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Five things to know about Turkey’s interests in Africa

Turkey is pushing for diplomatic and economic influence on the world stage -- not least in Africa, when it announced plans last week to...

Greek border guard shot from Turkish side: police

A Greek border guard was hurt Saturday after being shot from the Turkish side of the frontier, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the Greek police. The...

Turkey-Syria rapprochement likely to be gradual: analysts

After a long estrangement, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, may be edging towards a meeting, but analysts say...

Iraq to import electricity from Turkey

Iraq said Sunday a new power line will bring electricity from Turkey to its northern provinces as authorities aim to diversify the country's energy...

Turkey calls Israeli claims about Erdoğan arming Hamas ‘lies’

Turkey on Sunday slammed Israeli claims Ankara was arming and funding Palestinian militant group Hamas as "lies,” accusing Israel of trying to direct attention...

Cypriot leader says ‘no option’ but to reunify island after 50 years

The Greek-Cypriot president of Cyprus said Saturday that reunification is the only path forward, 50 years after Turkish troops invaded and left the island...

Erdoğan says ‘no benefit’ in resuming UN-led Cyprus talks

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in northern Cyprus on Saturday to mark 50 years since Turkish forces invaded, said he sees no point in...

Erdoğan opens restored palace of İstanbul’s last absolute monarch

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened the restored Yıldız Palace, the former residence of the last absolute Ottoman monarch, Sultan Abdulhamid II, in a...

Jailed Kurdish leader sentenced to prison for ‘denigrating state institutions’

A Turkish court sentenced Selahattin Demirtaş, former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), to more than two years in prison for remarks...

Houses built for Turkey’s earthquake victims is a fraction of what Erdoğan promised

In the year and a half since two powerful earthquakes hit Turkey, authorities have built and handed over to their owners 76,000 new residences,...

UN employees in Turkey protest 7 pct raise, 700 workers consider striking

The United Nations has announced a salary increase of 7 to 11 percent for its approximately 700 employees across 13 agencies in Turkey, prompting...

Trial concerning murder of ex-Grey Wolves leader adjourned, widow says coverup underway

The trial concerning the murder of former Grey Wolves leader Sinan Ateş has been adjourned until September 30, fueling accusations from his widow that...

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