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PHOTO STORY: From waste to art – Turkish artist aims to encourage recycling with her sustainable art

A passenger takes a picture of an artwork made by Turkish artist Deniz Sagdic using plastic bottle cap wastes, on display in Sagdic's exhibition ''O' Point Zero' at the Istanbul…

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Armenia says it is ready to establish diplomatic ties with Turkey

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has said his country is ready to establish diplomatic relations and open its border with Turkey, the Turkish state-owned Anadolu news agency reported. Mirzoyan held…

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Turkey’s top diplomat says in Moscow that war must stop

ANKARA, March 16 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, speaking alongside counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, said on Wednesday the war in Ukraine must stop and Ankara was to…

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Erdogan says it is unclear whether Turkey will buy more Russian arms

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday it was too early to comment on Turkey's possible purchase of more Russian weapons given Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Speaking in Ankara alongside German…

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Turkey, Greece agree to improve ties amid Ukraine conflict

ISTANBUL, March 13 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis agreed in talks in Istanbul on Sunday to keep communication channels open and improve ties despite disagreements,…

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Turkey, Armenia hold ‘constructive’ talks on mending ties

ANTALYA, Turkey, March 12 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he held "productive and constructive" talks with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan on Saturday as they bid to mend ties…

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Ukrainians trapped in besieged city as fighting blocks evacuation efforts

LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine, March 7 (Reuters) - About 200,000 people remained trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol on Monday after fighting stopped evacuation efforts over the weekend, with no sign that massive…

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UPDATED: France’s Macron tells Putin he is concerned about looming attack on Odessa

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end Russia's military operations in Ukraine and to ensure the protection and security of Ukraine's nuclear sites, said an official…

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Erdogan urges Putin to declare Ukraine ceasefire, make peace

ANKARA, March 6 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine, open humanitarian corridors and sign a peace agreement, his…

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Erdogan will tell Putin to stop Ukraine war during call on Sunday -spokesman

ANKARA, March 5 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will tell his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday to stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an Erdogan spokesman said, while adding that it…

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Turkey says Russia cancelled Black Sea passage bid upon its request

ANKARA, March 2 (Reuters) - Russia cancelled a bid to send four of its warships through Turkish waters into the Black Sea at Turkey's request, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said,…

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Turkey calls Russian invasion ‘war’

ISTANBUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Turkey called Russia's invasion of Ukraine a "war" on Sunday in a rhetorical shift that could pave the way for the NATO member nation to enact an…

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Erdogan says NATO, Western reaction to Russian attack not decisive

ANKARA, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that reaction from NATO and Western countries to Russia's assault on Ukraine had not been decisive, adding he hoped a…

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Turkey cannot stop Russian warships accessing Black Sea

ANKARA, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Turkey cannot stop Russian warships accessing the Black Sea via its straits, as Ukraine has requested, due to a clause in an international pact that…

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Erdogan ‘saddened’ by Russian invasion, Ukraine urges Turkey to shut straits

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey backs Ukraine's territorial integrity and is "sincerely saddened" by Russia's invasion, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, as Kyiv's envoy to Ankara urged Turkey to close…

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Turkey’s foreign arrivals surge 151% in January from year ago

ISTANBUL, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The number of foreign visitors arriving in Turkey jumped 151% from a year earlier to 1.28 million in January, data showed on Monday, as the sector continued…

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Turkish court keeps Kavala in jail despite Council of Europe move

ISTANBUL, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A Turkish court said on Monday philanthropist Osman Kavala must stay in prison, lengthening his detention of more than four years without conviction, in a trial which…

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High hopes that tourism will steady Turkey’s economy

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Tourism in Turkey is set to return to near pre-pandemic levels this year, boosting the crisis-hit economy with the help of a recent currency crash that has…

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Turkey slashes VAT on basic foods to 1% from 8% – Erdogan

