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Turkish fishermen injured after Romanian coast guard opens fire: report

Three Turkish fishermen were injured and five others were detained after the Romanian coast guard opened fire on a boat that was allegedly fishing illegally in...

Syria met with Turkish intelligence, open to meeting with Erdoğan, says Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has revealed that a Syrian delegation met with the head of Turkish intelligence, Hakan Fidan, in the Iranian capital of Tehran and...

Minister says Turkey preparing for potential US sanctions over Russian missiles

Turkey’s defense minister said it was preparing for potential US sanctions over its purchase of a Russian S-400 missile defense system, even while he said there...

Russia condemns US ultimatum to Turkey over S-400 missile purchase

The Kremlin on Wednesday condemned as unacceptable an alleged US ultimatum to Turkey designed to force it to cancel a deal to buy a Russian S-400...

Turkey ‘besieged by global media,’ pro-gov’t daily claims

The Yeni Şafak newspaper on Tuesday said Turkey is being besieged by the global media, referring to a series of digital news platforms in Turkish launched...

Libyan military officer claims Turkish ship brought ISIL militants to Libya: report

Col. Abu Bakr al-Badri, a Libyan naval operations officer in the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has claimed that the Turkish ship...

OECD foresees sharper contraction in Turkish economy for 2019

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revised its projection for Turkey’s GDP, forecasting a 2.6 percent contraction in 2019 instead of the previously anticipated...

Despite criticizing US sanctions, Turkey closes its ports to Iranian oil: report

Turkey has closed its ports to Iranian oil, fully complying with US sanctions against its main supplier, despite Ankara publicly criticizing the United States’ move to...

Lengthy detentions Turkey’s biggest problem, ECtHR judge says

Işıl Karakaş, the Turkish judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), has said prolonged detentions are the most serious issue Turkey is faced with...

Turkey’s banking watchdog imposes settlement delay for forex purchases over $100,000

Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) on Monday imposed a settlement delay for FX purchases by individuals of more than $100,000, a move that could...

UK lawyer briefly under arrest over Turkish extradition request alleging Gülen links

Özcan Keleş, a British lawyer, was arrested on Monday and is facing possible extradition to Turkey on terrorism charges due to his links to the Gülen...

Greek party leader seeks international recognition of ‘Turkey’s Pontic genocide’

Conservative New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday defined the Pontic genocide by Turkey as one of the most traumatic incidents in Greek and world...

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