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Turkish parliament ratifies Paris climate deal
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], October 7 (ANI): Turkey's parliament ratified the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday, local media reported quoting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey's Erdogan again rakes up Kashmir issue at UNGA
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 22 (ANI): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again raked up the issue of Kashmir at UN General Assembly (UNGA).
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Erdogan's grand and costly projects fail one after another
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] Aug 30 (ANI): Turkey's increasingly autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan always had a penchant for very big projects and, according to official data, since 2003 when Erdogan came to power, some 181 mega public-private partnership projects were launched in Turkey.
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Erdogan announces relocation of Turkish embassy in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey] August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Turkish Embassy in Afghanistan was relocated back to its premises in Kabul after it was temporarily stationed at the Kabul airport, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
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Merkel speaks with Erdogan, discusses Afghanistan's situation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], August 22 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and discussed the rapidly developing situation in Afghanistan. They both agreed to cooperate on assisting the work of international humanitarian organizations in the countr
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Turkey won't become Europe's 'refugee warhouse', warns Erdogan as Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 20 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on other European countries to take responsibility for Afghans fleeing the Taliban, stating that Ankara has no obligation to be a "Europe refugee warehouse".
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Death toll from floods in Turkey's Black Sea region rises to 43
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 14 (ANI): The death toll from flooding caused by downpours in Turkey's Kastamonu and Sinop provinces rose to 43, local media reported on Saturday.
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Turkey believes Kabul airport should remain open despite Taliban offences
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 12 (ANI): Despite the Taliban's advancing offensive in Afghanistan, Turkey believes that it would be beneficial for Kabul's Hamid Karzai airport to remain open as the issue will "take shape" in the coming days.
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Number of uncontrolled fires in Turkey decline from 12 to 5 - Official
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Five wildfires are still being extinguished in southern Turkey including four in the resort area of Mugla, the chief of the Directorate of Communications said on Saturday, which makes the total number of fires smaller than yesterday.
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Taliban warns Turkey of dire 'consequences' over its troops presence at Ka
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): The Taliban called on Turkey's military presence at Kabul airport "reprehensible" and warned of dire "consequences" after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced last month that his nation's troops would continue to secure the airport in Afghanis
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Person suspected of starting forest fires in Turkey arrested
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey] August 1 (ANI): President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said that Turkey has arrested a person allegedly responsible for starting the ongoing forest fires in the country.
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Cyprus slams Turkish move to open up Varosha as 'illegal, unacceptable'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], July 21 (ANI): Cyprus slammed the Turkish move to open up Varosha, a fenced-off abandoned city under Turkish control as being "illegal and unacceptable".
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