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Turkey warned against new Covid wave
Ankara: Turkish health authorities and experts have warned that the country might face another wave of the Covid-19 pandemic within a few weeks due to the rising number of cases in Europe.…
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Turkey: Erdogan asks for freedom to wear hijab to be included in constitution
Ankara: The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the leader of the Turkish opposition, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, to work on including the issue of the headscarf in the country’s constitution, instead…
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Turkey to send troops to Qatar for World Cup security upon request
Ankara: The Turkish parliament has approved a motion on sending troops to Qatar to provide security assistance during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. “Upon request from Qatar, a motion was submitted to…
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Objection to Turkey-Libya energy deal has ‘no significance’: Turkish Foreign Ministry
Ankara: The objection by Greece and the EU to new economic and maritime deals between Turkey and Libya is of “no significance or value” to Ankara, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. The…
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Turkey hits 16 Kurdish targets in Iraq: Minister
Ankara: Turkish forces have destroyed 16 targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraq, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said. The operation destroyed caves, bunkers, shelters and command posts of the PKK,…
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Turkey issues arrest warrant for 21 over failed coup in 2016
Ankara: Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 21 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, a local news agency reported. The public prosecutor…
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Erdogan vows to protect Turkey’s rights against Greece
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to “use all means” to protect Ankara’s rights and interests against Greece. “We will not fail to use all the means to defend our country’s…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
