NewsFeed A taxi driver who wrestled a gunman that was forcing him to drive during a police chase in Turkiye has been widely praised for his bravery. Ramazan Yildirim grabbed the weapon as the suspect fired at police, before officers entered the car to detain him. Published On 12 May 202612 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
NewsFeed More than 30 Global Sumud Flotilla vessels have reached Marmaris on Turkiye’s coast, preparing for the final leg of their mission to break Israel’s siege of Gaza. At the end of April, Israel intercepted 22 boats off Greece and detained activists. Published On 10 May 202610 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
Athletes from Kenya, Nigeria and Jamaica have applications rejected for ‘recruitment drive’ by Turkiye government. Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026 A World Athletics panel has refused 11 allegiance transfer requests to Turkiye over what it called a “coordinated recruitment strategy” by the Turkish government to attract overseas athletes with lucrative contracts, the sport’s governing body has said. The requests came from five Kenyan athletes, including former women’s marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei, and four Jamaicans, including Olympic discus gold medallist Roje Stona and Olympic shot put bronze medallist Rajindra Campbell. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili and Russian heptathlete Sophia Yakushina were the other two requests. The World Athletics Nationality Review Panel said it considered that approval of these applications would compromise eligibility rules and transfer of allegiance regulations. “The panel found that the applications formed part of a coordinated recruitment strategy led by the Turkiye government acting through a wholly-owned and financed government club, to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts,” World Athletics said in …
Sharif pushing for further negotiations. Trump says talks could resume in Pakistan in next two days. Published On 14 Apr 202614 Apr 2026 Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to embark on a four-day diplomatic tour to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkiye as his bid to moderate the second round of peace talks between the United States and Iran appears to gather momentum. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said the official visits are scheduled from Wednesday to Saturday, with meetings in Saudi Arabia and Qatar conducted “in the bilateral context” while talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other leaders will take place on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list On Tuesday, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari had said in a statement that Sharif had briefed him on his drive to discuss the issue with his fellow mediators and to secure further negotiations, which comes during a two-week ceasefire that has halted US and Israeli strikes on Iran until April 22. Zardari urged the prime minister …
ANKARA, Türkiye: Turkish security forces have arrested nearly 200 people in a nationwide sweep one day after a shootout outside Israel’s consulate in Istanbul, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said Wednesday (Apr 8). Gurlek posted on X that officers had arrested 198 suspects in a simultaneous operation in 34 provinces against “the terrorist organisation Daesh”, another name for the Islamic State group. A gunman was killed and two others wounded in Tuesday’s shootout with police outside the consulate, with two officers lightly wounded. Twelve of those arrested have been placed in pre-trial detention, including the two wounded gunmen, who were hospitalised, according to the justice ministry. No group has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s shootout. Turkish media reports said the gunman who was killed was a 32-year-old man linked to IS. The interior ministry said he had ties to a “terrorist organisation”, and that the two wounded gunmen were brothers with links to drug trafficking. Source link
NewsFeed Fans celebrated as Turkiye ended a 24-year wait to secure a spot in the 2026 World Cup. They beat Kosovo 1-0 in their playoff final, sealing a return to football’s biggest stage for the first time since 2002. Published On 1 Apr 20261 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
