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Aysu Turkoglu becomes first Turkish woman to swim across North Channel
Ankara: Aysu Turkoglu became the first Turkish woman to swim across the North Channel on Wednesday, August 9. At just 22 years of age, the endurance swimmer is also the youngest Turkish…
- Middle East
Syria: Miracle baby born under earthquake rubble turns 6 months
Damascus: A Syrian baby girl who was miraculously born under the earthquake rubble and remained connected through the umbilical cord to her mother, who was dead, is six months old and in good health, Associated…
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Malvika Raaj, young Poo from ‘K3G’, is set to tie the knot with long-time partner
Mumbai: The Actress Malvika Raaj, who played the role of younger Pooja in the Karan Johar directorial ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…’, is ready to walk down the aisle as she is all…
- Middle East
Erdogan: Putin may visit Turkey in August
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin could visit Turkey this month. “The date has not been set yet,” he told reporters in a live…
- Middle East
Erdogan advisor to attend Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chief adviser Akif Cagatay Kilic will represent Turkey at the Ukraine peace talks to be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Saturday, media reported. The talks will…
- Middle East
Turkish woman wounded in armed attack at Sweden’s consulate in Izmir
Ankara: A Turkish woman employee was seriously wounded after being shot at by an armed assailant at Sweden’s honorary consulate in the western province of Izmir on Tuesday, August 1. The Izmir governor’s…
- Middle East
Number of tourists visiting Turkey up by 17%
Istanbul: The number of tourists visiting Turkey in the first six months of this year has increased by 17 percent compared to the same period last year, according to Culture and Tourism…
- Middle East
12 YPG members killed by Turkish forces in Syria
Ankara: Turkish security forces killed 12 members of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northwestern Syria, the Turkish Defence Ministry said. The YPG members were “neutralised” after they opened “harassing…
- Middle East
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shares photos of wildfires from space
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shared photos of the wildfires affecting Greece and Turkey from the International Space Station (ISS). Greece and Turkey are among the countries hit…
- Middle East
Turkey’s Erdogan meets Palestinian President, Hamas leader
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a closed-door meeting with his visiting Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Ankara. Wednesday’s meeting at the presidential complex came a…
- Middle East
Turkey: Hagia Sophia marks 3rd anniversary of reopening as a mosque
The historical Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey marked the third anniversary of its re-opening as a mosque on July 24. Ali Erbas, head of the Turkish Presidency for Religious Affairs, performed the…
- Middle East
Turkey condemns Quran desecration in Denmark
Ankara: The Turkish Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the “repeated vile attacks” against the Islamic holy book of Quran in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen. “The Danish authorities must act within the framework of…
- Middle East
Israeli PM Netanyahu to meet Erdogan next week in Turkey
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 28 in Turkey. Erdogan and Netanyahu are set to discuss the bilateral relations between the…
- Middle East
Turkey monitors Sweden’s counterterrorism steps for NATO bid: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country would monitor Sweden’s counterterrorism steps before ratifying its NATO bid at the parliament. “We will follow the (implementation of) promises and…
- Middle East
Erdogan to plans talks with Putin for extension of Black Sea grain deal
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would talk with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin soon for the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, media reported. “The termination of the…
