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Turkish political prisoner locked up with ISIS suicide bomber – court documents
World
August 15, 2020
Turkish political prisoner locked up with ISIS suicide bomber – court documents
Turkish authorities locked up a political prisoner in a cell with a suspected Islamic State (ISIS) member to pressure him…
Russia, Turkey halt joint patrols in Syria’s Idlib after militants attacks
World
August 14, 2020
Russia, Turkey halt joint patrols in Syria’s Idlib after militants attacks
Russia and Turkey have suspended joint military patrols carried out along the M4 highway in Syria’s northwestern region of Idlib…
Amid tensions with Turkey in Mediterranean, Greece in joint maneuvers with France
World
August 13, 2020
Amid tensions with Turkey in Mediterranean, Greece in joint maneuvers with France
The French military conducted training exercises with Greek forces off the southern island of Crete on Thursday, defense sources said,…
Erdoğan says Turkey not seeking adventures in Mediterranean: report
World
August 13, 2020
Erdoğan says Turkey not seeking adventures in Mediterranean: report
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that the only solution to Turkey’s dispute with Greece over energy exploration in…
Turkey delays reopening schools after spike in new COVID-19 cases
Turkey
August 13, 2020
Turkey delays reopening schools after spike in new COVID-19 cases
Turkish schools will start to reopen on Sept. 21 in a gradual transition back to in-person education, Education Minister Ziya…
France to bolster Mediterranean military presence over Turkish prospecting: Macron
World
August 13, 2020
France to bolster Mediterranean military presence over Turkish prospecting: Macron
France will increase its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, calling on Turkey to…
Turkey wants to resolve energy exploration dispute with Greece through dialogue: defense minister
World
August 12, 2020
Turkey wants to resolve energy exploration dispute with Greece through dialogue: defense minister
Turkey wants to resolve its dispute with Greece over energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean through dialogue, Defense Minister Hulusi…
Nationalist opposition leader turns down Erdoğan’s call to join AKP-MHP alliance
Turkey
August 12, 2020
Nationalist opposition leader turns down Erdoğan’s call to join AKP-MHP alliance
İyi (Good) Party Chair Meral Akşener has turned down a proposal by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to join the Public…
US Congress has secretly blocked arms sales to Turkey for nearly 2 years: report
World
August 12, 2020
US Congress has secretly blocked arms sales to Turkey for nearly 2 years: report
Four key members of Congress, either individually or collectively, have quietly frozen all major US arms sales to Turkey for…
Turkey’s resumed gas and oil exploration in east Mediterranean ‘extremely worrying’: EU
World
August 11, 2020
Turkey’s resumed gas and oil exploration in east Mediterranean ‘extremely worrying’: EU
Turkey’s resumed search for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean is “extremely worrying,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell…