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Reuters poll says Turkish economy grew 5 percent in last quarter of 2019

Turkey’s economy grew 5 percent in the fourth quarter and expanded 0.6 percent in the year as a whole, just above the government forecast, a Reuters...

Haftar’s forces claim 16 Turkish troops killed in Libya: report

Forces loyal to Libyan eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said on Sunday they had killed 16 Turkish soldiers in recent weeks, a day after Turkey acknowledged it...

Turkey’s lira weakens due to investor unease over Syria conflict, coronavirus: report

The Turkish lira weakened 0.8 percent on Monday as investor unease about the conflict in neighboring Syria was amplified by a global flight to safe havens...

Russia, Turkey planning new round of talks over Syria’s Idlib: Lavrov

Russia and Turkey are preparing for talks on how to de-escalate fighting in Syria’s Idlib province, the TASS news agency reported on Monday, citing Russian Foreign...

Turkey halts flights from Iran, closes border due to coronavirus cases

Turkey has closed its border with Iran and halted flights to Turkey from Iran in the aftermath of an increasing number of coronavirus infections and deaths...

4 Turks linked to ISIL escaped Syrian prison camp, resettled in Turkey: report

Four Turkish nationals -- Hatice Güneş, Hafsa Güneş, Beyza Güneş and Berire Güneş -- on Dec. 19 escaped from the Al Hol camp in northeastern Syria,...

Libya’s Haftar vows to fight Turkish forces if Geneva peace talks break down: report

Libya’s eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar has promised to fight Turkish forces if UN-led peace talks in Geneva break down, according to the RFI news website. “We...

Turkey will activate Russian S-400 missile system: defense minister

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Thursday said there should be no doubt that Turkey will activate the S-400 missile system it purchased from Russia. Akar was...

Erdoğan accuses EU of interfering in Libya with arms embargo decision: report

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Wednesday criticized the European Union’s decision to launch a maritime effort focused on enforcing the UN arms embargo around Libya,...

Turkey’s Erdoğan asks Macron, Merkel to help stop humanitarian crisis in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asked the French and German leaders to provide “concrete” support in ending a humanitarian crisis in northwest Syria’s Idlib region, the...

Merkel, Macron want to meet with Putin, Erdoğan to talk Syria crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron told Russia’s Vladimir Putin they want to meet him and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to defuse the...

UN refugee chief calls on Turkey to admit more Syrian refugees amid military escalation in Idlib

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Thursday called on Syria’s neighbors, including Turkey, to admit more Syrian refugees amid what he called “the dramatically worsening...

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