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US President Trump gives green light to Turkey for military operation against Syrian Kurds

The United States began pulling troops back from the northeast Syrian border on Monday, opening the way for a Turkish strike on Kurdish-led forces long allied...

Turkey to launch new round of drilling in disputed area off Cyprus

Turkey’s Yavuz drillship on set sail on Thursday to start drilling to the south of Cyprus, in an area claimed by both the Turkish and Greek...

Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank deemed weakest on Fitch stress test

Fitch Ratings on Thursday said Turkey’s three major state-owned banks are less equipped to deal with a potential deterioration in asset quality than their privately owned peers,...

Turkish-backed rebels in Syria vow to support Erdoğan’s cross-border offensive

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels pledged on Friday to back a potential cross-border offensive that Ankara has threatened to mount against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria,...

Greek PM accuses Turkey of exploiting Europe’s migrant crisis

Greece’s prime minister accused Turkey on Friday of appearing to “exploit” Europe’s migrant crisis for its own ends and said Ankara can and must control migrant...

Cyprus condemns Turkey for sending another drilling ship to east Med

Cyprus on Friday strongly condemned Turkey's move to send another drilling vessel to waters where Cyprus has already issued licenses to European energy companies,...

Former Turkish ambassador elected as member to UN Committee against Torture

Former Turkish Ambassador Erdoğan İşcan was elected as a member of the UN Committee against Torture in a vote at the United Nations Office in Geneva...

Turkish university to establish 3 campuses in Syria upon Erdoğan’s order

Gaziantep University in southeastern Turkey will establish campuses in each of three provinces of neighboring Syria, according to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette....

Turkey ranked 52nd on Henley Passport Index

Turkey’s passport has been ranked 52nd on the 2019 Henley Passport Index (HPI), a global ranking of passports based on the freedom of travel they provide, declining...

Turkey to ban e-cigarettes, says health minister

Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has said the government is working on legislation to prohibit electronic cigarettes by blocking their entry into the country, the Diken...

Turkey intercepted some 315,000 migrants headed to Europe in 2019: minister

Turkey has intercepted some 315,000 irregular migrants on their route to Europe in the first nine months of the year, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu...

Turkey’s inflation falls to lowest level in nearly 3 years

Turkey’s headline inflation rate fell to 9.26 percent in September, the lowest level in nearly three years, according to the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat). “We have made...

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