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Is Libya too big of a foreign policy challenge for Erdoğan?
World
January 5, 2020
Is Libya too big of a foreign policy challenge for Erdoğan?
On Jan. 2, Turkey’s Grand National Assembly approved a bill allowing for the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya after…
Clashes among Turkish-backed rebel factions in northern Syria
World
January 5, 2020
Clashes among Turkish-backed rebel factions in northern Syria
Turkish-backed rebel factions, vying for influence in northern Syria, have clashed among each other, Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR) reported…
YPG intelligence official killed in Turkish intelligence operation in Iraq: report
World
January 4, 2020
YPG intelligence official killed in Turkish intelligence operation in Iraq: report
Metin Arslan, an intelligence official for the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), was killed in an operation conducted by Turkey’s…
Top court reverses verdict acquitting former Fenerbahçe chairman of match fixing
Turkey
January 4, 2020
Top court reverses verdict acquitting former Fenerbahçe chairman of match fixing
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed a decision from a high criminal court in İstanbul that acquitted former Fenerbahçe…
Turkey’s inflation rises slightly more than expected to 11.8 pct: report
World
January 4, 2020
Turkey’s inflation rises slightly more than expected to 11.8 pct: report
Turkey’s annual inflation rate rose slightly more than expected to 11.84 percent in December, official data showed on Friday, ending…
Turkish operator says ex-Nissan boss used its jets illegally in escape from Japan
Business
January 4, 2020
Turkish operator says ex-Nissan boss used its jets illegally in escape from Japan
Turkish private aircraft operator MNG Jet said on Friday that its planes were used illegally in the escape from Japan…
Rouhani calls on Erdoğan to take united stance against U.S. agresssion
World
January 4, 2020
Rouhani calls on Erdoğan to take united stance against U.S. agresssion
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called on Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to take united stance against Washington following the killing…
Turkey begins work on Erdoğan’s all women’s university project
World
January 4, 2020
Turkey begins work on Erdoğan’s all women’s university project
Turkey has established a foundation for a first all women’s university, whose board of trustees include the country’s first woman…
Turkish jet firm under spotlight with Ghosn escape – LA Times
World
January 4, 2020
Turkish jet firm under spotlight with Ghosn escape – LA Times
The dramatic exfiltration of Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Beirut via Istanbul is drawing attention to Turkish charter…
Turkey’s Libya operation targeting gas reserves – Deutsche Welle
World
January 4, 2020
Turkey’s Libya operation targeting gas reserves – Deutsche Welle
There is much more on the table for Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is taking on another expensive military…