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Turkey charges US consulate employee with espionage
Ankara: A Turkish court on Friday accepted an indictment charging a local employee of the US consulate in Istanbul with espionage and attempting to overthrow the government, state media reported. Metin Topuz,…
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Turkey cracks down on online gaming, seeks nearly 400 arrests
Istanbul: Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants against nearly 400 people across the country for their alleged involvement in illegal online betting, Istanbul police said on Friday. The crackdown targeted 394 suspects…
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Turkey central bank cuts 2019 inflation forecast
Turkey :The Turkish central bank on Wednesday cut its 2019 inflation forecast to over 14 percent while vowing to keep a tight monetary stance until current fast rising prices fall back. Consumer…
- Middle East
Turkey issues dozens of arrest warrants for military pilots
Ankara:Turkish authorities on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for 63 suspects, most of them military pilots, allegedly linked to a 2016 failed coup attempt, the Ankara chief prosecutor’s office said. The roundup is…
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Khashoggi’s killing: UN official in Turkey for international inquiry
ANKARA: A team of UN experts arrived here on Monday to begin an investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside his country’s consulate in Istanbul, the Turkish Foreign Ministry…
- Middle East
Iran, Turkey to enhance cooperation to defy US sanctions
Tehran: Iran and Turkey have discussed ways, including preferential trade and bartering, to develop mutual trade amid US sanctions against Iran, Tehran Times daily reported. In a meeting held in Tehran on…
- Middle East
Turkish military shoot, wound 3 Iraqi civilians who attacked military base
Erbil [Iraq]: Three Iraqi civilians were shot and wounded by Turkish troops after scores of protesters stormed a Turkish military base in Northern Iraq on Saturday. Civilians near Duhuk city in the…
- Middle East
Turkey allows cooperation over border security zone with Syria
Ankara: Turkey is capable enough to build a 32 kilometer long security zone near its southern border with Syria to keep away the Kurdish fighters from the region, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut…
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Turkey renews flights to Iraqi Kurd city after 16-month ban
Iraq: Flights between Turkey and the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah resumed Saturday, according to aviation authorities, after a 16-month air blockade imposed by Ankara over an independence referendum. Kurds in the…
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Erdogan says expects creation of Syria ‘security zone’ in ‘few months’
ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey expected a “security zone” to be created in Syria in a few months as the US withdraws militarily from the war-torn country. US…
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Khashoggi killing: UN official expected to visit Turkey for international probe
Ankara: The UN’s special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, is expected to visit Turkey on January 28 for an international probe into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.…
- Middle East
Turkey says can form ‘security zone’ in Syria alone
Istanbul: Turkey could establish a “security zone” in neighbouring Syria on its own, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, as the United States plans to withdraw troops from the war-torn country.…
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Turkey says can form ‘security zone’ in Syria alone
ISTANBUL: Turkey could establish a “security zone” in neighbouring Syria on its own, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, as the United States plans to withdraw troops from the war-torn country.…
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Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday, with Turkey saying they will focus on Ankara’s so-called “security zone” in…
