July 16, 2020 Celtics' Enes Kanter responds to Turkey 'terrorist' accusations: 'Only thing I terrorize is the basketball rim' In response to accusations of terrorism from the Turkish government, Boston Celtics Center Enes Kanter assured Thursday that he "only [terrorizes] the basketball rim."
July 14, 2020 Turkey’s decision to convert Hagia Sophia into mosque strikes fears for other holy sites Religious and political leaders are decrying Turkey's decision to make Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, known for its Christian origin and as the secular Muslim nation's most popular tourist site, into a mosque.
July 12, 2020 Pope Francis says he is 'deeply pained' over Turkey's decision on Hagia Sophia Pope Francis said on Sunday that he is “deeply pained” over the decision by Turkey to change the status of Hagia Sophia — which was originally built in Istanbul as a Christian cathedral — from a museum to a mosque.
July 10, 2020 Turkey's president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque The president of Turkey on Friday formally converted Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia back into a mosque and declared it open for Muslim worship, hours after a high court annulled a 1934 decision that had made the religious landmark a museum.
July 10, 2020 Turkey issues presidential decree to convert Hagia Sophia back into mosque The conversion has been criticized as a move to stir President Erdogan's fundamentalist support.
July 3, 2020 Saudi officials go on trial in absentia in Turkey for Khashoggi murder Jamal Khashoggi’s onetime fiancée called for justice in a Turkish court Friday, as 20 Saudi officials were tried in absentia for the murder of the writer and activist two years ago in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
July 3, 2020 At least two dead, dozens injured as explosion rocks Turkish fireworks factory At least two people have died and 74 have been wounded as a Turkish fireworks factory was rocked by a series of explosions on Friday.
July 1, 2020 Turkey: Up to 60 migrants feared dead after boat sinks Up to 60 migrants may have been trapped in a boat that sank in an eastern lake last week, Turkey’s interior minister said Wednesday.
June 25, 2020 Waterspout roars across lake in Turkey as torrential rains lash Istanbul, killing Syrian refugee A large waterspout could be seen over a lake in Turkey as heavy rain and hail storms lashed Istanbul on Tuesday, flooding streets and causing at least one death.
June 16, 2020 Will the unrest in Libya and NATO's schism drag US back into conflict? It is coming up on nine years since Libyan dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi was assassinated, splintering the North African nation into a protracted conflict of contested rulers and warring militias.
