Turkey

11 June 2021, Italy, Rome: Italy's Ciro Immobile (L) scores his side's seond goal past Turkey goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group A soccer match between Italy and Turkey at the Olympic Stadium. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa

Sports

ITALY 3-0 TURKEY

Italy pierces the Turkish defensive wall

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/12/21

Roberto Mancini's side are now unbeaten in 28 games going into their second Group A match with Switzerland on Wednesday.

02 May 2021, Turkey, Istanbul: A general view of closed shops at the historical Tahtakale district on the 3rd day of curfew that has been imposed to curb the spreading of coronavirus. Photo: Tolga Ildun/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

PANDEMIC

'Sorry, I'm Turkish': Tourism promotion triggers outrage in Turkey

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/14/21

A video created by official travel guide Go Turkiye presented Turkey as a "safe haven" for unmasked foreign tourists.

24 April 2021, US, Beverly Hills: Demonstrators wave flags during a rally by the Armenian community, held outside the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles, to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. US President Joe Biden has recognized the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as "genocide," infuriating NATO ally Turkey in a move that is likely to further inflame Washington's tensions with Ankara. Photo: Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

REMEMBRANCE DAY

Biden recognizes Armenian 'genocide,' inflaming ties with Turkey

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/25/21

He had also announced a tougher course against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom he had described as an "autocrat."

Ukrainian border patrol troops guard the country's border to Hungary on Wednesday. Moscow is warning countries not to supply weapons to Kiev, amid an escalation in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa

World

ESCALATION

Russia warns countries: Don't sell arms to Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/13/21

The warning comes against a background of Turkey delivering combat drones.

08 April 2021, Italy, Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi speaks during a press conference on the vaccination plan to fight COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Riccardo Antimiani/Pool Ansa/Lap/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa

World

AT A PRESS CONFERENCE

Italy's Prime Minister Draghi calls Turkey's Erdogan a 'dictator'

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/9/21

The choice of the word dictator angered Ankara, with Turkey's Foreign Ministry summoning the Italian ambassador.

HANDOUT - 03 November 2020, Turkey, Izmir: A handout image provided by the Turkish Search and Rescue agency AFAD shows Ayda Gezgin being pulled out rubble of a collapsed building 91 hours after an earthquake rocking Izmir. Photo: -/AFAD/dpa

World

COLLAPSED BUILDINGS

Turkey earthquake rescue efforts come to an end, at least 114 dead

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/4/20

At least 6,600 people are currently being housed in tents in Turkey's third largest city where as many as 180 buildings were either damaged or entirely collapsed.

10 July 2020, Turkey, Istanbul: Muslims perform evening prayers in front of the Hagia Sophia museum, on the day of the court decision that revoked its status as a museum to be turned into a mosque. The former Istanbul museum will hold Muslim prayers today for the first time since it was reconverted into a mosque by a presidential decree on July 10. Photo: Yasin Akgul/dpa.

Finland

POLL

Muslims face discrimination in Europe, Foreigner.fi readers say

The Nomad Today 11/3/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

World

804 INJURED

Death toll in western Turkey earthquake rises to 25

The Nomad Today 10/31/20

Two teenagers were found dead on the Greek island of Samos and eight people were taken to hospital with injuries, according to Greek media.

World

IZMIR

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits western Turkey

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/30/20

At least six people were killed and four buildings collapsed in the western city of Izmir. A small scale tsunami was triggered following the major quake.

A column on smoke in Sinop. Image: screenshot from the footage shown by pro-government news site A Haber.

World

MILITARY EXERCISE

Turkey angers NATO with first test of Russian S-400 missile system

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/16/20

An S-400 missile was fired from the city of Sinop on the Black Sea. A series of tests is due to take place over a 10-day period, using British-made Banshee target drones.

HANDOUT - 28 September 2020, Azerbaijan, Martuni: A man holds remains of a rocket shell, fired at the Martuni town in the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh. Heavy fighting has broken out in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in the southern Caucasus between neighbouring Azerbaijan and Armenia on Sunday. Photo: -/Armenian Foreign Ministry/dpa.

World

Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of massive attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/29/20

The Nagorno-Karabakh region, internationally recognized as part of predominantly Muslim Azerbaijan, has been controlled by Christian Armenian separatists for decades, with a fragile peace treaty in…

15 July 2020, Turkey, Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd L) inspects the guards of honour during a commemoration ceremony at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) to mark the July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day. (best quality available) Photo: -/Turkish Presidency/dpa.

World

Turkey passes controversial law to control social media

The Nomad Today 7/29/20

Such firms will have to store users' data in Turkey, making it easier for the authorities to access.

FILE PHOTO: People enjoy on La Malagueta beach as some Spanish provinces are allowed to ease lockdown restrictions during phase two, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Malaga, southern Spain June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS

Aurinkomatkat cancels August trips to Spain, Turkey and Croatia

The Nomad Today 7/28/20

Customers can postpone their trip, change the destination or get a refund of the money.

World

Turkey turns Hagia Sophia museum into mosque after eight decades

The Nomad Today 7/11/20

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree on Friday ordering Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia museum to be handed over to the country's religious authority and reopened as a mosque,…

A Woman in Al-Hol Camp, Syria. Photo: Y. Boechat (VOA).

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World

Swedish woman escaped from Al-Hol camp and returned to Sweden

The Nomad Today 6/17/20

She was smuggled out of Al-Hol and reached Turkey, where authorities then put her on a flight to Sweden. She is being investigated for war crimes.

World

Turkey jails opposition journalist on charges of espionage

The Nomad Today 6/12/20

Muyesser Yildiz, Ankara managing editor of media outlet Oda TV, was jailed on Friday.

World

Turkey targets more than 260 Gulen supporters for alleged coup links

The Nomad Today 6/9/20

Tourism

TOURISM

Where can residents of Finland travel?

The Nomad Today 6/7/20

Finland's residents can go to many European countries; however, Norway and Denmark have been closed so far for them.

30 March 2020, Turkey, Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chairs via videoconference the meeting of the Presidential Cabinet at Huber Villa. Erdogan on Friday cancelled a weekend lockdown to contain the coronavirus, announced hours earlier by the Interior Ministry, after a public backlash. Photo: -/Turkish Presidency/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

Turkish opposition lawmakers jailed after losing seats in parliament

The Nomad Today 6/5/20

The three had varying jail sentences handed down against them ranging in length up to nine years

Finland

Government brings women and children from al-Hol to Finland

The Nomad Today 6/1/20

Three families "escaped" via Turkey and received assistance and documents from the Finnish Embassy in Ankara, according to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.