ANKARA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Turkey has CUT the value added tax on basic food items to 1% from 8%, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, as the country fights…

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Turkey demands 11 years behind bars for senior journalist

ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor's office demanded 11 years in jail for a prominent journalist on charges of insulting President Tayyip Erdogan and two ministers in his cabinet, Turkish…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Istanbul, Turkey

A photo taken with a drone shows a car driving past snow-covered trees in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo - EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

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Turkey’s President Erdogan recovering from COVID-19

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19. "The result of COVID-19 tests done with my wife after showing mild…

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Erdogan says Turkey, Israel can jointly bring gas to Europe

ANKARA, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Turkey and Israel can work together to carry Israeli natural gas to Europe and the two countries will discuss energy cooperation during talks next month,…

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Turkey’s inflation surges to two-decade high of 48.7%

ISTANBUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Turkey's annual inflation soared to a 20-year high of 48.69% https://tmsnrt.rs/3CJiJXv in January, data showed on Thursday, fuelled by President Tayyip Erdogan's push for unorthodox…

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Erdogan says Turkey will not respect Council of Europe

ANKARA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Turkey will not respect the Council of Europe if it does not respect Turkish courts, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, when asked about a…

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Turkey logs record daily COVID-19 cases

Turkey has recorded 110,682 new COVID-19 infections in the space of 24 hours, its highest daily figure of the pandemic, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. In late December, daily…

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Erdogan visits Ukraine hoping to play mediator with Russia

ANKARA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine on Thursday after pitching Turkey as a mediator to ease tensions with…

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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria

ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militants targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in Iraq and northern Syria, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on…

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Turkey’s Erdogan threatens media with reprisals over ‘harmful’ content

ANKARA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday threatened Turkish media with reprisals if they disseminated content that damaged the country's core values, in a move that might…

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David Casa calls for release of journalist arrested for allegedly insulting Erdoğan

David Casa has called for the release of Sedef Kabaş, a journalist in Turkey who has been held in custody after reciting a proverb that was seen as an insult…

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Turkey’s Erdogan says Russia would be unwise to invade Ukraine

Russia would be unwise to attack Ukraine and in that case Turkey would do what is necessary as a NATO member, President Tayyip Erdogan said. In an interview with broadcaster…

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UPDATED: Greek PM apologises for snowstorm ordeal

ATHENS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologised on Wednesday for the state's unpreparedness to deal with the impact of a severe snowstorm that brought transport in…

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Turkey halts Istanbul Airport flights due to snow

ISTANBUL, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Authorities halted all flights at Istanbul Airport for one hour on Monday due to heavy snowfall in the city, state broadcaster TRT Haber, while many…

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Turkish journalist arrested on charge of insulting Erdogan

A Turkish court on Saturday ordered well-known journalist Sedef Kabas to be jailed pending trial on a charge of insulting President Tayyip Erdogan, CNN Turk said, targeting her with a…

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Payments in Turkish citizenship-for-home scheme to be sold to central bank

ANKARA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Foreigners' hard currency investments in a citizenship-for-homes programme will as of Friday be sold to the central bank under the latest measure to replenish depleted…

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Turkey’s Erdogan says Russian invasion of Ukraine not realistic -NTV

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was cited on Tuesday as saying the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine was not realistic and that he needed to discuss the crisis with…

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Turkey logs record level of more than 74,000 COVID-19 cases in a day

Turkey has recorded 74,266 new COVID-19 cases in the space of 24 hours, its highest daily figure of the pandemic, health ministry data showed, prompting the health minister to warn…

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Defense minister warns Greece not to test Turkey’s patience

Greece should refrain from testing Turkey’s patience with provocations, including with a threat to extend its territorial waters in the Aegean, Turkey’s defense minister warned. Speaking to a group of…

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Turkey inflation surges 36% amid lira crisis, highest since 2002

