The Moroccan transgender influencer residing in Turkey, Sofia Taloni , who launched a campaign of denigration against the LGBT community in Morocco, apologized on Wednesday, May 15, for "encouraging her subscribers to download dating apps that were then used to locate and publicly lynch gay men".
A member of the staff of the Turkish football club Galatasaray, in which the Moroccan Younès Belhanda plays, has tested positive for coronavirus. The announcement was made this Friday, upon receipt of the test results carried out on Thursday, thus forcing the club to suspend its training for the next six days.
The Moroccan embassy in Turkey has taken many solidarity initiatives to support several Moroccan families and students in Ankara during this month of Ramadan and this confinement period, as stated in a press release.
A Turkish citizen was arrested in the act of attempting to traffic 230 kilograms of cannabis resin, on board a truck registered in the Netherlands.
In this context of a global health crisis, the German player of Turkish origin, Mesut Özil, has donated a financial envelope of 80,000 pounds (90,000 euros) to the Turkish Red Crescent organization for the month of Ramadan.
The Moroccan international, Younès Belhanda, under contract until 2021 with Galatasaray, could leave the Turkish club to join a Ligue 1 club at the end of the season.
After the suspension of air travel to curb the spread of the coronavirus, more than a thousand Moroccans found themselves stranded in Turkey. They were accommodated until March 23 in several hotels in the city of Istanbul.
The president of the Turkish football club, Galatasaray, has decided not to take any risks with the coronavirus. He has placed all the players in quarantine, especially since the team’s coach has just been confirmed positive for the virus.
Moroccans stranded at Istanbul airport can count on the Moroccan embassy in Ankara. They have been accommodated in hotels, pending the stabilization of the situation.
The Moroccan authorities are called upon to intervene urgently and rescue the many Moroccan nationals stranded at the Turkish-Greek land borders, warns the Moroccan Forum for Democracy and Human Rights (FMDDH).
Belgian model Marisa Papen, who had posed nude in front of the Hagia Sophia (former mosque) in Istanbul in 2018, is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the public prosecutor’s office. She faces up to three years in prison.
A Turkish mafia, specialized in the trafficking of precious metals, exploits the Moroccan deposit, with the blessing of the local authorities.