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Turkey mediates Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap involving 200: Erdogan
Ankara Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Russia and Ukraine had exchanged 200 prisoners of war under the mediation of Turkey. “As a result of diplomatic traffic I conducted with…
- Middle East
Israel appoints Irit Lillian as first ambassador to Turkey
Israel announced the appointment of Irit Lilian as new ambassador to Turkey, after the return of diplomatic relations between the two parties to their highest level. The position has been vacant for…
- Middle East
EAM Jaishankar meets Turkish FM after Erdogan raises Kashmir issue
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu for a wide-ranging discussion on global affairs, hours after Ankara’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a neutral-sounding reference to…
- Middle East
Turkey to welcome European tourists escaping surging winter heating bills
Ankara: Turkey is promoting a balmy winter stay along its southern Mediterranean coast for European tourists, as a tough winter looms amid the continent’s prolonged energy crisis. Europeans are bracing for much…
- Middle East
42 injured in 4-bus pile-up in Istanbul’s rapid transit route
Istanbul: A four-bus pile-up on a rapid transit route in Istanbul left at least 42 wounded, according to Turkish state media According to the state-run Anadolu Agency, two buses first collided head-on…
- Middle East
1.5 mn Tourists visit Israel from Jan-Aug 2022
Tel Aviv: The number of tourists visiting Israel in the first eight months of 2022 reached nearly 1.5 million, recording a more than sevenfold increase compared to the same period last year,…
- Middle East
Turkey wildfire under control after 2 days, 8 injured
Ankara: A wildfire in Turkey was finally brought under control after it raged for two days, leaving eight people injured, including one in serious condition, according to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. A…
- Middle East
Turkey’s President Erdogan says senior IS member captured
Ankara: Turkish security forces have captured one of the senior executives of the Islamic State (IS) terror group, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Turkish police and intelligence captured Bashar Hattab…
- Middle East
Turkey sharply raises 2022 inflation forecast to 65%
Ankara: Turkey sharply raised the country’s inflation forecast for 2022 to 65 per cent, up from 9.8 per cent predicted one year ago, according to a government program published in the Official…
- World
Is Turkey a sanction evasion haven for Russia?
Nicosia: Although Turkey in the past six months has tried to present itself as an honest and neutral power broker that mediates between Russia and Ukraine – and actually scored a big…
- Middle East
Turkey detains 10 suspects over 2016 failed coup
Ankara: The Turkish police have detained 10 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a failed coup attempt in 2016. The suspects allegedly had organisational ties with people…
- Middle East
Turkey hikes up passage fees through its straits almost fivefold
Ankara: Turkey has introduced a nearly fivefold hike in fees for passage through its straits, which connect the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, local media reported. Citing officials from the Ministry of…
- Middle East
Israel to reappoint envoy to Turkey ‘within weeks’
Ankara: The reappointment of an Israeli ambassador to Turkey could happen within weeks, the Jewish state’s charge d’affaires in Ankara said. “We hope the appointment will take place in a week or…
- Middle East
Turkey’s President Erdogan pledges to expand the Syria incursion
Ankara: Turkey is determined to go ahead with a planned military incursion against the Kurdish militia in northern Syria, despite opposition from other countries, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “I once again…
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Bus carrying 23 Saudi tourists overturns in Turkey
Riyadh: A bus carrying 23 Saudi tourists was involved in a traffic accident in the Turkish province of Rize on Sunday morning, local media reported. Four people were taken to the hospital,…
