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Foreign ministry denies reports claiming Turkey ending guarantor status over Cyprus
World
February 12, 2020
Foreign ministry denies reports claiming Turkey ending guarantor status over Cyprus
Turkey on Tuesday dismissed claims that it was ending its guarantor status over northern Cyprus, the Hürriyet Daily News reported.…
Turkish delegation to visit Russia to discuss Idlib conflict: FM
World
February 12, 2020
Turkish delegation to visit Russia to discuss Idlib conflict: FM
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Wednesday said a Turkish delegation would go to Moscow “in the next few days” to…
Syrian gov’t forces seize highway in northwest after Turkish-Russian talks end
World
February 11, 2020
Syrian gov’t forces seize highway in northwest after Turkish-Russian talks end
Government forces seized control of a highway in northwest Syria for the first time since 2012 on Tuesday, a war…
6 AKP officials file complaint against former army chief over remarks targeting party
Turkey
February 8, 2020
6 AKP officials file complaint against former army chief over remarks targeting party
Six former and current deputies of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have filed a criminal complaint against former…
Turkey ‘determined’ to resume gas exploration in area demarcated in Libya accord
World
February 7, 2020
Turkey ‘determined’ to resume gas exploration in area demarcated in Libya accord
Turkey’s presidential spokesman, İbrahim Kalın, on Thursday reiterated Ankara’s determination to press forward with seismic research and drilling for hydrocarbons…
Turkish dissidents feel unsafe as Zelensky acquiesces to Erdogan’s demands
Ukraine
February 6, 2020
Turkish dissidents feel unsafe as Zelensky acquiesces to Erdogan’s demands
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Kyiv earlier this week was largely formulaic. He and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky…
In Kyiv, Erdogan Said All The Right Things — Unless You’re A Turkish Dissident In Ukraine
Ukraine
February 5, 2020
In Kyiv, Erdogan Said All The Right Things — Unless You’re A Turkish Dissident In Ukraine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said all the things Ukraine wanted to hear when he visited Kyiv this week, and…
Ankara trying to keep Syria peace efforts alive with Russia: Turkish FM
World
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
World
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
World
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…