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Jailed lawyer dies in Turkey after 238 days of hunger strike
August 28, 2020
Jailed lawyer dies in Turkey after 238 days of hunger strike
A lawyer sentenced to more than 13 years in prison by a Turkish court on terror charges died on Thursday…
EU countries obliged to support Greece on East Med issue, Merkel says
August 28, 2020
EU countries obliged to support Greece on East Med issue, Merkel says
All European Union member states are obliged to support Greece in a heated territorial dispute with Turkey in the eastern…
Turkey says ready for talks in Mediterranean conflict without preconditions: report
August 26, 2020
Turkey says ready for talks in Mediterranean conflict without preconditions: report
Turkey said on Tuesday it is ready for talks with Greece without preconditions about an escalating row over eastern Mediterranean…
Turkish opposition leader tests positive for coronavirus: report
August 26, 2020
Turkish opposition leader tests positive for coronavirus: report
Turkey’s former economy czar and the leader of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), Ali Babacan, said on Tuesday…
Greece, Turkey ready for dialogue over Mediterranean dispute, German FM says
August 26, 2020
Greece, Turkey ready for dialogue over Mediterranean dispute, German FM says
Greece and Turkey told German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday that they did not want to settle their dispute…
US harshly criticizes Turkey’s Erdoğan for hosting Hamas leaders: report
August 26, 2020
US harshly criticizes Turkey’s Erdoğan for hosting Hamas leaders: report
The United States said on Tuesday it strongly objected to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent hosting of two leaders…
Turkey’s gas discovery could lead to new cooperation with Russia, Iran: minister
August 26, 2020
Turkey’s gas discovery could lead to new cooperation with Russia, Iran: minister
Turkey’s largest-ever natural gas discovery in the Black Sea could lead to new cooperation with Russia and Iran even as…
Death toll in Turkish Black Sea floods increases to 8: report
August 25, 2020
Death toll in Turkish Black Sea floods increases to 8: report
Turkish rescue workers recovered two more bodies Monday after severe weekend floods swept along Turkey’s Black Sea coast, raising the…
Greece to extend fence on land border with Turkey to deter migrants: report
August 24, 2020
Greece to extend fence on land border with Turkey to deter migrants: report
Greece will proceed with plans to extend a cement and barbed-wire fence that it set up in 2012 along its…
Former TV anchorman arrested as part of post-coup crackdown in Turkey
August 24, 2020
Former TV anchorman arrested as part of post-coup crackdown in Turkey
Erkan Akkuş, a former anchorman at the now-closed Bugün TV, has been arrested by a Turkish court as part of…