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Turkey struggling to diversify oil imports after US cancels Iran oil waiver: minister

Turkey is not easily able to diversify its oil imports, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Thursday, after US waivers for sanctions on oil purchases from...

Ankara denies 2 Turks detained in Libya are spies: report

Turkey has denied that two Turkish restaurant workers detained in Libya by the forces of eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar are spies, Reuters reported, citing a...

Pro-gov’t Turkish media claims Trump will visit Turkey in July

The pro-government A Haber TV station has claimed that US President Donald Trump will visit Turkey in July. The relationship between Turkey and US has been strained...

Turkey slams US State Dept. report criticizing Ankara’s crackdown on Gülen movement

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Wednesday slammed the “2019 International Religious Freedom Report” published by the US State Department due to its criticism of Ankara’s crackdown...

Turkey’s Erdoğan condemns ‘coup attempt’ in Venezuela

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday condemned a "coup attempt" in Venezuela after self-proclaimed opposition leader Juan Guaidó said he had the support of troops...

Turkey criticizes US move to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group

The spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said on Tuesday that if the United States designates the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization,...

UAE high court upholds Turkish national’s life sentence for terrorism

The United Arab Emirates' Supreme Federal Court has upheld the life sentence of a Turkish citizen accused of fundraising for Syrian groups the al-Nusra Front and...

Gülen-linked schools still active in 75 countries: Turkish minister

Schools affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement, a group that was outlawed by the Turkish government, are still active in 75 countries, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt...

Erdoğan claims F-35 project will collapse without Turkey’s participation

President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that an F-35 fighter jet project without Turkish participation was bound to collapse and that it would be an injustice...

Turkey seeks to buy more Iraqi oil as US cancels waivers for Iran trade: report

Turkey is seeking ways to buy more oil from Iraq, already a major supplier of crude to the Middle East’s biggest economy, as the US looks...

Turkey’s military spending increased by 24 percent in 2018: international monitor

Military spending in Turkey increased by 24 percent in 2018 to $19 billion, the highest annual percentage increase among the world’s top 15 military spenders, according...

Man suspected of spying for UAE commits suicide in Turkish prison: authorities

A man held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide by hanging himself in prison, the Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s...

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