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Turkey Urges Respect for Black Sea Straits Pact after Closing Access

Turkey is calling on all sides in the Ukraine crisis to respect an international pact on passage through the Turkish straits to the Black Sea, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar was cited as saying on Tuesday after Ankara closed access. NATO ally Turkey borders Ukraine and Russia in the Black Sea…

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Turkey urges respect for Black Sea straits pact after closing access

Turkey is calling on all sides in the Ukraine crisis to respect an international pact on passage through the Turkish straits to the Black Sea, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was cited as saying on Tuesday after Ankara closed access.

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Turkey warns against passing of warships from its straits

Ankara says it is implementing a 1936 pact on naval passage between Mediterranean and Black Sea during war times.

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Erdogan says Turkey cannot abandon ties with Russia or Ukraine

Presiden Tayyip Erdogan on Monday repeated that Turkey could not abandon its ties with Russia or Ukraine, amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, adding Ankara would implement a pact on passage from its straits to prevent an escalation of the war.

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Russian warships curb tilts Turkey to West, risks Russia's ire

Turkey's pledge to block some Russian warships from passing through its waters to the Black Sea during the Ukraine crisis could help repair its ties with NATO, even as it risks reprisals from Moscow.

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Turkey Calls for Humanitarian Truce to Evacuate Civilians from Ukraine

Turkey on Sunday requested from Russia and Ukraine a humanitarian truce that would allow Ankara and other countries to evacuate their citizens from Ukrainian combat zones. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke by phone Sunday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and Ukraine’s Dmytro Kuleba on the latest developments in…

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Ukrainian envoy says Turkey-made drones helping fight against Russia

Ukraine's ambassador to Ankara, Vasyl Bodnar, said on Sunday that Turkey-made Bayraktar drones were very efficient in the country's battle against invading Russian forces.

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Ankara Offers to Mediate between Moscow, Kyiv

Turkey said it was exerting extensive efforts to halt Russian military operations in Ukraine, reiterating its offer to mediate between Moscow and Kyiv. In a phone call on Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that Ankara was trying to work towards the declaration of…

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Turkey Has Not Notified Russia of Straits Closure

Russia has received no official notification from Turkey on the closure of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to Russian warships, the Interfax news agency quoted the Russian embassy in Turkey as saying. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said earlier that Turkey had made such a move. Turkey, which controls the straits…

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Kyiv piles pressure on Ankara to close straits to Russia’s warships

Blocking Russian fleet from Black Sea would be a blow to Putin’s ability to support troops in Ukraine

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Turkey making efforts for immediate ceasefire, Erdogan tells Ukraine's Zelenskiy

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a phone call on Saturday that Ankara is making efforts for an immediate ceasefire.

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Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Battles rage for Ukraine’s cities

Ukraine news from February 26: UN says internal displacement also growing as Ukraine forces battle all-round assault.

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Turkey’s Ties to Russia, Ukraine Limit its Room to Maneuver

President Tayyip Erdogan has developed strong economic and political relations with both Moscow and Kyiv in recent years, which leave Turkey facing a delicate balancing act in its response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ankara cannot afford to fall out with Russia economically because of tourism revenues, gas supplies,…

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Erdogan: Russia attack on Ukraine ‘heavy blow’ to regional peace

Ankara has long sought to act as a mediator in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

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Ukraine Expects Solidarity From Turkey, Says Envoy

Ukraine's ambassador to Ankara said on Thursday that his country expected solidarity from NATO member Turkey and that the latter should not remain impartial after Russia launched air and ground assaults on its neighbor. Speaking to reporters after holding talks at the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Vasyl Bodnar said Turkey…

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Ukraine expects solidarity from Turkey - envoy

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Ukraine asks Turkey to shut Black Sea waterways to Russian ships

Ambassador Vasyl Bodnar says Kyiv has called on Ankara to close ‘the airspace, Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits’.

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Ukrainian envoy says expects solidarity from Turkey

Ukraine's ambassador to Ankara said on Thursday that his country expected solidarity from NATO member Turkey and that it should not remain impartial after Russia launched an offensive against its neighbour.

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Israel's President Heads to Greece to Calm Ally ahead of Turkey Visit

Israel's President Isaac Herzog headed to Greece Thursday for a trip experts said marked a chance to reassure an ally as Israel moves closer to Turkey, with tensions fraught between Athens and Ankara. Herzog holds a largely ceremonial post but has assumed a high-profile diplomatic role under the Israeli government…

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Israeli President Casts Turkey Visit as Part of Climate Campaign

Israel's president confirmed on Wednesday that he will visit Turkey, casting the trip to a former security partner as part of an attempt to create a regional alliance on climate change. Though his role is largely ceremonial, President Isaac Herzog has been reinforcing Israeli diplomacy aimed at improving ties with…

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In Turkish-Funded Syria Camps, Tents Give Way to Homes

Syrian mother of four Maryam al-Hussein was relieved to have a roof over her head as she moved from a tent camp into a housing complex built with Turkish support. "When I first heard that we were moving into a house, I couldn't believe it," the 28-year-old widow told AFP…

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Turkey's Erdogan continues his tour of West Africa, with security and investment on the agenda

Turkey's latest diplomatic drive in Africa continues to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, after several bilateral cooperation agreements were signed between Kinshasa and Ankara during a brief visit by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the DRC on Sunday.

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Key Players in Turkey’s Political Opposition

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of Turkey's main opposition party, said he saw no purpose for Ankara's Russian missile defense purchases which triggered US sanctions and would overhaul the Central Bank if victorious in elections due by June 2023. His party is one of six in an alliance aiming to oust President…

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Turkish court keeps Kavala in jail despite Council of Europe move

A Turkish court said on Monday philanthropist Osman Kavala must stay in prison, lengthening his detention of more than four years without conviction, in a trial which has fuelled tensions in Ankara's relations with Western allies.

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Turkey's opposition leader looks to emerge from Erdogan's shadow

A veteran Turkish political leader who has struggled for years to have President Tayyip Erdogan voted out of office says it is "very clear" that his dream is drawing nearer, even as doubts remain about whether he will be the main opposition candidate at presidential elections set for 2023.

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