Category: Turkey

PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Enes Kanter Freedom: Why I Sacrificed My Future in the NBA to Stand Up to the Chinese Regime

“How can the biggest dictatorship in the world control a 100 percent American-made organization and put pressure on them to fire an American citizen?” I sit down with NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom. After playing 11 seasons, his career abruptly ended when he made headlines, speaking out about human rights abuses in China. “NBA is…


Russia ‘Has All Capabilities’ to Restore Gas Supplies to Europe Through Yamal–Europe Pipeline: Deputy Prime Minister

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Dec. 25 that the Kremlin is prepared to reinstate gas supplies to Europe through the Yamal–Europe pipeline as much of the EU battles with freezing temperatures. “The European market remains relevant because a gas deficit remains, and we have all capabilities to restore supplies. For example, the Yamal–Europe pipeline,…


PREMIERING 12/27 at 7:30PM ET: Enes Kanter Freedom: Why I Sacrificed My Future in the NBA to Stand Up to the Chinese Regime

“How can the biggest dictatorship in the world control a 100 percent American-made organization and put pressure on them to fire an American citizen?” I sit down with NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom. After playing 11 seasons, his career abruptly ended when he made headlines, speaking out about human rights abuses in China. “NBA is…


Swedish Court: Man Wanted by Turkey Cannot Be Extradited

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Sweden’s top court on Monday rejected an extradition request for a man wanted by Turkey, saying the Scandinavian country does not criminalize the act he is accused of committing. In a statement, the Swedish Supreme Court said there were “obstacles to extradition because it is a matter of so-called political crimes, i.e. crimes that…


Turkey-Russia-Syria Axis Taking Shape After Erdogan Calls for Meeting With Assad

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has voiced his country’s willingness to cooperate with Moscow and Damascus against Kurdish militant groups based in northern Syria. “We want to take steps with Syria and Russia, as a trio,” Erdogan was quoted as saying on Dec. 15 by Turkey’s Anadolu Agency. He also called for a trilateral summit…


Turkey Oil Tanker Logjam Snarls Russia Oil Sanctions

ISTANBUL—Turkey emerged as a critical stumbling block to a complex international plan to deprive Russia of wartime oil revenues as the number of tankers waiting to exit the Black Sea through Turkish straits continued to rise on Friday. Ankara has declined to scrap a new insurance inspection rule it implemented at the beginning of the…


Syria Kurds Halt Joint Ops With US-led Coalition After Turkish Raids

QAMISHLI, Syria—The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed group that helped defeat ISIS terrorists in Syria, said on Friday it had stopped all joint counter-terrorism operations with the United States and other allies as a result of Turkish bombardment on its area of control. The move was confirmed by the U.S. military, which said in…


Saint Nicholas: The Real Story | Documentary

Everybody knows the story of Santa Claus, but who was the real Santa? To answer that question, Mark Wilson travels not to the North Pole, but to Turkey and Italy to uncover the truth behind the legend. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – Feature Films:…


11 Years After the Arab Spring, Turkey Moves to Mend Diplomatic Ties with Cairo, Damascus

Turkey this week took fresh steps towards mending relations with Egypt and Syria. Ankara’s ties with both countries have been characterized by mutual hostility since the 2011 “Arab Spring” and its tumultuous aftermath. “We may reevaluate relations with the countries we have problems with,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters while attending a G20…


Turkey’s Kizilelma Combat Drone Prepares For First Flight After Successful Ground Tests

Turkey’s Bayraktar Kizilelma combat drone, described as the nation’s first “unmanned fighter jet” with a maximum takeoff weight of 6 metric tons, has successfully completed ground tests ahead of its first flight. Turkish drone maker Baykar announced on Nov. 20 that its Kizilelma combat drone had passed the taxi and takeoff run tests at the…