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Dardanelles shipping suspended as Turkey battles wildfire
Firefighters battled a forest fire in northwest Turkey for a second day on Wednesday, prompting mass evacuations and causing shipping to be…
First ship to use Ukraine’s corridor arrives in Istanbul
The first vessel that used Ukraine's Black Sea corridor is crossing through Turkey's Bosphorus Strait, a Reuters witness said on Friday. The…
Key Turkish opposition figure set to run again for Istanbul mayor
ISTANBUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key figure and possible future leader of Turkey's political opposition, said on…
Turkey curbs credit card use for foreign travel, in blow to sector
By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL, (Reuters) - Turkey's banking watchdog has stopped allowing credit card payments by instalment for foreign travel, such as…
Italy, Turkey request to bid together to host Euro 2032
(Reuters) - The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) have requested to merge their individual bids into one…
EU ready to re-engage with Turkey, but sets conditions
BRUSSELS, July 20 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday that the bloc should re-engage with Turkey, but set some…
Saudi Arabia buys Turkish drones during Erdogan’s visit
Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to buy Turkish drones, one of several lucrative contracts President Tayyip Erdogan secured for Turkey's struggling economy…
Way forward on EU-Turkey relations headlining EP Committee agenda this week
The European Parliament's Committees wrap up their activities before Summer recess with a number of hot topics on the agenda over the…
UPDATED: Turkey gives green light to Swedish NATO membership bid
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed to forward to parliament Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance, appearing to end months of…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey on war’s 500th day
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic…
Biden, Erdogan meeting during NATO summit being discussed – sources
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan may meet during next week's NATO summit in…
Swedish court convicts man of helping Kurdish militants, boosting Sweden’s NATO bid
A Swedish court on Thursday found a man guilty of attempting to finance the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), in a ruling…