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Turkey to deploy jets to Estonia, Romania under NATO air policing missions

Turkey plans to deploy fighter jets to Estonia and Romania as part of NATO's enhanced air policing missions, the defence ministry said on Thursday. Turkey plans to conduct a four-month…

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Turkey recovers black boxes from jet crash that killed top Libyan military officials

Search teams in Turkey recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from a jet crash that killed eight people, including western Libya’s military chief, while efforts to retrieve the…

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After 26 years in prison, PKK leader Ocalan has key role in Turkey peace process

After 26 years in a Turkish prison, Abdullah Ocalan is carving out a key role for himself as Ankara tries to end his outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party's four-decade insurgency. In…

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Pope Leo warns of conflicts endangering humanity on first overseas trip

Pope Leo lamented during his first trip outside Italy as Catholic leader on Thursday that the world was seeing an unusual number of bloody conflicts, and warned that a third…

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Pope Leo to take peace message to Turkey, Lebanon on first overseas trip

Pope Leo will embark on his first trip outside Italy as the leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon, where he is expected to make…

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Ukraine Readies New Peace Overture While Kremlin Bows Out of Istanbul Talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he will travel to Turkey on Friday for meetings aimed at reviving stalled negotiations to end the war, signaling that Kyiv intends to put…

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Turkey FA suspends 1,024 players in betting probe

The Turkish Football Federation has suspended 1,024 players from its professional leagues as part of an investigation into betting. The TFF said players who have been identified as having bet…

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Pope Leo to visit eight cities in Turkey, Lebanon on first trip abroad as pontiff

Pope Leo will visit eight towns and cities in Turkey and Lebanon later this year, the Vatican said on Monday, his first trip outside Italy as pontiff, and he is…

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Kurdish PKK militants announce withdrawal from Turkey

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group said on Sunday it was withdrawing from Turkey as part of a disarmament process being coordinated with the government, pressing Ankara to move…

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Pope Leo to visit Turkey, Lebanon in November in first trip abroad

Pope Leo will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in late November, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, in the first visit outside Italy by the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member global…

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Turkey deploys warning plane to Lithuania under NATO measures after Russian airspace violations

Turkey temporarily deployed a warning and control aircraft to Lithuania as part of NATO security measures, the defence ministry said on Thursday, following repeated airspace violations by Russian drones. Lithuania,…

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Turkish ports asking ships to declare they are not linked to Israel

Turkish port authorities have begun informally requiring shipping agents for letters declaring that vessels are not linked to Israel and are not carrying military or hazardous cargo bound for the…

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Turkey earthquake flattens buildings in north-east Balikesir province

One person has died in Turkey after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the north-west province of Balikesir on Sunday evening. An 81-year-old woman passed away shortly after she was pulled…

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EU eases Schengen visa rules for Turks

The European Union has eased rules for Turks to use its open-border Schengen area, the bloc's ambassador to Ankara said on Friday, calling for the urgent revival of negotiations on…

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Turkey to start exploring for gas off Libya

Turkey is moving slowly and methodically in its developing relations with Libya so as not to disrupt the delicate balance it has achieved with the United States, as is evident…

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Zelenskyy challenges Putin to meet in person for peace talks

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has challenged Vladimir Putin to meet in person for peace talks in Istanbul on Thursday, in a dramatic gambit after a weekend of diplomatic flurry. His comments came…

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UPDATED: Turkey hit by 6.2 earthquake

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkey's AFAD disaster agency said, one of the strongest quakes to strike the city of 16 million in…

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Istanbul rocked by protests as Turkey jails mayor before trial

A Turkish court on Sunday jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges, in a move likely to inflame the country's biggest…

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Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, arrested as government crackdown escalates

Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other prominent figures as part of investigations…

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Turkey ready to send troops to Ukraine ‘if needed’

Turkey would be ready to deploy troops to Ukraine as part of a broader peacekeeping mission if needed, a Turkish defence ministry source said on Thursday. “The issue of contributing…

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Erdogan ally floats Turkey constitutional amendment to let him extend his tenure

The main political ally of longstanding Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that a constitutional amendment should be considered to allow the president to run again in elections set…

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Turkey looks to end Kurdish PKK conflict as regional instability grows

Growing regional instability and changing political dynamics have prompted the first bid in a decade to end Turkey's 40-year conflict with Kurdish militants, but its chances of success are unclear…

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UPDATED: Turkey strikes Kurdish militants after deadly attack on defence firm

Turkey launched airstrikes on Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, hours after a deadly attack on a defence firm near Ankara killed five people, an assault the…

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Erdogan ally makes offer to jailed PKK leader Ocalan to end conflict

President Tayyip Erdogan's nationalist ally said on Tuesday the Kurdish militant PKK's jailed leader could be allowed to speak in Turkey's parliament, if he announces an end to the group's…

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Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies

The U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years mired in accusations of orchestrating an attempted coup against Turkish…

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Eastern Turkey rattled by magnitude 5.9 earthquake, felt also in Syria

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck eastern Turkey's Malatya province on Wednesday, the country's disaster and emergency management authority (AFAD) said, adding that there were no immediate reports…

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Turkey blocks instant messaging platform Discord

Turkey has blocked access to instant messaging platform Discord following a court decision, the country's infotech regulator said on Wednesday. Turkey's Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) published the access…

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Turkey says Israel expanding Gaza war to Lebanon

Turkey said Israel is seeking to expand its war on Gaza to Lebanon with the “alarming” wave of deadly explosions that swept through Hezbollah strongholds. “The escalation in the region…

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Turkey arrests alleged Mossad financial operative

Turkey arrested a Kosovan national accused of managing the financial network of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency in the country, the Turkish intelligence organisation said on Tuesday. Liridon Rexhepi was detained…

