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UN refugee chief calls on Turkey to admit more Syrian refugees amid military escalation in Idlib

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Thursday called on Syria’s neighbors, including Turkey, to admit more Syrian refugees amid what he called “the dramatically worsening...

Consumer confidence in Turkey dips slightly in February: report

Turkey's consumer confidence index fell to 57.3 points in February from 58.82 the previous month, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) showed on Thursday, according...

Washington believes Russia, Turkey ‘very close’ to more extensive conflict in Syria

The United States believes that Russia and Turkey are “very close” to a more extensive conflict in Syria’s Idlib region and hopes they will be able...

Turkey asks US to deploy Patriots on border to counter Syrian gov’t attacks: Bloomberg

Turkey has asked the US to deploy two Patriot missile-defense batteries on its southern border to free it to punish any future attacks by Syrian troops...

Russia accuses Turkey of providing weapons to militants in Idlib: report

Russia's defense ministry accused Turkey on Thursday of providing artillery support to militants fighting Syrian government forces and said militants briefly broke through government defenses in...

Turkey exempts some EU, UK citizens from visa requirements: report

Turkey has decided to exempt citizens from European Union countries Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland as well as the UK from visa requirements for...

Turkish, Kurdish migrants among 9 killed by gunman in German city: report

A gunman with suspected far-right links shot dead nine people, some of them migrants from Turkey, in an overnight rampage through a German city before killing...

Turkish FM says talks with Russia to continue in search for Syria solution: report

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that some progress had been made in talks with Russia on Syria’s Idlib region, where Ankara has threatened to...

Human rights commissioner calls on Turkey to restore judicial independence

Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic on Wednesday submitted a report on her visit to Turkey in July 2019 in which she...

Turkish gov’t restructures transportation authority, reducing municipal influence

A new regulation published on Wednesday in Turkey’s Official Gazette has significantly altered the composition of the Transportation Coordination Centers (UKOME), the agency responsible for transportation-related matters...

Turkey’s judicial watchdog to investigate judges who acquitted Gezi Park defendants

Turkey’s judicial watchdog, the Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), has launched an administrative investigation into the judges who on Tuesday acquitted all defendants in the...

UN chief urges Turkey, Russia, Iran to find solution to 9-year-old Syria civil war

The UN secretary-general on Tuesday called for an immediate cease-fire in Syria, urging Turkey, Russia and Iran to find a political solution. In an interview with The...

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