Russian warplanes have for the first time bombed ‘jihadist’ targets around the town of Al-Bab in Syria held by ISIL extremists but surrounded by Turkish forces, a report said Thursday. The Dogan news agency, citing military sources, said the air strikes took place on Wednesday. The report was published after ...
One of Turkey’s most celebrated contemporary novelists appeared in court for the first time Thursday on charges of terror propaganda, as the authorities detained a leading investigative journalist over his tweets. Novelist Asli Erdogan has been held in jail for 132 days since her detention over her links to a ...
