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Erdoğan demands Syrian troops withdraw from Idlib region: report
February 5, 2020
Erdoğan demands Syrian troops withdraw from Idlib region: report
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday threatened to drive back Syrian troops in Idlib unless they withdraw by the…
Ankara trying to keep Syria peace efforts alive with Russia: Turkish FM
February 5, 2020
Ankara trying to keep Syria peace efforts alive with Russia: Turkish FM
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said Ankara and Moscow are trying to keep peace efforts for Syria alive despite…
Heavy clashes in Syria’s Idlib have displaced half a million civilians: UN
February 5, 2020
Heavy clashes in Syria’s Idlib have displaced half a million civilians: UN
A regime offensive in Syria’s last rebel enclave has caused more than half a million civilians to flee, one of…
Turkey will respond to EU’s ‘adverse steps’ in east Med if Turkish Cypriot rights ignored: Çavuşoğlu
February 5, 2020
Turkey will respond to EU’s ‘adverse steps’ in east Med if Turkish Cypriot rights ignored: Çavuşoğlu
Turkey will respond to the European Union’s “adverse steps” in the eastern Mediterranean if the Turkish Cypriots’ right to explore…
US halts drone intelligence program with Turkey due to Syria incursion: report
February 5, 2020
US halts drone intelligence program with Turkey due to Syria incursion: report
The United States has halted a secretive military intelligence cooperation program with Turkey that for years helped Ankara target Kurdistan…
US backs Cyprus in east Mediterranean energy duel with Turkey: report
February 5, 2020
US backs Cyprus in east Mediterranean energy duel with Turkey: report
The US backs energy-based partnerships in the eastern Mediterranean that bolster political cooperation and prosperity and is urging against “provocative…
[UPDATE] Avalanches kill at least 38 including rescuers in Turkey’s east: report
February 5, 2020
[UPDATE] Avalanches kill at least 38 including rescuers in Turkey’s east: report
Two avalanches in eastern Turkey have killed at least 38 people, as rescuers searching for survivors of the first slide…
Senator asks US attorney general to recuse self from Halkbank case, citing Trump’s interference
February 4, 2020
Senator asks US attorney general to recuse self from Halkbank case, citing Trump’s interference
US Senator Ron Wyden asked Attorney General William Barr on Monday to recuse himself from the record-breaking money laundering prosecution…
US court grants temporary halt in prosecution of Turkey’s Halkbank: report
February 4, 2020
US court grants temporary halt in prosecution of Turkey’s Halkbank: report
A federal appeals court granted a temporary halt in the US prosecution of Turkish lender Halkbank over sanctions violation charges…
İstanbul added another half million to population in 2019: TurkStat
February 4, 2020
İstanbul added another half million to population in 2019: TurkStat
Turkey’s population numbered 83.15 million as of end of 2019, indicating a 1.39 percent rise year-on-year, and İstanbul maintained its…