Turkish President announces armed force shake-up

Turkish President announces armed force shake-up

(VOVworld) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey will shut down its military academies and put the armed forces under the command of the defense minister. The changes, some of which...
Turkish troops hunt remaining coup plotters

Turkish troops hunt remaining coup plotters

(VOvworld) - Turkish special forces backed by helicopters, drones and the navy hunted a remaining group of commandos who were thought to have tried to capture or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during the...
Global tourism sector under terror threats

Global tourism sector under terror threats

(VOVworld)- A series of terror attacks in recent days has caused numerous deaths and devastated the tourism sector globally. Tourism sector revenues have fallen sharply in many countries, especially those...
President Erdogan: Coup attempts may not end

President Erdogan: Coup attempts may not end

(VOVworld) – The Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan said during an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday night that people behind last week's bloody coup attempt may still have plans for...
Consequences from Turkey’s failed coup

Consequences from Turkey’s failed coup

(VOVworld) – An attempted coup conducted by a minority group in Turkey’s army on July 15 has been defeated. Although President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has taken control of the...
Military coup in Turkey being crushed

Military coup in Turkey being crushed

(VOVworld) – The commander-in-chief of the Turkish task force has announced on broadcaster NTV that the force has controlled the situation and the military coup was crushed
Thawing Russia-Turkey relations

Thawing Russia-Turkey relations

(VOVworld) – On June 27 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent an apology to Russian officials 6 months after the Turkish army shot down a Russian plane near the Turkey-Syria border....
Russia, Turkey exert effort to restore relations

Russia, Turkey exert effort to restore relations

(VOVworld) - Turkish President Recep Erdogan's message to Russian President Vladimir Putin offering an apology for the attack on a Russian plane over Syria is an important step towards normalizing...
Turkey apologized for shooting down Russian jet

Turkey apologized for shooting down Russian jet

(VOVworld) – In a letter to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized over last year's shooting down of a Russian air force jet by...
Turkey recalls ambassador from Germany

Turkey recalls ambassador from Germany

(VOVworld) – Turkey recalled its ambassador to Germany, Huseyin Avni Karslioglu, on Thursday afternoon, just hours after Germany’s lower house approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of 1.5...
Turkey warns to postpone EU agreements

Turkey warns to postpone EU agreements

(VOVworld) - Turkey could suspend all of its agreements with the European Union, Yigit Bulut, chief economic adviser to the Turkish President, warned on Monday