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Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation
ANKARA - Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, Turkish...
Aug 16, 20242 min read


Exclusive-Turkey, Syria could meet at ministerial level if conditions suitable, Ankara says
ANKARA - Turkey and Syria could meet at the ministerial level as part of efforts to normalise ties if suitable conditions are created,...
Aug 12, 20241 min read


Exclusive-Turkey's priority is fulfilling NATO responsibilities, defence minister says
ANKARA - Turkey wants to improve its ties with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), but its priority is fulfilling its...
Aug 12, 20241 min read


Exclusive-Turkey pleased with F-16 jets deal with US, defence minister says
ANKARA - Turkey is pleased with its deal with the United States regarding the procurement of Block-70 F-16 fighter jets and modernisation...
Aug 12, 20241 min read


Olympics-Shooting-Casual Turkish shooter goes viral, teammate says he earned it
CHATEAUROUX, France - Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec has become a social media sensation for his nonchalance at the shooting range at the...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Analysis-Prisoner swap a legacy boost for Biden but critics see risks
WASHINGTON - The largest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West in decades could help U.S. President Joe Biden burnish his foreign...
Aug 2, 20245 min read


Americans, Russian assassin freed in biggest post-Cold War prisoner swap
MOSCOW/ANKARA/WASHINGTON - U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan returned to the United States on Thursday,...
Aug 2, 20244 min read


Factbox-Major Russian and Soviet prisoner exchanges
MOSCOW - An extensive east-west prisoner swap, involving 26 people, took place in Ankara on Thursday, the Turkish presidency said. What...
Aug 1, 20243 min read


US, Brazil to work together on climate partnership, says Yellen
RIO DE JANEIRO - The U.S. and Brazilian governments announced a climate partnership agenda on Friday, seeking to deepen ties on an...
Jul 27, 20241 min read


Putin meets Syria's Assad to discuss Turkey and Israel
MOSCOW/AMMAN - Russian President Vladimir Putin met Bashar al-Assad in the Kremlin as Moscow nudges the Syrian leader towards a meeting...
Jul 25, 20242 min read


One part of Cyprus mourns, the other rejoices 50 years after split
NICOSIA - Greek Cypriots mourned and Turkish Cypriots rejoiced on Saturday, the 50th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of part of the...
Jul 22, 20243 min read


Factbox-What are the key issues in the Cyprus conflict 50 years since invasion
NICOSIA - There will be celebrations in the north, and mourning in the south of Cyprus on Saturday, the 50th anniversary of a Turkish...
Jul 20, 20242 min read
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