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Turkish airstrikes target energy fields in Syria
Damascus: Turkish warplanes conducted airstrikes targeting energy facilities in the northeastern Syrian province of al-Hasakah Saturday night, the Syrian state television reported. The report said that the Al-Ouda oil field in the…
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Erdogan among ‘Europe’s most influential people in 2024’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been named as one of the ‘most influential people in Europe’ for the year 2024 by US news website, Politico. Politico has listed 28 European individuals in…
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Turkish cargo ship with 12 crew sinks off Black Sea coast
Ankara: Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Monday confirmed that a cargo ship and its 12-member crew capsized off the country’s Black Sea coast during a storm overnight. The authorities have been…
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Killing children not in Torah: Erdogan over attacks on Gaza hospitals, schools
Amid Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the Gaza Strip, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Israel, saying that attacks on children and hospitals have no place in the Jewish holy…
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Erdogan announces fee exemption for Gaza students in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Palestinian students from the Gaza Strip who study in Turkish universities will be exempt from paying tuition fees. This is according to a presidential decree…
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Patients from Gaza arrive in Turkey for treatment
Ankara: Twenty-seven patients from Gaza and their 13 attendants, who passed through the Rafah border crossing from the Gaza Strip to Egypt, arrived in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday. “Twenty-seven…
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Over 3000 migrants return to Afghanistan from Turkey in last 20 days
Kabul: Over 3,000 Afghans have been transported from Turkey to Kabul for deportation in the last 20 days, Afghan news agency, Khaama Press reported citing the head of the Ministry of Refugees’…
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UAE, Turkey expanding trade relations
Istanbul: Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, led a high-level public and private sector delegation from the UAE to attend the first session of the UAE-Turkey…
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Delhi: Qutub Minar lights up with Turkish flag
New Delhi: Qutub Minar on Sunday was illuminated with a Turkish flag in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Turkey’s republic, the Turkish Embassy in New Delhi said. It extended wishes to…
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Turkey aims to reduce inflation to 4.7% by 2028, says Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his government seeks to reduce inflation to 4.7 per cent by the end of 2028. “We aim to permanently reduce inflation to single digits and…
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Turkish airstrikes target YPG in northern Syria
Ankara: The Turkish military carried out airstrikes against the Syrian Kurdish Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria for the second time after a suicidal bomb attack in Ankara over the weekend, Turkey’s…
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Turkish military kills 26 Kurdish militants
Ankara: The Turkish Defence Ministry on Friday said that its forcesresponded to an “attack” by the Syrian Kurdish People’s Defense Units (YPG) and killed 26 Kurdish militants. Ankara’s retaliation came after the…
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Turkey says bombers came from Syria, threatens more cross-border strikes
Ankara: Two terrorists who blew a bomb in front of government offices in Ankara over the weekend were from Syria, Turkey said, adding that all Kurdish installations in Syria and Iraq are…
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Turkey launches fresh airstrikes on PKK after Ankara blast
Ankara: Turkish forces carried out a fresh round of airstrikes on the targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said. The airstrikes destroyed 16 targets…
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Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish rebels after Ankara bomb attack
Ankara: Turkish forces carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq and destroyed 20 targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the country’s Defence Ministry has said. The Turkish airstrikes targeted the PKK…
