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Bad weather hampers efforts to find survivors after huge Turkey quake

A huge earthquake killed more than 2,700 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather adding to the plight of the thousands left…

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Huge earthquake kills 2,600 in Turkey and Syria, bad weather worsens plight

By Mert Ozkan and Kinda Makieh KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey/DAMASCUS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A huge earthquake killed more than 2,600 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing…

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Turkey quake: international support and offers of aid

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Dozens of governments and international organisations have responded with offers of support after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria. Turkish President…

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UPDATED: Turkish disaster agency says no tsunami threat in Eastern Mediterranean

Turkish disaster agency says there is currently no tsunami threat to Eastern Mediterranean after multiple earthquakes jolt country. A second earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck southeastern Turkey's Kahramanmaras region on…

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UPDATED: Death toll from Turkey, Syria quake set to jump, WHO says

Quake strikes central Turkey, northwest Syria Death toll at more than 900 in Turkey, about 550 in Syria - officials Rescuers hunt for untold numbers trapped in rubble GENEVA, Feb…

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UPDATED: Turkish military sets up special air corridor to earthquake zone, Death toll in Turkey from rises above 1,000

ISTANBUL, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The death toll in a powerful earthquake in southern Turkey on Monday has risen to 1,014, with some 2,824 buildings destroyed, the head of the…

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UPDATED: Italy withdraws tsunami warning after Turkey, Syria earthquake

ROME, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Italian authorities said on Monday they had withdrawn a tsunami warning for the country's southern coast that was raised after a major earthquake struck central…

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Turkey says no concrete evidence of threat to foreigners after ISIS suspects detained

ISTANBUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Turkish police said they had not found evidence of any concrete threat to foreigners after detaining 15 Islamic State suspects accused of targeting consulates and…

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Turkey annual inflation well above forecast near 58%

ISTANBUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Turkish annual inflation fell to 57.68% in January, official data showed on Friday, well above forecasts despite a favourable base effect that is expected to…

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Turkey summons nine Western ambassadors over security alerts

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey summoned ambassadors of nine Western countries including the United States and Sweden to criticise their decisions to temporarily shut diplomatic missions and issue security alerts following…

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UPDATED: Turkey looks positively on Finland’s NATO bid but not on Sweden’s -Erdogan

ANKARA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Turkey looks positively on Finland's application for NATO membership, but does not support Sweden's bid, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. "Our position on Finland is…

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Turkey’s Erdogan signals Finland’s NATO bid may be considered over Sweden

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Sunday that Ankara may agree to Finland joining NATO ahead of Sweden, amid growing tensions with Stockholm. "We may deliver Finland…

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Turkey alerts citizens to risk of attack in United States, Europe on heels of Western warnings

NKARA (Reuters) - Turkey warned its citizens on Saturday against "possible Islamophobic, xenophobic and racist attacks" in the United States and Europe after its Western allies cautioned their citizens in…

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Sweden tells citizens to avoid crowds in Turkey after Koran burning

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's foreign ministry on Saturday warned Swedes in Turkey to avoid crowds and demonstrations following protests there over the burning of the Koran by a far-right politician…

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Finland says timeout needed in talks with Turkey over NATO bid

Finland's foreign minister said on Tuesday a timeout of a few weeks is needed in the talks between Finland, Sweden and Turkey on the two Nordic nations' plans to join…

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What’s at stake in Turkey’s upcoming elections

(Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan is aiming to extend his 20-year rule in elections that will decide not just who leads Turkey but how it is governed, where its economy…

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UPDATED: Erdogan signals May 14 as Turkish elections date

ANKARA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Wednesday that Turkey would hold elections on May 14, a month earlier than he had earlier flagged, setting the clock…

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Sweden, Finland must send up to 130 “terrorists” to Turkey for NATO bid, Erdogan says

Sweden and Finland must deport or extradite up to 130 "terrorists" to Turkey before the Turkish parliament will approve their bids to join NATO, President Tayyip Erdogan said. The two…

