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Turkey says will retaliate against any US sanctions, is accelerating jet program with UK

Turkey said on Wednesday it would retaliate against any US sanctions over its purchase of a Russian defense system, adding that it had agreed with Britain...

Aide says Erdoğan wasn’t targeting Nobel laureate Pamuk with ‘terrorist’ remark

Fahrettin Altun, the head of Turkey’s Presidential Communications Directorate, has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was not referring to Nobel Prize winning Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk...

French press association recognizes Le Point for cover story on Erdoğan’s Syria incursion

France’s Foreign Press Association (Association de la Presse Étrangère) has bestowed the Grand Press Award on Le Point magazine for its cover story calling the Turkish...

Sanctions on Turkey part of defense spending deal struck by US lawmakers: report

The US House of Representatives has reached an agreement on a defense bill setting policy for the Department of Defense, according to the Bianet news website. The National...

Turkish banks to see more asset quality weakening, says Fitch Ratings report

Turkey’s banks are set to continue suffering from exposure to troubled industries such as the construction sector and energy, the Ahval news website reported, citing a Fitch...

Greece calls on UN to condemn Turkey-Libya maritime deal

Greece on Tuesday called on the United Nations to condemn a disputed maritime jurisdiction deal between Turkey and Libya as “disruptive” to regional peace and stability,...

European human rights court calls for release of Turkish businessman Kavala: report

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday called for the immediate release of Turkish businessman and activist Osman Kavala, saying there was a lack of...

Erdoğan says Turkey, Libya can conduct joint exploration in east Med: report

Turkey and Libya can carry out joint exploration operations in the eastern Mediterranean after the two sides signed a deal on maritime boundaries, Turkish President Recep...

Turkey joins Nobel ceremony boycott in protest of Handke

Turkey said on Monday it would join Albania and Kosovo in boycotting the Nobel awards ceremony in protest of 2019 literature prize laureate Peter Handke, who...

EU foreign ministers discuss Turkey’s maritime deal with Libya

European Union foreign ministers on Monday debated how to respond to a controversial agreement between Turkey and Libya that could give Turkey access to a contested...

Turkey ranked 59th in United Nations Human Development Index

Turkey was ranked 59th in the 2018 Human Development Index published by the United Nations on Monday, according to the Ahval news website. Its ranking remained the...

Turkey’s arms deals increased by 22 percent in 2018: report

Arms sales by two Turkish companies listed in the Top 100 manufacturers in the world increased by 22 percent in 2018, to $2.8 billion, according to...

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