The Ukraine News

19/10/2024

Turkish citizens under UN protection feared to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence in Kenya.

Seven Turkish citizens are feared to have been abducted by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) due to their links to the Gülen movement after they were kidnapped by unknown individuals in Nairobi, Kenya, in the early hours of Friday, the Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) website r...

19/10/2024

Russia loses 1,380 soldiers and 8 tanks in one day

Ukraine’s defense forces continue to deal significant blows to Russian military operations, with Russia suffering 1,380 casualties (killed and wounded) in the past 24 hours alone, along with the destruction of key military assets, including 19 armored combat vehicles, 15 artillery systems, and 8 t...

19/10/2024

The Danish government is also set to increase its Industry Fund by 500 million kroner (about $71 million) to procure new weapons and equipment for Ukraine

The Danish government has announced a new 2.4 billion kroner ($350 million) military aid package for Ukraine, marking the country’s 21st aid initiative aimed at supporting Ukraine’s defence efforts against Russia. The package, presented by the Danish Ministry of Defense, focuses on military supp...

19/10/2024

Leaders of France, Germany, UK, and US Hold Summit in Berlin on Ukraine Aid and Zelenskyy's Victory Plan.

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and US President Joe Biden convened in Berlin to discuss further assistance for Ukraine amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia. The leaders underscored their commitment to provide Ukraine with increased...

19/10/2024

North Korean troops have arrived in Russia to fight Ukraine
Russian navy ships reportedly transferred 1,500 forces to Vladivostok, where they are being trained

South Korea’s intelligence agency said on Friday that North Korea had dispatched troops to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine, a development that could intensify the standoff between North Korea and the west. In a statement on its website, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said Russian...

23/09/2024

New satellite images reveal failed launch of Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile used by Putin for intimidation

23/09/2024

VIDEO | Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank workers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy waves from the back seat of a U.S. Secret Service vehicle as his motorcade departs the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Pittston Township.

Under extraordinarily tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday visited the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces. Zelenskıy, Rus işgalcileri vuracak ABD topl...

22/09/2023

Scammers Continue to Target Victims with a Fake Business Partnership Scheme
Beware! Fake business partnership offers can jeopardize your personal and financial information. Olena Igor

With the widespread use of the internet and digital communication tools today, scammers have been devising new tactics. One of the recent surges in scam attempts involves luring people into fake business partnerships. As an example of such fraudulent attempts, an email offer allegedly from Ukraine m...

29/05/2023

While the contest was “competitive and largely free,” Dictator Erdogan had an “unjustified advantage” over the opposition due to restrictions on the press and free assembly. Welcome to Dictator!

In an interview with CNN journalist Becky Anderson on May 19, 2023, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan fell short of an outright election victory, he brushed off criticism of Turkey’s long slide toward authoritarianism: “How could someone who is going into a runoff election instead of...

10/04/2023

Turkish intelligence tortured arms smuggler after Ukraine secretly handed him over in a coffin.

A former military officer and arms smuggler who was secretly transported by Ukrainian intelligence to Turkey in a coffin was allegedly tortured for nearly a month at a black site run by Turkish intelligence agency MIT. According to court documents obtained by Nordic Monitor, Nuri Gökhan Bozkır, wh...

05/04/2023

Journalists attacked, harassed while reporting from Ukraine monastery

French authorities should swiftly and thoroughly investigate recent attacks on journalists covering protests and ensure that police officers responsible for harassing members of the press are held to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. Demonstrations broke out throughout Fran...

05/04/2023

ournalists attacked, harassed while reporting from Ukraine monastery

On March 29, worshippers at the state-owned Kyiv-Pechersk monastery in the capital city of Kyiv threatened and obstructed a group of journalists who were at the scene to cover the government’s termination of the lease of the monastery to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, according to media reports an...

25/03/2023

Dissident Selek says won’t return to Turkey to stand trial
She said her ordeal started because of the Grey Wolves, an ultra-nationalist organization, which she said preceded Erdogan and is still influential in government.

