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‘Turkey won’t approve Sweden’s NATO bid as long as Quran-burning protests continue’
Ankara: Turkey will not approve Sweden’s bid to join NATO as long as it continues to allow Quran-burning protests, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, adding that his country looks positively on Finland’s…
- Middle East
Germany, Italy close Istanbul consulates over security concerns in Turkey
Istanbul: Germany and Italy have joined the growing list of Western countries having their consulates in Istanbul temporarily closed over security concerns, as Turkey is on high alert against possible retaliation for…
- Middle East
Turkey’s tourism revenues soar in 2022
Ankara: Turkey’s tourism revenues reached $46.28 billion in 2022, registering a year-on-year increase of 53.4 per cent, according to figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institute. Nearly 44.56 million foreign tourists visited…
- World
Turkey may evaluate NATO applications of Finland, Sweden separately: FM
Ankara: Turkey could evaluate Finland’s NATO bid separately from Sweden’s bid to distinguish “between a problematic country and a less problematic one,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “If NATO and these…
- World
Turkey on high alert against possible terror attacks on Western targets
Ankara: Turkey has raised its security measures to highest level against possible Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaida retaliation on Western targets in the country, the Turkish Interior Ministry said. “Evaluations were made…
- World
Turkey may respond ‘differently’ to Finland’s NATO bid: Prez
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey may respond “differently” to Finland’s NATO bid in a way that would “shock” Sweden, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. “We may respond…
- Middle East
Turkey summons Danish envoy for allowing Quran burning
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the Danish ambassador to Ankara, Danny Annan, for allowing a demonstration that included the burning of a copy of the Quran in front of a…
- World
Turkey condemns burning of Quran in Denmark
Ankara: Turkey condemned the burning of the Quran by a far-right politician near a mosque in Denmark on Friday. “We condemn in the strongest terms that the hate crime committed in Sweden…
- Offbeat
Meet Hasan, a swashbuckler who sleeps mid-air during paragliding
Hyderabad: You might have asked various people about their hobbies and you might have received almost different replies from everyone. Hobbies of almost 7 people out of 10 vary but there are…
- World
NATO dialogue with Sweden, Finland ‘meaningless’: Turkey
Ankara: It is “meaningless” to hold a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland to discuss their NATO accession process after recent protests in Stockholm, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. “In…
- Middle East
Turkish govt proposes bill to ease debt burden of citizens
Ankara: The Turkish government will introduce a draft bill to ease the debt burden of millions of its citizens, Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati announced. The bill will exempt the penalties for tax…
- Middle East
Turkey postpones trilateral Sweden, Finland meeting after Quran burning
Ankara: Turkey has postponed a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland on their NATO bids following the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden, the state-run TRT network reported. The…
- Middle East
Turkey’s Prez Erdogan announces elections to be held on May 14
Ankara: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday announced that elections will be held on May 14, a month earlier than scheduled, according to a video shared by his office Sunday. Erdogan,…
- Middle East
Coming presidential elections in Turkey will be the toughest test for Erdogan’s rule
Nicosia: Last week Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signalled that the country’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections scheduled for June would be held on May 14. This immediately stirred a debate about whether…
- Middle East
Turkey cancels visit of Swedish minister over burning of Holy Quran
Ankara: Turkey has cancelled the upcoming visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Johnson to the country, in response to Stockholm police giving permission to burn a copy of the Holy Quran during…