ISTANBUL, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Turkey's annual inflation jumped far more than expected to 36.08% year-on-year in December, the highest since September 2002, data showed on Monday reflecting a plummet…

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Erdogan calls on Turks to keep all savings in lira

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turks should keep all their savings in lira and that recent exchange rate volatility was largely under control after the lira weakened sharply…

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Turkey’s COVID-19 cases surge to near 40,000

Turkey recorded 39,681 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest number of daily infections since April 28, as Health Minister Fahrettin Koca warned about the growing prevalence of the Omicron…

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Turkish unit of crypto exchange Binance fined

Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) imposed an 8 million lira ($751,314) fine on the local unit of cryptocurrency exchange Binance over violations found during liability inspections, the Anadolu news…

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Turkey freezes assets of 770 individuals and a U.S.-based foundation

ANKARA, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Turkey has frozen the assets of a total of 770 people and a U.S.-based foundation on the grounds of terrorism financing, a ruling published in…

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Fitch puts 13 Turkish banks on downgrade warnings

LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Credit rating agency Fitch has put 13 Turkish banks on downgrade warnings following a similar move on the government's sovereign rating last week. The moves…

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Updated: Council of Europe notifies Turkey of planned action over Kavala

ANKARA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A European human rights watchdog told Turkey on Friday it was preparing "infringement proceedings" over its failure to release imprisoned philanthropist Osman Kavala, a move…

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Turkey’s Erdogan names Nebati as new finance minister as lira skids

ISTANBUL, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed Nureddin Nebati as minister of treasury and finance on Thursday after the resignation of Lutfi Elvan, the last top official…

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Turkey slams Cyprus over exploration license for Exxon, Qatar Petroleum in Mediterranean

ANKARA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Turkey on Thursday accused Cyprus of violating its continental shelf by awarding an exploration license in the Mediterranean to Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum, adding…

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Photo Story: Aftermath of heavy storm that hit Istanbul

People take pictures of a cargo ship that was damaged by a storm, near the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey . According to the Istanbul governor's office, at least four people…

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Turkish Lira eases back from record low as Turkey stumbles into unknown

ISTANBUL, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Turkey's lira clawed back some losses on Wednesday after a 15% crash to record lows a day earlier driven by President Tayyip Erdogan's defence of…

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Turkish lira in historic 15% crash after Erdogan stokes fire sale

Turkey's lira nose-dived 15% on Tuesday in its second-worst day ever after President Tayyip Erdogan defended recent sharp rate cuts, and vowed to win his "economic war of independence" despite…

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Turkey repatriates seven citizens held in eastern Libya

ISTANBUL, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Seven Turkish citizens who were being held in eastern Libya have been brought back safely to Turkey, the country's foreign ministry revealed. The seven people…

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Turkey working to get out of FATF ‘grey list’, minister says

ANKARA, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Finance Minister Lutfi Elvan said on Friday Turkey was working with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to get out of a grey list for…

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UPDATED: Turkey stops flying Syrians, Yemenis, Iraqis to Belarus, EU chair thanks Turkey

ANKARA/WARSAW, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Turkey banned Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from flights to Minsk on Friday, potentially closing off one of the routes used by migrants that the…

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EBRD pledges 600 million euros for women-led firms in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is making 600 million euros ($693 million) in new financing available for Turkish women entrepreneurs, it said…

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UPDATED: Erdogan skips Glasgow climate summit in security dispute

President Tayyip Erdogan cancelled plans to attend the global climate conference in Glasgow on Monday because Britain failed to meet Turkey's demands on security arrangements, Turkish media quoted him as…

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Four migrants, including children, drown in Greece after boat sinks

Four migrants, three of them children, drowned on Tuesday after a boat in which they and 23 others were trying to cross from Turkey to Greece sank, the Greek coast guard…

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Turkish Minister calls grey-listing decision ‘a political move’

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has lambasted the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for putting the country on the so-called grey-list, definiting as a political move. "We all know that…

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