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Explosion in eastern Turkey halts natural gas flow from Iran: report

An explosion in eastern Turkey on Tuesday damaged a natural gas pipeline and halted gas flows from Iran, The Associated Press reported, citing local media. The explosion...

EP officials urge Turkey to release political prisoners amid coronavirus pandemic

The European Parliament’s standing rapporteur on Turkey, Nacho Sánchez Amor, and the chair of the EP Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, Sergey Lagodinsky, on...

Amnesty, 26 NGOs call on Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners amid coronavirus crisis

Amnesty International and 26 other rights groups and civil society organizations from Turkey and around the world on Monday released a joint statement calling for the release...

Turkish-backed Syrian militants not happy fighting in Libya, monitor claims: report

Syrian mercenaries in Libya are not happy about the current situation inside the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Monday, according to...

Turkish lira slips 2 pct against US dollar as coronavirus cases surge: report

The Turkish lira fell nearly 2 percent against the dollar on Monday as the number of coronavirus cases continued to surge in Turkey and world markets...

Turkey dumps Chinese COVID-19 test kits over unreliable results: report

The Turkish government has rejected samples of Chinese-made coronavirus rapid testing kits after finding that they gave inaccurate results, a Turkish official confirmed to Middle East Eye...

2 intel officers at Iranian consulate in Turkey instigated Iranian dissident’s killing: report

Two intelligence officers at an Iranian consulate in Turkey instigated the killing last November of an Iranian dissident in İstanbul who criticized the Islamic Republic’s political...

Turkey evacuates hundreds of migrants from Greek border amid pandemic

Turkish authorities on Friday evacuated hundreds of migrants who had been waiting at the border with Greece hoping to make their way into Europe, amid the...

Turkey’s top business club urges Erdoğan to introduce stricter measures

Turkey’s top industrialists are calling on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to introduce stricter measures to fight the coronavirus and boost a stimulus to kick-start the economy...

Moody’s says Turkish economy will shrink 1.4 pct in 2020 due to coronavirus effect

US-based credit rating agency Moody’s has said the Turkish economy will shrink by 1.4 percent in 2020 and grow 0.8 percent next year, slashing...

BBC video exposes Turkish ship carrying arms to Libya: report

A detailed BBC video has exposed Turkey sending arms to Libya, violating a UN-imposed arms embargo. In the video the BBC detailed the alleged arms shipment in...

Turkey’s wealth fund signs $5 bln MOU with Chinese insurance company

Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund said on Thursday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Sinosure to provide insurance support up to $5 billion for...

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