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Cargo ship from Ukraine grounded in Bosphorus strait, traffic halted

ISTANBUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The cargo ship MKK 1, travelling from Ukraine to Turkey, was grounded in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on Monday and traffic in the strait was suspended…

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Turkey accuses Cyprus of increasing tension in east Mediterranean over gas exploration

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey accused Cyprus of increasing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean after a consortium of Italian and French energy companies found more natural gas off the island earlier…

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Turkey raises monthly minimum wage by 55% for 2023

ANKARA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Turkey's monthly minimum wage will be 8,506.80 lira ($455) in 2023, the Turkish presidency said on Thursday, marking a 55% increase from the level determined…

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Car bomb strikes police bus in southeast Turkey – minister

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) -A roadside car bomb exploded, damaging a police minibus on a highway in southeast Turkey's Diyarbakir province on Friday, and nine people in the bus were taken…

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Thousands protest in Turkey over Istanbul mayor’s conviction

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Thousands of people rallied in Turkey on Thursday to oppose the conviction and political ban of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, chanting slogans criticising President Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK…

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Erdogan: Turkey’s inflation will fall to 40% in months, 20% in 2023

ANKARA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday it was "apparent" that inflation would fall to around 40% in a few months, and further to 20% in 2023.…

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UPDATED: G7 oil price cap not to blame for Turkey tanker queues, EU says

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Group of Seven countries' price cap on Russian oil is not responsible for a queue of tankers waiting in the Black…

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Turkish forces nearly ready for a Syria ground operation

ONCUPINAR, Turkey, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Turkey's army needs just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria and such a decision may come at…

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Earthquake shakes northwest Turkey, 50 people injured

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shook northwest Turkey and was felt in Istanbul early on Wednesday, injuring 50 people and damaging some buildings in the province of…

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Turkey to clamp down harder on shops charging excessive prices

ANKARA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he will hold discussions at the next cabinet meeting on adopting heavier measures for supermarkets and stores that charge excessive…

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Bulgaria charges five people in connection with Istanbul blast

SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgarian prosecutors have charged five people for supporting terrorist acts in connection with an explosion in central Istanbul that killed six people on Nov. 13, chief prosecutor Ivan…

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UPDATED: Kremlin “neither confirms nor denies” talks with U.S. in Turkey

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Russian and U.S. officials are holding talks in the Turkish capital Ankara, the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Monday, citing a source. Sergei Naryshkin, head of…

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UPDATED: Turkey blames deadly bomb on Kurdish militants, arrests Syrian woman

By Jonathan Spicer, Ali Kucukgocmen and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Turkey blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for an explosion that killed six people on a busy Istanbul…

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UPDATE – Person who left bomb causing Istanbul explosion arrested – Anadolu citing minister

Nov 14 (Reuters) - The person who left the bomb that caused Istanbul's explosion was arrested by the police, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday according to state-run Anadolu…

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Turkish unemployment rate rises to 10.1% in September

ISTANBUL, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Turkey's unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points month-on-month to 10.1% in September, while a seasonally adjusted measure of labour under-utilisation rose to 20.3%, data showed…

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Turkey’s inflation hits 24-year high of 85.5% after rate cuts

ISTANBUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Turkish annual inflation climbed to a new 24-year high of 85.51% in October, official data showed on Thursday, slightly below forecast, after the central bank…

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Turkey denies involvement with migrant incident at Greek border

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey denied involvement in an incident where Greece found 92 illegal migrants close to its northern border with Turkey, Turkish Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli said. "As…

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UPDATE -Turkish mine blast death toll rises to 40, one miner missing

By Mert Ozkan BARTIN, Turkey , Oct 15 (Reuters) - An explosion in a coal mine in Turkey's northern Bartin province on Friday killed 40 people, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on…

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Turkey’s parliament adopts media law jailing those spreading ‘disinformation’

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament on Thursday adopted a law proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan that would jail journalists and social media users for up to three years for spreading…

