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UK’s protective gown order from Turkey further delayed: official

There is "relatively low confidence" a delayed delivery of 400,000 protective gowns will arrive from Turkey on Monday, a senior National Health Service (NHS) official has...

Turkey blocks Saudi, UAE news websites in retaliatory move: report

Turkish authorities blocked Saudi and United Arab Emirates (UAE) news websites on Sunday, days after the sites of Turkey’s state broadcaster and news agency were blocked in...

Delivery of 84 tons of PPE for UK health service from Turkey delayed: report

The delivery of 84 tons of desperately needed personal protective equipment (PPE) from Turkey to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has been delayed and will...

Iraq says Turkish airstrike targeted refugee camp, killed 3 civilians: report

In what it called a flagrant violation of its sovereignty, Iraq says Turkish airstrikes inside its airspace targeted a refugee camp and killed three civilians on...

320 Turks living abroad have died from the coronavirus: report

The novel coronavirus pandemic has so far killed 320 Turkish citizens living abroad, diplomatic sources said on Thursday, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. Ninety-nine Turkish...

Turkish fighter jets smash last year’s Aegean overflight record in 4 months: report

Greece raised the issue of Ankara’s aggression during Wednesday’s NATO summit of defense ministers via teleconference as Turkish fighter jets this month smashed the record of...

EP officials call Turkey’s coronavirus release bill ‘a great disappointment’

European Parliament officials have said a coronavirus release bill approved by the Turkish parliament that excludes political prisoners is “a great disappointment.” European Parliament standing rapporteur on...

Turkey recently deployed some 20,000 soldiers in Syria’s Idlib: report

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) deployed roughly a division (over 20,000 soldiers) to Greater Idlib Province between Feb. 1 and March 31, 2020, according to a...

Turkish-backed Libyan forces seize 2 coastal cities west of Tripoli: report

The Turkish-backed Libyan unity government seized two coastal cities west of Tripoli on Monday in a new blow to military commander Khalifa Haftar a year after...

Turkey sees int’l influence opportunity in global coronavirus outbreak: report

Turkey is pushing its credentials as a major humanitarian power in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic by sending medical equipment to Italy and Spain, detection...

Turkish defense system downs Russian-made helicopter in Libya: report

A Turkish air defense system managed to shoot down a Russian-made chopper in northern Libya on Sunday, the Libyan National Army (LNA) confirmed, according to the...

Armenia denies seeking help from Turkey to fight coronavirus

Armenian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan on Monday refuted a claim made by a Turkish presidential aide suggesting that the Armenian government has asked for humanitarian...

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