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THY grounds all Boeing 737 Max aircraft as of March 13

Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY), has grounded all commercial flights by its Boeing 737 MAX models as of March 13 until uncertainty over...

Turkey extends accreditation of 1 German journalist after initial refusal

The press credentials of German journalist Jorg Brase have been renewed by the Turkish government, which at first had refused to do so, forcing...

Turkey’s foreign minister says Israeli aggression on the rise due to US encouragement

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Tuesday said Israel’s aggression has been increasing as a result of American encouragement after the closure of some...

US Embassy in Kosovo lauds parliamentary inquiry into expulsion of Gülen-linked Turks

The US Embassy in Kosovo has issued a statement hailing a parliamentary inquiry into the expulsion of six Turkish nationals in March 2018 due...

European rights court orders Turkey to compensate owner of shut-down Kurdish daily

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ordered Turkey to compensate the owner of a Kurdish newspaper that was shut down in...

Turkey increases weapons exports by 170 percent in last 4 years: report

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported on Monday that Turkey increased its weapons exports by 170 percent between 2014 and 2018 over...

Turkey summons Belgian ambassador over appeals court decision declaring PKK not a terrorist organization

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned Belgian Ambassador Michel Malherbe for an explanation after the Belgian Court of Appeals declared that the Kurdistan Workers’...

6 Turks illegally sent home from Kosovo on orders from Erdoğan: report

The Kosovar intelligence service illegally deported six Turkish citizens on orders that were likely to have come directly from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

2 German journalists denied press card renewal, forced to leave Turkey

Two German news correspondents were forced to leave Turkey on Sunday after the Turkish government refused to renew their press credentials, a move condemned...

Turkish defense minister says purchase of Russian S-400s not a preference but a must

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has said Turkey’s plans to buy a Russian-made S-400 missile defense system is not a matter of preference but...

Turkey ranks 85th in economic equality for women: World Bank

In a report recently released by the World Bank, Turkey ranked 85th out of 187 countries in terms of equal economic rights for women,...

Syrian Kurds want multinational force to protect border, reject Turkey-controlled ‘safe zone’: report

Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria want a multinational force to deploy at the Turkish border and reject the creation of a large “safe zone”...

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