Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Ankara

June 2, 2022

UN agrees to change Turkey’s official name to Türkiye

The move is seen as Ankara’s push to rebrand the nation and dissociate its name from the popular American Thanksgiving dinner bird, turkey, and other unfavourable connotations.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Credit: BBC)
December 7, 2021

Turkey issues arrest warrant for 37 coupists linked to Fethullah Gulen

The suspects include two active-duty officers, 28 military students, and two “private imams.”

Fethullah Gulen
April 7, 2021

Five soldiers get life sentences over 2016 Turkey coup

Ankara blames the U.S. based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen for orchestrating the abortive putsch.

March 2, 2021

108 people detained in Turkey over failed coup

So far, 53 of them were detained, and operations are underway to capture the rest.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Credit: BBC)