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Turkey will not allow passage of warships through Bosporus, Dardanelles st
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 1 (ANI): Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey has warned all coastal and non-coastal countries it would not allow warships through its straits Bosporus and the Dardanelles as a part of the Montreux Convention adopted in 1936.
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Turkey kills 1 PKK, 4 YPG members
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish security forces killed four members of Syria's Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Monday.
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Erdogan's biggest balancing act between NATO membership and Ukraine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] February 28 (ANI): Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a very difficult position, as he must strike a very delicate balance in Turkey's relationship with NATO - and the West in general- and Russia, with which Ankara has very import
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Turkey wants to be mediator in Ukraine crisis: Ambassador to US
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Ankara wants to be a mediator in the Ukraine crisis, Turkish Ambassador to the United States Murat Mercan said on Friday.
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Afghan refugees in Turkey live in fear of deportation
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 25 (ANI): Afghan refugees who entered Turkey after paying fortunes to human traffickers are now struggling with a very difficult situation - fearing police may deport them as they are without any official documents or visa.
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Turkish President calls on Russia, Ukraine to resolve crisis through dialo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called on Russia and Ukraine to resolve the crisis through dialogue within the Minsk Agreements.
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Turkey govt demands 11 years jail for Turkish journalist who allegedly ins
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 13 (ANI): A Turkish prosecutor's office demanded 11 years in jail for Sedef Kabas, a prominent journalist, on charges of insulting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and two ministers in his cabinet.
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Turkey sends humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 13 (ANI): A 45-wagon train carrying 921 tonnes of emergency goods has departed from Turkey as relief assistance from 16 humanitarian groups for Afghanistan.
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Turkey issues travel warning for Ukraine amid escalating tensions
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey's foreign ministry on Saturday advised its citizens to avoid traveling to eastern Ukraine amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
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Turkey detains 197 illegal immigrants
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish security forces detained Friday 197 illegal immigrants and 10 suspected human smugglers in Turkey's western province of Izmir, state-run TRT broadcaster reported.
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Supplying Ukraine with Bayraktar drones could harm Turkey: Vatan Party Cha
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukraine-Turkey cooperation on the supply of Bayraktar drones to Kyiv forces is a big mistake that could lead to negative consequences for Ankara, Dogu Perincek, the Turkish Patriotic (Vatan) Party chairman, told Sputnik.
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Turkey confirms 98,715 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Saturday reported 98,715 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 1,21,50,567, said the Health Ministry.
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