Travel company stops sales
Package travel company Tyrkiareiser has halted sales of travel next year. Operations are paused and customers are referred to one of the competitors. Operations of…
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Attorney arrested in Turkey – working on behalf for Norway
An attorney who has assisted Norway in checking personal data for immigration cases has been arrested in Turkey. According to Turkish and German media, the…
Terror accused Norwegian Kurds released in Turkey
Two Kurds from Stavanger have been released from custody in Turkey, where they have been jailed since this summer. But they must remain in the…
Norway warns Turkey not to undermine the fight against IS
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) believes that a Turkish military operation against the Kurds in northern Syria could undermine the fight against IS. In…
Eriksen Søreide raised concern for Norwegian citizens arrested in Turkey
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) addressed the cases of two Norwegian citizens when she was visited by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu. “We have…
Norwegian citizen arrested in Turkey for terrorist activities
A man with Norwegian citizenship was arrested in July for affiliation with the banned Kurdish organization PKK. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is assisting the…
982 asylum seekers to Norway so far in 2019
982 asylum seekers to Norway so far in 2019 982 asylum seekers came to Norway in the first half of this year. Not since 1997…
Norway supports proposals to expel Turkey from the F-35 program
Norway supports the United States in that Turkey cannot continue to be involved in the deal around the new F-35 fighter planes if they buy…
Turkey introduces plastic bag fees
From now on, all stores in Turkey which have offered free plastic bags in the past to customers, now have to pay for them have,…
One in four asylum seekers this year is from Turkey
So far this year, 2,882 asylum seekers have come to Norway; 500 fewer than at the same time last year. One in four asylum seekers…
Disagreement on reaction to Khashoggi murder
Disagreement on Norwegian reaction to Khashoggi murder The Socialists (SV), Liberals (Venstre), Christian Democrats (KrF) and Conservatives (Høyre) disagree on how Norway should respond to…
Pompeo warns Saudi Arabia of reactions
Pompeo warns Saudi Arabia of severe reactions US Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mike Pompeo, warns Saudi Arabia about a wide range of reactions if it…
One in four asylum seekers comes from Turkey this year
Turkish citizens top the list of nationalities that have applied for asylum in Norway so far this year. One in four asylum seekers is Turkish,…
Implores Syrian refugees to come home
Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs: – Refugees, come home In his speech to the UN General Assembly, Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Walid al-Moallem, stated…
Holiday stomach and muscle ache tops list
Holiday stomach, muscle ache and pneumonia tops injury list Holiday stomach, aka Montezuma’s revenge, in Turkey, as well as muscle pain and pneumonia in the heat…
UDI will examine why Turkish nationals seek asylum in Norway
In the past few months, hundreds of asylum seekers from Turkey have arrived in Norway. Now the Immigration Directorate (UDI) Want to find out why….
EU Snubs Erdogan Victory
The EU refused to congratulate Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoganas the election winner, with the belief that Turkey’s presidential campaign was unfair & unequal in…
Turkish writer, Asli Erdogan, gets the authors’ freedom of speech award
The author, Asli Erdogan, was imprisoned for a long time in Turkey. On Sunday, she was honoured with the Freedom of Speech Award from the…
Police arrest approximately 40 protesters in Oslo
The police arrested approximately 40 protesters on Saturday night. They were protesting against Turkey’s warfare against Kurds in Afrin in Syria, and media coverage of…
Strong increase in the number of asylum seekers from Turkey
The number of asylum seekers from Turkey increased by 84 percent in 2017. The majority belong to the Muslim Gülen movement, according to the class…