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US urges Turkey to 'quickly' ratify Sweden's NATO membership
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
"We encourage Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden's accession protocols as well. In addition, we urge Hungary to conclude its ratification process for both Finland and Sweden without delay," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
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Turkey agrees to start process for Finland's NATO bid
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
President Erdogan at a joint press conference with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto in Ankara noted that Finland has fulfilled all their security concerns so it will start the process of ratifying Finland's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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Can mild-mannered 'Turkey's Gandhi' Kilicdaroglu unseat authoritarian Erdo
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Polls suggest it will be a tight race for both the presidency and the parliament. Last week Erdogan officially announced that the presidential and parliamentary elections, which are viewed by many people as the most crucial in Turkey for decades, will be held on May 14, that is a month be
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Turkish lawyer who accused India of "war crimes in Kashmir" admits links t
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A prominent Turkish human rights legal consultant has said he paid one of the suspects in the European parliament corruption scandal for "ethical lobbying services" that included resolutions condemning war crimes in Syria and Yemen, the Financial Times reported. London-based Hakan Camuz said
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In wake of earthquakes, Erdogan forced to change focus of election campaig
Updated : 3 years ago IST
These elections may turn out to be the most symbolic, dramatic and important in Turkey's modern history, as they will mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, will decide the course the country will take in the coming decades.
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Erdogan faces a major challenge as the earthquake change the election scen
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
For the first time in 20 years, Erdogan's political future is really on the line. He must now prove that he is a leader who can get things done and can mobilize effectively the machine of the state to provide relief to the affected people and help them rebuild their homes and their lives.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 strikes Turkey
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"A magnitude 4.7, 24 km SSE of Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Time 00:03 hrs; Location: 37.390°N 37.048°E; Depth: 15.7," USGS reported.
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Germany to issue emergency visas to Turkish, Syrian earthquake victims
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"We want to allow Turkish or Syrian families in Germany to bring their close relatives from the disaster area to their homes without bureaucracy," added Faeser.
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Turkey arrests 48 people over looting after quake
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The suspects were held in eight different provinces as part of investigations into looting after Monday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the region, news agency Anadolu said.
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Death toll from earthquake in Turkey and Syria exceeds 25,000
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The death toll from the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this week surpassed 25,000 on Saturday.
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Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll crosses 24,000
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The confirmed death toll from the deadliest quake in the region in two decades stood at more than 24,000 across southern Turkey and northwest Syria four days after it hit.
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Turkish Prez Erdogan admits "shortcomings" as death toll from Turkey-Syria
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As many as 12,391 people have been killed and 62,914 others have been injured in Turkey.
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