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Witnesses at Turkish ski resort stood helpless as people leaped out of burning hotel
Kartalkaya: As flames tore through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkiye, friends Esra Karakisa and Halime Cetin stood helpless, paralysed by the horror unfolding before them: people…
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Turkey, Lebanon agree to act together on Syrian issues: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkey and Lebanon have agreed to work together on Syrian issues following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “A new era has begun in Syria. As…
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Turkey takes additional measures at border gates to facilitate Syrians’ return
Istanbul: Turkey has strengthened border infrastructure and measures to facilitate Syrians’ return, the state-run Anadolu agency reported. The Ministry of Trade has been carrying out necessary procedures and actions at the Yayladagi…
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Turkey has cut all relations with Israel, says Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his government has cut all ties with Israel due to the ongoing genocide in Gaza Strip. Erdogan made these remarks on Wednesday, November 13,…
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Turkey faces growing labour shortage amid rising salaries
Istanbul: Ugur Eroglu, sales manager at Egece Metal, a Turkish company with 64 blue-collar employees in Istanbul, said that Turkish youths have shown little interest in blue-collar jobs in recent years, preferring…
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17 YPG members ‘neutralised’ in Syria after Ankara terror attack
Ankara: At least 17 members of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) were “neutralised” by Turkish forces in northern Syria, according to Turkey’s Defence Ministry. In a statement, the Ministry said…
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President Erdogan convenes security meeting following Ankara attack
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan convened a high-level security meeting here regarding the terror attack targeting aerospace and defence firm TUSAS. The security meeting was held at Ataturk Airport upon Erdogan’s…
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Turkey strikes Syria, Iraq after Ankara ‘terror attack’
The Turkish Armed Forces has launched airstrikes against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Syria and Iraq as a response to a terror attack on the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS)…
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Turkey identifies attacker involved in terror attack on aerospace firm
Ankara: Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Thursday the identity of one of the attackers involved in the terrorist attack on the facilities of Turkish aerospace company TUSAS in Ankara. In…
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At least 5 dead, 22 injured in terror attack at Turkish aerospace firm
Ankara: Five people were killed and 22 others injured in a terrorist attack at the production facility of Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAS) in Ankara, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Three of…
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Turkey terror attack: 4 dead, 14 injured in explosion; gunshots reported
A massive explosion occurred outside the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) in Kahramankazan, near Ankara, resulting in four deaths and 14 injuries on Wednesday, October 23. Around 4 pm local time,…
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Video: Two MPs injured in violent brawl in Turkish parliament
Ankara: At least two lawmakers were injured in a violent brawl that broke out in the Turkish parliament on Friday, August 16, during a heated debate over the case of jailed opposition…
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Erdogan threatens to invade Israel to support Palestinians
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to invade Israel as it did with Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, in support of Palestinians in the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza Strip. Erdogan’s remarks…
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Turkey detains 10 suspects over links to 2016 coup attempt
Ankara: The Turkish police on Wednesday detained 10 suspects across Turkey over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. The chief public prosecutor’s office of…
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Passports of over 3.3 million Syrian refugees in Turkey leaked
The passport details of more than 3.3 million Syrian refugees living in Turkey were leaked online following a week of heightened anti-Syrian sentiment. The leak, which appeared on multiple Telegram channels, disclosed…
