ANKARA — Turkey has blocked access to social media platform Instagram, the infotech regulator said on Friday, without stating a reason or duration for the ban, which also left the platform’s mobile app inaccessible. The move follows comments on Wednesday by Turkish communications official Fahrettin Altun, criticising the platform for what he called its decision […]
ANKARA — Turkish Police detained 474 more suspects two days ago over “provocative protests” against Syrian refugees across Turkey, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Yerlikaya said on Tuesday that “provocative actions were organised” against Syrians on Monday night in some cities across the country after a Syrian girl was harassed by a Syrian man […]
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Islamic countries to act in unity in response to the ongoing Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. He made the remarks on Friday when addressing the fifth General Assembly of the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum in Istanbul via video message, Xinhua news agency reported. “We […]