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Turkey’s top diplomat attends EU meeting after 5 years in bid to boost ties

Turkey's foreign minister hopes to make progress on improving Ankara's rocky ties with the European Union on Thursday when he attends a meeting of EU ministers in Brussels for the…

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Turkey’s Erdogan tells Pope ‘immoral’ Olympics ceremony mocks sacred values

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Pope Francis in a call on Thursday that the "immoral" Olympics opening ceremony had made a mockery of sacred values and called for a common…

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Erdogan says Turkey might enter Israel to help Palestinians

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey might enter Israel as it had done in the past in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, though he did not spell out what sort…

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Germany and Turkey cross swords over the doner kebab

Germany and Turkey have crossed swords over the doner kebab, with Berlin appealing Ankara’s attempt to have the beloved street food given the same protected EU status as Spain’s serrano…

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Turkish warship conducts drills off Libya coast

The Turkish frigate TCG Gemlik recently carried out helicopter search and rescue drills in the waters off Libya coast, the National Defense Ministry announced on the weekend. "Our frigate TCG…

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Italian police dismantle Turkish gang involved in terror plot

Investigators in Milan announced that 19 people had been arrested in Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Turkey in dawn operations involving hundreds of police officers to dismantle an armed criminal gang…

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Pope Francis to visit Turkey next year

Pope Francis is planning to visit Turkey next year to mark the anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, the spiritual head of the world's Orthodox Christians said.The early centuries…

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Turkey halts all trade with Israel

Turkey stopped all exports and imports to and from Israel as of Thursday, the Turkish trade ministry said, citing "worsening humanitarian tragedy" in the Palestinian territories. "Export and import transactions…

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Turkey backs Rutte as next NATO chief

Turkey has told allies that it will back the candidacy of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to be NATO's next secretary-general, a Turkish official said on Monday, an important step…

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Turkish kebabs turn to Europe for protected status

Turkey has filed an application to grant its best-known foodstuff the same EU protection as Neapolitan pizza and Spanish jamon serrano. Germany's most eaten street food the Turkish döner kebab…

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Rights concerns, costs undermine Turkey-EU migrant deal

Turkey's poor human rights record and economic factors are undermining the effectiveness of the European Union's migration deal with Ankara, EU auditors said on Wednesday. Under the 2016 deal, Ankara…

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Turkey’s Erdogan meets Hamas leader Haniyeh

A cease-fire in the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel were the subject of a meeting between Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul. Erdogan…

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Erdogan vows to make amends after humbling election loss in Turkey

President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Monday to correct any mistakes that led to his party's defeat in Turkey's local elections where the opposition capitalised on economic woes and alienated Islamist…

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Turkey’s Erdogan says March election will be his final

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said local elections scheduled for March 31 would be his last vote, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Erdogan, modern Turkey's most successful politician, has led…

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UPDATED: Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to visit Turkey on Friday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Turkey on Friday and meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Presidency said. Turkey is expected to emphasise its continued strong support for Ukraine's…

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Turkey’s KAAN fighter jet conducts first flight

ANKARA, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Turkey's KAAN, its first national combat aircraft, completed its first flight on Wednesday, part of the country's efforts to upgrade its air force. NATO member…

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Russia’s Putin to visit NATO member Turkey on Feb 12

By Tuvan Gumrukcu Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey on Feb. 12 to meet counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, a Turkish official told Reuters , in what will be the Russian…

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Turkey tourism revenues hit record $54.3 bln last year

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Turkey's tourism revenues hit a record high of $54.32 billion in 2023, up 17% from the previous year, Turkish Statistical Institute data showed on Wednesday. The…

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Shock after masked gunmen kill one person in Istanbul Catholic church

Turkish authorities have captured two gunmen who shot one person dead on Sunday during a service at a church in Istanbul and who are believed to be tied to Islamic…

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Turkey moving swiftly toward final step on Sweden’s NATO bid

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey is expected to send the final instrument of ratification for Sweden's NATO membership to Washington within days, now that President Tayyip Erdogan signed it off, in…

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Turkey’s Edrogan signs off on Sweden’s NATO membership

Turkey's president finally approved Sweden's bid to join NATO on Thursday, ending months of delay and leaving only Hungary standing in the way of Stockholm's membership of the military alliance.…

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Turkey set to approve Sweden’s NATO membership bid after long delay

Turkey's parliament is widely expected to approve Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance after 20 months of delays. Turkey's…

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Turkish strikes hit water, power infrastructure in Syria’s Kurdish-held northeast

BEIRUT, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Turkey has carried out a wave of air strikes on electricity and oil infrastructure in Syria's Kurdish-held northeast that has put several power stations out…

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Turkish inflation ends year at 64.8%, seen rising further

ISTANBUL, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Turkey's annual inflation rate climbed to 64.77% in December, official data showed on Wednesday, sustaining an upward trend that is expected to continue in coming…

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Turkey says it rounds up 33 suspected spies for Mossad

Turkish police detained 33 people suspected of spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence service and of targeting foreigners living in Turkey, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday.Last month, Turkish officials…

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Turkey detains 29 people with suspected Islamic State ties planning attacks, says minister

ISTANBUL, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have detained 29 people suspected of having ties to militant group Islamic State in operations across nine provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said…

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Sweden edges closer to NATO after vote in Turkish parliamentary commission

By Huseyin Hayatsever The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission approved Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday in a key step towards enlarging the Western bloc after 19 months of delays…

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Turkey detains 304 people over suspected Islamic State ties

ANKARA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have detained 304 people suspected of having ties to militant group Islamic State in operations across 32 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said…

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