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All posts tagged "Turkey"
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584WorldTurkish, Greek FMs meet for first time since eastern Mediterranean dispute
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece met on Thursday for the first time since a dispute emerged between the two NATO...
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664Non classéU.S-Joe Biden hits out at Turkey, calls on Erdogan to reverse decision on Hagia Sophia
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday announced he backs NATO efforts to defuse strains between Greece and Turkey, and that...
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957WorldFrance’s Macron demands Turkey explain ‘jihadists’ in Azerbaijan
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday demanded that Turkey explain what he said was the arrival of jihadist fighters in Azerbaijan –...
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756WorldFrance accuses Turkey of sending Syrian mercenaries to Nagorno-Karabakh
France accused Turkey on Thursday of sending Syrian mercenaries to fight in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and said it was working with Russia...
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764WorldArmenia says its fighter jet ‘shot down by Turkey’
Armenia says one of its fighter jets was shot down by a Turkey jet, in a major escalation of a conflict over...
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766WorldTurkish lira hits new record low against dollar
Turkey’s lira hit a fresh record low against the dollar on Tuesday, as investors weighed whether the central bank would hike rates...
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656SocietyTunisia-Botox illicitly imported from Turkey: Customs reveals details
Speaking to Mosaique FM, Customs spokesman Colonel Haythem Zanned announced on September 16, 2020, that in collaboration with the border police services,...
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747WorldErdoğan warns Macron: ‘Don’t mess with Turkey’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron “not to mess” with Turkey, as tensions between the...
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766Non classéFrance’s Macron says to seek common EU position on Turkey
A summit of seven European Union member states on the Mediterranean due to take place on Thursday will push for a common...
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17.7KWorldU.S. to lift 33-year arms embargo on Cyprus, angering Turkey
The United States will lift a 33-year arms embargo on Cyprus and deepen its security cooperation with Nicosia, U.S. Secretary of State...
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650WorldTurkey slams France’s statement on East Med
Turkey on Sunday slammed French President Emmanuel Macron’s statement on the lingering tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. “Those who think they drew...
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1.3KWorldTurkish lawyer Ebru Timtik dies on hunger strike after 238 days
A Turkish lawyer demanding a fair trial after being charged with membership of a terrorist organization has died in an Istanbul hospital...
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664WorldTurkey, Greece ready for dialogue on East Med energy resources dispute, says Germany
Germany’s top diplomat said after whirlwind meetings in Turkey and Greece on Tuesday the two were ready for dialogue to defuse an...
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618WorldTurkey discovers large natural gas reserve off its Black Sea coast
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey discovered its biggest ever natural gas field containing 320 billion cubic meters in the Black...
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804WorldErdogan Converts Another Former Istanbul Church Into Mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday ordered another ancient Orthodox church that became a mosque and then a popular Istanbul museum...
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623WorldIraq cancels Turkish Defense minister visit, summons ambassador
Iraq cancelled on Tuesday the Turkish defence minister’s visit to the country which was scheduled for Thursday, Iraq’s foreign ministry said in...
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788WorldTurkey extradites officer behind leaked military secrets to Algeria
Algeria’s president phoned his Turkish counterpart last month to secure the return of a fugitive military official who fled Algeria days after...
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841PoliticsTunisia-President Kais Saied exchanges Eid al-Adha congratulations with Turkey’s Erdoğan
President Kais Saied and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan exchanged Eid al-Adha greetings at a phone call on Friday. They wished the...
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636WorldTurkey passes law to regulate social media content
Turkey’s parliament passed a law regulating social media on Wednesday, that critics said will increase censorship and help authorities silence dissent. President...
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677Non classéTurkey- Muslim prayers in Hagia Sophia for first time
Muslim prayers are being held on Friday from Hagia Sophia in Istanbul for the first time in 86 years after its reconversion...
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636PoliticsTurkey suspends flights to Iran, Afghanistan due to coronavirus outbreak
Turkey has halted flights to Iran and Afghanistan as part of actions against the coronavirus outbreak, the Transport Ministry declared on Sunday....
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772World7 killed after reconnaissance plane crashes in eastern Turkey
Seven Turkish security personnel were killed when a reconnaissance plane crashed in eastern Van province, state-owned Anadolu news agency quoted the interior...
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761WorldGreece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
Greece on Tuesday described Turkey’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque as “unnecessary and petty” and called...
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784WorldPope ‘very pained’ by decision to turn Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum into mosque
Pope Francis said on Sunday he was hurt by Turkey’s decision to make Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum a mosque, the latest religious...