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Turkey would write off nearly 30 bln lira of debt under draft law

ISTANBUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A Turkish parliamentary commission began discussing on Thursday a draft bill that would write off nearly 30 billion lira ($1.61 billion) of debt, according to…

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Putin puts “gas hub” plan to Turkey’s Erdogan

ASTANA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Turkey was the most reliable route to deliver gas to the European…

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Erdogan says Turkey still negative on Sweden’s NATO bid

ANKARA, (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey would continue opposing Sweden's NATO membership bid until its demands are met for a tougher Swedish stance against "terrorist…

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Turkey and Libyan government agree preliminary maritime energy deal

Libya's Tripoli government signed a series of preliminary economic agreements with Turkey on Monday that included potential energy exploration in maritime areas, but Libya's eastern-based parliament rejected the move. Speaking at…

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Turkey rejects Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it rejects Russia's annexation of four regions in Ukraine, adding the decision is a "grave violation" of international law. Turkey, a…

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Turkish trade deficit jumps 160% in August -stats institute

ISTANBUL, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign trade deficit surged 159.9% year-on-year to $11.19 billion in August, with imports surging 40.4%, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Friday.…

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Turkey to reinforce military presence in northern Cyprus -Erdogan

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will rein force its military presence in northern Cyprus after the United States lifted defence trade restrictions on Cyprus, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said. Speaking in…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Istanbul, Turkey

View of the 15 July Martyrs Bridge as fogs cover the Bosphorus, back-dropped by the Camlica mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Via EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

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Turkish foreign visitor arrivals jump 58% in August

ISTANBUL, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The number of foreign visitors arriving in Turkey leapt 58.3% from a year earlier to 6.3 million in August, data showed on Friday, continuing the…

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Turkey condemns U.S. decision on Cyprus arms embargo

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign ministry said on Saturday it strongly condemned the expansion of a decision taken by the United States in September 2020 to lift its arms embargo…

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Erdogan wanted to meet Syria’s Assad

ISTANBUL, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan had expressed a wish to meet President Bashar al-Assad if the Syrian leader had attended a summit being held in Uzbekistan,…

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Turkey’s Erdogan echoes Putin’s gripes over grain exports

ISTANBUL, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he wanted grain from Russia to be exported too, adding Vladimir Putin was right to complain that grain…

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Erdoğan repeats threat against Greece: We can come suddenly one night

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday repeated his stark warning to neighbouring Greece regarding alleged airspace violations over the Aegean Sea. It is time for Athens to "pull themselves…

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Turkey’s inflation touches new 24-year high of 80.2%

ISTANBUL, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Turkey's annual inflation climbed to a fresh 24-year high of 80.21% in August, a bit below expectations according to official data,after the central bank unexpectedly…

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Erdogan accuses Greece of ‘occupying’ demilitarised islands

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Greece of occupying islands in the Aegean Sea that have a demilitarised status, and said Turkey was prepared to "do what is…

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Turkey hikes electricity, gas prices by 50% for industry, 20% for homes

ISTANBUL, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities hiked electricity and natural gas prices for households by around 20% and by around 50% for industry on Thursday, putting further upward pressure…

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Sixteen people killed in Turkey as bus crashes at accident site

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Sixteen people were killed in southeast Turkey on Saturday when a bus crashed into emergency workers and journalists who were attending an earlier accident on a highway…

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Israel says to restore full diplomatic relations with Turkey

JERUSALEM, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Israel and Turkey have decided to restore full diplomatic ties and will return ambassadors to each other's country following a steady improvement in relations, Israeli…

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Photo story: Full Moon over Istanbul

A full moon sets behind the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, early Friday morning. Via EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

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Erdogan plays up diplomatic gains with eye on elections

A series of diplomatic wins, capped by the deal to resume Ukraine's grain exports, provides some respite for President Tayyip Erdogan from Turkey's economic strife and offers a blueprint of…

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