taking pictures of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s...
Turkish Police Detain Hundreds at Lockdown May Day Marches
Turkish police detained 212 demonstrators after scuffles broke out at May Day marches on Saturday amid a coronavirus-related curfew, according to the Istanbul governor's office...
‘How Can We Not Be Tense?’ Turkey’s Coronavirus Infections Soar
The red letters scrolling across the front of Fikret Oluk's bus say: "Stay Home Turkey". But the Istanbul driver said passengers are ignoring rules and...
Ukrainian, Turkish Presidents Hold Talks Amid Donbass Tensions With Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday, amid tensions between Kyiv and Moscow over a...
Turkey in Weekend Lockdown with Coronavirus Cases at Record Highs
Turkey has entered its first full weekend lockdown since May as deaths from coronavirus more than doubled in less than three weeks to hit record...
Istanbul Mayor Wants Lockdown to Restrain Second Virus Wave
Istanbul's mayor called on Saturday for a lockdown of at least two weeks to contain an "out of control" rise in coronavirus cases, and said...
Report: Arrested Istanbul Nightclub Attacker Confesses to Mass Murder
Abdulkadir Masharipov, the killer of 39 people in an attack on an Istanbul nightclub in the early hours of Jan. 1, has confessed to his...
First-Ever Public Menorah-Lighting Ceremony Held in Muslim-Majority Turkey
It may be the only public menorah-lighting ceremony ever held in the Muslim world, and on Sunday night, hundreds of people gathered in Istanbul's waterside Ortakoy...
Report: Turkish Mall Scraps Plans for Jewish, Christian Prayer Rooms After ‘Attacks’
A recently opened furniture mall in western Turkey scrapped plans to open separate prayer rooms for Jews and Christians over a series of "intolerant attacks,"...
Antisemitic Graffiti Found in Istanbul: ‘No Parking for Pigs and Jews’ (PHOTOS)
Antisemitic graffiti is becoming commonplace in Istanbul's Gaziosmanpaşa neighborhood, the Algemeiner learned on Friday. Slogans such as "no pigs and Jews allowed," "no parking for pigs...
