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Turkish first lady writes letter to Melania
Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan has written to US President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, and urged her to contact Israel’s prime minister and raise the plight of children in Gaza, authorities in Ankara said yesterday. Emine Erdogan wrote...
Turkish First Lady urges Melania to raise plight of Gaza’s children
Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan has urged Melania Trump to intervene over the plight of children in Gaza, in a letter released by Ankara on Saturday. She said she was inspired by a letter the US First Lady had earlier sent to Russian President...

Turkish first lady urges Melania Trump to advocate for Gaza children
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan has formally requested her American counterpart Melania Trump to demonstrate equal concern for Palestinian children in Gaza as she has shown for Ukrainian children. In a letter delivered on Saturday,...

Turkish first lady urges Melania to speak out on Gaza
ISTANBUL: Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan has written to US President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, and urged her to contact Israel’s prime minister and raise the plight of children in Gaza. Emine Erdogan wrote that she had been inspired by...

world Turkish first lady urges Melania Trump to speak out on Gaza
ISTANBUL - Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan has written to US President Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, and urged her to contact Israel's prime minister and raise the plight of children in Gaza, authorities in Ankara said on Saturday (Aug 23)....

'As a mother... ': Turkish first lady's letter to Melania Trump on Gaza children
Turkey's First Lady Emine Erdogan wrote a letter to her US counterpart Melania Trump on Saturday, urging her to show the same concern for the children in Gaza as she did for those in Ukraine. She asked US President Donald Trump's wife to write a...

Scholars at Gaza conference in Istanbul stress urgent aid obligation
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Turkish, Latvian Defense Leaders Hold Private Talks
(MENAFN) On Thursday, Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Guler welcomed Andris Spruds, his opposite number from the Baltic country of Latvia. Guler received Spruds in the capital city of Ankara with a formal reception hosted at the ministry....

Right on time! Turkish shipyard celebrates launch of its THIRD CalMac ferry... while ship built at Scots shipyard is eight years late
By GEORGIA EDKINS, SCOTTISH ASSOCIATE EDITOR FOR DAILY MAIL AND THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Resplendent in the famous Caledonian MacBrayne livery and proudly sporting both the Saltire and the Turkish flags, the MV Lochmor slipped quietly into the clear,...

Turkish first lady appeals to Melania Trump over Gaza children
Turkey's first lady has urged Melania Trump to speak out for children suffering in Israel's war in Gaza. Emine Erdogan praised the US first lady's support for children affected by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, asking Trump to "extend...

Istanbul experiences driest July in 65 years with record-low rainfall
Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul, faced its driest July in over sixty years, with rainfall in the Marmara Region reaching historic lows, according to Daily Sabah, citing the General Directorate of Meteorology. The long-term average for July...
Turkish first lady urges Melania Trump to speak out on Gaza
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan has written to U.S. President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, and urged her to contact Israel’s prime minister and raise the plight of children in Gaza, authorities in Ankara said on...

Turkish first lady urges Melania Trump to speak out on Gaza

Ridvan Yilmaz sends Rangers fans heartfelt message as left back pens deal with Turkish giants Besiktas
RIDVAN YILMAZ said goodbye to Rangers today as he penned a move back to Besiktas. The rumours around Yilmaz have swirled all summer, and today it was finally announced he had moved on from the Light Blues after three years. 2 Ridvan Yilmaz spent...
Turkish First Lady urges Melania Trump to confront Netanyahu like Putin over Gaza children’s death
Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan has called on US First Lady Melania Trump to write to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to take action regarding the humanitarian situation in Gaza. In a letter addressed to Trump, Erdogan...

Extend advocacy to Gaza children, Turkish first lady urges Melania Trump
Turkey’s First Lady, Emine Erdoğan, has appealed to US First Lady, Melania Trump, to raise her voice for children caught in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In a letter released by the Turkish presidency on Saturday, Mrs Erdoğan praised Mrs...

Embarrassment for SNP as Turkish shipyard launches island ferry just two years after being awarded contract
Islanders in the Outer Hebrides have been handed a boost after the first of two new vessels for a key ferry route was launched. But critics say it highlights the failure of the SNP government. MV Lochmor, which will serve the Little Minch routes,...

Two Dutch teens found dead in Istanbul hotel, father hospitalised
Two Dutch teenagers were found dead in their Istanbul hotel room and their father hospitalised, Turkish media reported on Saturday, with initial suspicion falling on a restaurant meal they had eaten. The boys, aged 15 and 17, were deceased when...

Iraq steps up energy drive with Turkish ship, Basra control center
2025-08-23T14:50:24+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq on Saturday moved to shore up its ailing power sector, welcoming a massive Turkish floating plant at Khor al-Zubair port and inaugurating a new central control...

Turkish navy parade to flex maritime power in Istanbul for ‘Blue Homeland’
Warships, submarines, and the flagship TCG Anadolu will sail through the Istanbul Strait on Sunday in a high-profile naval parade marking Teknofest's “Blue Homeland” showcase, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan set to salute the fleet at...