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Turkey earthquake: MoS Muraleedharan visits Turkish embassy, expresses con
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"@MOS_MEA visited Embassy of Turkiye to express condolences on the devastation casued by today's earthquakes. Conveyed PM @narendramodi's message of sympathy & humanitarian support. Underscored readiness to send relief material, as well as NDRF and medical teams to assist Turkiye," th
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Why Erdogan, infuriating the West, blocks Sweden's and Finland's NATO bid?
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Last week Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again infuriated the West with his statement that he would block Sweden's NATO bid, saying that the reason for this decision was a protest in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm on Saturday, at which Swedish and Danish far-right gro
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May respond 'differently' to Finland's NATO bid: Turkish President Erdogan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"We may respond differently to Finland if necessary. Sweden would be shocked when we respond differently to Finland. But Finland should not make the same mistake," Erdogan said while addressing the youth in the country's Bilecik province.
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Finland to join NATO without Sweden after Turkey casts doubt on expansion
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Haavisto in a statement on Tuesday said that Finland must consider joining NATO without Sweden after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruled out giving a green light to Sweden's bid, following a Quran-burning protest in Stockholm.
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'Hurtful and despicable': Pak PM Sharif condemns 'burning' of Quran in Swe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday criticised the alleged burning of the Quran during a protest outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, Pakistan-based news organisation, The News International, reported adding that he termed the incident extremely hurtful and despicable.
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Uganda walks out on USD 2.2 billion railway track deal with China, gives i
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Ugandan government canceled 2.2 billion billion dollar project with China now giving it to a Turkish firm instead
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US should recognise destabilisation caused by Turkey's drone exports: Form
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to Rubin, the US Congress should consider imposing sanctions on Baykar and other Turkish firms for promoting Erdogan's strategy of using drones to create chaos and then profit from it.
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China irked by Turkey's public criticism of Beijing over mistreatment of U
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
At a press briefing on December 29, 2022 Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu stated, "Our defending the rights of the Turkic Uyghurs in the international arena disturbs China. But this is a humanitarian issue".
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Repatriation of Uyghurs from Turkey to China not on cards: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Turkey's emergence as a safe haven for the Uyghurs who continue to suffer severe crackdown on the Chinese mainland has become disturbing for China as roughly 50,000 Uyghurs live in Turkey, forming the largest Uyghur diaspora outside Central Asia, a US-based think tank, GlobalSecurity.org sai
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China refused to allow envoy to visit Uyghur region: Turkish Foreign Minis
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has revealed that China has refused to allow the Turkish ambassador to visit the Uyghur region in the north-western Xinjiang province, admitting it has strained ties between the two nations, reported MEMO (Middle East Monitor).
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"Cease deporting Uyghurs to China": East Turkistan Govt in Exile to Turkey
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The ETGE seeks from the Turkish government formal recognition of China's ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan, besides recognising East Turkistan as an Occupied Country, and terminating all intelligence and security cooperation with China that targets E
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Nicosia thanks New Delhi for supporting UN's mandate on Cyprus issue
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Cyprus on Thursday thanked India for supporting the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), wherein Security Council expressed concern over unauthorized activities in the buffer zone separating Greek and Turkish communities in the northern and southern regions o
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