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US reluctance causes delay in delivery of Turkish helicopters to Pakistan

Pakistan has extended the deadline for Turkish Aerospace Industries to deliver 30 T129 helicopter gunships on order, amid US reluctance to grant Turkey technology export licenses,...

US ambassador to Greece says Turkey-Libya accord ‘unproductive and provocative’

Stepping up American support, the US ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, said a deal between Libya and Turkey to divide the seas between them – Turkey...

1,077 Turkish citizens applied for asylum in Belgium in 2019

A total of 1,077 Turkish citizens sought asylum in Belgium in 2019, according data released by the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless...

HRW calls on Turkey to release jailed critics, respect election results

The prolonged and arbitrary detention of journalists, human rights defenders and politicians blights Turkey’s claims of being a country that respects human rights and the rule of...

Turkey set to lift access ban on Wikipedia after 32 months

The Turkish Constitutional Court on Wednesday issued a detailed version of its December ruling that a 32-month block on access to online encyclopedia Wikipedia in Turkey...

Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens to teach Libya’s Gen. Haftar a lesson

Turkey will not refrain from “teaching a lesson” to Gen. Khalifa Haftar if his eastern Libyan forces continue attacks against the country’s internationally recognized government, President...

Libyan rivals leave Moscow without ceasefire agreement: report

Libya’s rival leaders have left Moscow without reaching agreement on a ceasefire deal, with Russia trying to downplay the talks’ failure on Tuesday, according to The...

Top spies from Turkey, Syria meet officially for first time in years: report

The Turkish and Syrian heads of intelligence met in Moscow on Monday, in the first official contact in years despite Ankara’s longstanding hostility to President Bashar...

Turkey’s public broadcaster launches digital operation in Germany

Turkish public broadcaster TRT launched a digital operation in Germany on Tuesday, according to a statement on its website. “We are clearly positioning ourselves against right-wing radicalism and...

Greek FM: Turkey’s activities in eastern Mediterranean will lead to int’l isolation

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias criticized Turkey’s activities in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean on Monday, saying they are leading Ankara into international isolation, the...

US President Trump polls as least trusted world leader in Turkey: report

US President Donald Trump is the least trusted major world leader in Turkey, while Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen as the most trustworthy, the Ahval news...

23 migrants en route to Europe die after 2 boats capsize in separate accidents

Twenty-three migrants trying to reach Europe died after their boats capsized in two separate incidents in Greek and Turkish waters, the Rudaw news website reported. A...

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