Tag: TURKEY

President Buhari, First Lady, A’isha, off to Istanbul for Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari left Abuja for Istanbul, Turkey to attend the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkey. According to an issued statement made available by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the theme of the Summit is: “Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity”, and the agenda includes reviewing the cooperation between African countries and Turkey since the last summit in 2014. The 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit is coming on the heels of President Erdogan’s recent State Visit…

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Buhari departs Abuja for Turkey-Africa Summit in Istanbul

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Istanbul, Turkey to attend the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkey. According to an issued statement made available by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the theme of the Summit is: “Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity”, and the agenda includes reviewing the cooperation between African countries and Turkey since the last summit in 2014. The 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit is coming on the heels of President Erdogan’s recent State…

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“Terrorists who launched coup against my govt. are in Nigeria” – Turkish President, Erdogan

Aminu Imam

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has revealed that members of Fetullah Terrorist Organisation, (FETO), which attempted to push him out of power in 2016, via a failed coup, are currently in Nigeria. Erdogan, who was on a 4-day official visit to Nigeria, made the revelation yesterday, at a joint press conference with President Muhammadu Buhari. The Turkish president accused the group, led by Fethullah Gülen, a Muslim preacher who has lived in the United States since 1999, for the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt against his government. In the…

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Turkey condemns coup in Myanmar, calls for release of detained officials

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the events unfolding in Myanmar on Monday, calling for the release of detained top officials and for compliance with the disputed election results. Earlier on Monday, media reported that Myanmar’s State Counselor, Aung San Suu Kyi, and President Win Myint were detained in an early morning raid. Some other members of Myanmar’s ruling party were also detained. Myanmar’s military earlier vowed to “take action” against what they say were voter fraud in the Nov. 8 election, which was won by Suu Kyi’s National…

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Remains of former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré arrives in Bamako

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The remains of the former Malian President, General Amadou Toumani Touré, arrived in Bamako on Saturday at 6am local time from Istanbul, Turkey, official sources said. The body was received by the Vice-President of the Transition, Colonel Assimi Goita, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, and members of the government, a statement from the Malian presidency announced. The state funeral of the illustrious departed is scheduled for the palace of Armes du Génie Militaire, in Bamako, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony will be attended by the president…

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Turkey fines Google $25m for online advertising abuse

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Turkey’s competition authority fined Google 196.7 million lira (25.54 million dollars) for abusing its dominant position in the online search market. Google “intensively” uses tactics on its search engine to block rivals in the online advertising business, an investigation by Turkish competition authority found, a report said. The competition investigation included Google’s Turkey branch as well as Google International, Google Ireland Limited and Alphabet Inc. In February, Turkey slapped 98.3 million lira (12.7 million dollars) fine on Google over similar anti-trust charges. 

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DEATH TOLL UP TO 114 IN TURKEY’S EARTHQUAKE, RESCUE COMPLETED

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) today said that a total of 114 people were killed, 1,035 others wounded in a strong earthquake that hit the western province of Izmir. In a written statement, AFAD said 137 citizens are still under treatment in hospitals. Mehmet Gulluoglu, head of AFAD, announced on his Twitter account that the rescue operations were completed in all the 17 collapsed buildings. Previously, authorities had said a total of 107 people were pulled out alive from the ruins. Izmir Mayor, Tunc Soyer launched an aid…

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