Pınar Selek, a Turkish-French dissident sociologist living in France, will not go to Turkey to face trial, the latest twist in a 25-year legal battle with the authorities, she told Agence France-Presse. Turkey has accused Selek over a 1998 explosion that killed seven people and, even after four acq...

25/03/2023

[ANALYSIS] ICC issues arrest warrant for : Implications for ?

On March 17, 2023, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova, commissioner for children’s rights in the office of the president of the Russian Federation. They are accused of committing war crimes relate...

25/03/2023

HDP to run in elections under banner of Green Left Party due to risk of closure
The is widely seen as a kingmaker in the elections.

In a bid to circumvent the risks that could emerge from its possible closure ahead of the elections on May 14, Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has announced that it will run in the elections under the banner of the Green Left Party (YSP), a party co-chairperson has announced...

25/03/2023

Turkey missing again in participant list of Biden’s Summit for Democracy

Turkey has again been left off the list of invitees to an online summit that will be hosted by US President Joe Biden March 29-30, Voice of America Turkish service reported. The first online summit was hosted by Biden in December 2021, when Turkey was again not on the list of participant countries.....

25/03/2023

Foreign investors flock to Turkey ahead of elections, anticipating potential economic shift:

A wave of foreign investors is returning to Istanbul and Ankara after years of absence, holding numerous meetings to gauge the potential impact of the upcoming Turkish elections on the nation’s economy and financial markets, according to a Reuters report. Large foreign lenders, such as BBVA and BN...

25/03/2023

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s radical Islamist election allies: a reflection of his true colors

Since taking office in 2003, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has publicly declared that he has “taken off the Milli Görüş [National Vision] shirt,” referring to the religious-political movement inspired by his long-time mentor, former prime minister Necmettin Erbakan. Erdoğan’s Jus...

25/03/2023

Retired general sentenced to 7 years in prison in coup retrial

A Turkish court has handed down a prison sentence of almost seven years to a retired general who was retried for allegedly taking part in a coup plot against the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, the private DHA news agency reported. Retired Gen. Çetin Doğan, who is currently in jail...

25/03/2023

Prominent rights advocate to run for parliament again amid pressure from supporters
Turkey will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14.

Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and a prominent human rights advocate, has changed his mind and decided to run for parliament again at the urging of his supporters. Gergerlioğlu caused disappointment when he announced his decision on Twit...

25/03/2023

Turkey imposes $140,000 fines on WhatsApp, Meta for failing to appoint local contact person
Article 16 of the Turkish Data Protection Law (Law no. 6698), which entered into force in April 2016, requires registration of all data controllers in VERBİS.

Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) has imposed a fine of TL 2,650,000 (approximately $140,000) each on WhatsApp and Meta for failing to register with the Data Controllers Registry Information System (VERBİS), the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing the state-run Anadolu ...

25/03/2023

Controversy over Erdoğan’s university degree reignited ahead of elections
As Turkey prepares for a presidential election on May 14, the controversy surrounding President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s university diploma has once again taken center stage.

As Turkey prepares for a presidential election on May 14, the controversy surrounding President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s university diploma has once again taken center stage. Aytun Çıray, İYİ (Good) Party MP and chief advisor to Chairwoman Meral Akşener, filed a petition with the Higher Educat...

25/03/2023

Jon Pahl talked about the Hizmet Movement in Bern
The program, hosted by Mosaik Kulturverein and Hizmet Hareketi İsviçre, received great interest from Swiss people particularly interested in the Service Movement.

Jon Pahl gave a talk on the Hizmet (Service) Movement in Bern. Historian and author Prof. Dr. Jon Pahl, who wrote the biography of Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi, came to Bern as part of a series of conferences on Hocaefendi and the Hizmet Movement in various cities in Switzerland and Europe. Speaking ...

05/03/2023

Mortaza Behboudi, a celebrated journalist who is imprisoned by Taliban for two months now in Kabul, should be released immediately. Journalism is not a crime!

The hashtag is currently trending on Twitter as people worldwide demand the immediate release of French-Afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi. Behboudi has been detained by the Taliban regime in Kabul for two months now, without any clear charges against him. Reporters Without Borders (RSF...

08/12/2022

[VIDEO] Man detained after eggs are thrown at King Charles III and Camilla