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Aug 1, 20243 min read
Factbox-Major Russian and Soviet prisoner exchanges
MOSCOW - An extensive east-west prisoner swap, involving 26 people, took place in Ankara on Thursday, the Turkish presidency said. What...
May 21, 20243 min read
Reactions to the crash of the Iranian president's helicopter
Following are reactions from foreign governments and officials to the news that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and...
May 13, 20242 min read
Erdogan, Greek leader begin talks in Turkey to maintain positive momentum
ANKARA/ATHENS -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis began talks in Ankara on Monday aimed at...
May 8, 20242 min read
Probe launched after Boeing cargo plane lands in Istanbul without front landing gear
ISTANBUL -A FedEx Airlines Boeing 767 cargo plane landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday without its front landing gear, a Turkish...
Apr 24, 20242 min read
German Prez to conclude visit to Turkey with Erdogan meeting
Ankara, April 24 - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will end his three-day visit to Turkey on Wednesday with a meeting with...
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Turkey's Erdogan in Iraq to push for reset of ties, cooperation against PKK
BAGHDAD - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan began a rare visit to neighbouring Iraq on Monday aiming to reset rocky bilateral ties with a...
Apr 3, 20243 min read
Turkey replaces Kurdish mayor with government candidate two days after vote
ISTANBUL -Turkish authorities on Tuesday prevented the newly elected mayor of a pro-Kurdish party taking up his post and announced a...
Apr 2, 20241 min read
Daytime fire at Istanbul nightclub kills at least 27 people
ISTANBUL -At least 27 people were killed when a fire broke out during daytime renovation work at a nightclub in central Istanbul, the...
Apr 1, 20244 min read
Turkey's resurgent opposition thumps Erdogan in pivotal local elections
ISTANBUL -Turks dealt President Tayyip Erdogan and his party their biggest electoral blow on Sunday in a nationwide local vote that...
Mar 31, 20243 min read
Explainer-Turkey's local vote a test for Erdogan and rival Imamoglu
ANKARA -Turkey holds municipal elections across 81 provinces on Sunday March 31, with President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) aiming...
Mar 29, 20241 min read
Turkey's Erdogan to visit U.S. on May 9, security official says
ANKARA - Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan will visit the United States on May 9, a Turkish security official said on Friday, setting...
Mar 26, 20243 min read
Turkey's Kurds could sway Istanbul vote in Sunday's local polls
ISTANBUL/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - Many of Turkey's Kurds are set to put aside party loyalty and back Tayyip Erdogan's major rival in...
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