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Turkish special forces fire over Greek military vehicle at border: report

Officers from Turkey's police special forces late on Wednesday fired over a Greek military vehicle that had been stationed on the Greek side of the border,...

Athens summons Turkish envoy after alleged attempt to ram coast guard boat

Greece's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned Turkey's ambassador in Athens, Burak Özügergin, after a video posted on the Shipping Ministry's website showed the harassment of a Greek...

MEPs call for de-escalation of migration situation with Turkey

The EU should continue its dialogue with Turkey to de-escalate the migration situation at the Greek-Turkish border, members of the European Parliament (MEP) said in a debate...

Turks begin panic buying in several cities after first COVID-19 case

After the Turkish health minister announced the first case of novel coronavirus yesterday, Turks reportedly began inundating supermarkets in several provinces, including İstanbul, as...

Coronavirus outbreak delays Chinese refinance of İstanbul bridge loan: report

The novel coronavirus outbreak threw off track a major loan deal that Chinese banks were arranging in Turkey, a sign that the virus’s spread could slow...

Turkey still risks sanctions from Washington over Russian missiles: US envoy

Turkey still faces the prospect of American sanctions if there’s no resolution to the dispute triggered by its purchase of an advanced Russian S-400 missile-defense system,...

Erdoğan threatens stronger military action in Syria if truce broken: report

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Turkey would not refrain from even stronger military action in northwest Syria’s Idlib region if a ceasefire agreed...

Erdoğan likens Greek police to Nazis, criticizes treatment of migrants

Turkey's president on Wednesday made the incendiary claim that the Greek authorities' alleged mistreatment of migrants at its border was comparable to "what the Nazis did"...

Turkey denies reports that elderly US woman with COVID-19 traveled to Turkey

The Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday refuted claims that an elderly women in the United States who tested positive for the coronavirus had traveled...

Turkey’s arms imports fell by 48 pct in last 5 years, says SIPRI report

Turkish arms imports fell by 48 percent between 2015 and 2019 compared to the previous five-year period, an annual report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research...

Turkey hopes for updated refugee deal with EU: minister

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said a 2016 refugee deal between Turkey and the European Union needs to be updated, expressing Ankara's hopes to reach...

Erdoğan planning summit with Germany, France, UK to discuss migrant crisis: report

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday he would host a summit in İstanbul on March 17 with the leaders of France, Germany and possibly Britain...

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