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Turkey decides to close 5 thermal power stations: report

Turkey has decided to close five thermal power stations that have not completed necessary installations of filters, Environment Minister Murat Kurum was quoted as...

Cancer-stricken businessman jailed after coup in solitary confinement for 3.5 years

Hacı Boydak, one of the executives of the Kayseri-based Boydak Holding who was jailed following a failed coup in Turkey in July 2016 due to this...

[UPDATE] Albania deports Gülen follower at Turkey’s request despite court rejection of extradition

Albanian authorities on Wednesday deported Harun Çelik, a Turkish teacher at a school affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement in Albania, to Turkey despite...

Arab League opposes ‘foreign interference’ in Libya in wake of Turkey agreements

The Arab League on Tuesday called for efforts to "prevent foreign interference" in Libya in the wake of military and maritime agreements signed by Turkey with the...

More than 5,000 migrants from Turkey arrive in Greece in December: report

A total of 5,247 migrants arrived in the Greek islands from nearby Turkey in December, the Ekathimerini news website reported on Wednesday. According to the Greek police's...

Turkey may not send troops to Libya if situation improves, says Turkish VP

Turkey may hold off from sending troops to Libya if forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar halt their offensive against the internationally recognized government in Tripoli...

Turkey has sent 300 Syrian rebel fighters to Libya: Syria watchdog

Turkey has thus far transported some 300 rebel fighters from Syria to Libya in support of the Tripoli-based Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) against the eastern...

Turkey repatriated 778 foreign fighters in 2019: minister

Turkey deported 778 foreign fighters in 2019, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said on Sunday, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. Soylu did not mention whether all...

Turkey’s main opposition party objects to sending troops to Libya: report

Turkey’s main opposition party said Monday it does not support the government’s plans to deploy troops to Libya, saying the move would embroil Turkey in another conflict...

Turkey will not withdraw from observation posts in Syria’s Idlib: minister

Turkey will not withdraw from its observation posts in the Syrian rebel bastion province of Idlib, which has seen an increase in violence amid intensified fighting...

Merkel discusses diplomatic solution for Libya with Putin, Erdoğan: report

German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed efforts to reach a diplomatic solution for the Libyan conflict in separate phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin...

75 percent of Germans see Turkey’s Erdoğan as threat to global security: poll

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seen by 75 percent of Germans as a threat to global security and stability, according to a poll conducted by...

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