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The Latest Breaking News from Ankara

Erdogan Visits Ukraine Hoping to Play Mediator with Russia

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine on Thursday after pitching Turkey as a mediator to ease tensions with Russia, and an official said he was not picking any sides in the crisis. The Turkish official told Reuters that Ankara expects tensions to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine latest updates: US says Russia plotting false flag attack

Ukraine news from February 3: The US claims Moscow is planning to fabricate an attack by Ukrainian forces.

Al Jazeera

Turkey inflation surges to near 20-year high

Ankara (AFP) - Turkey's inflation hit a two-decade high near a whopping 50 percent in January, official data showed Thursday, as a currency crisis decimated people's purchasing power and complicated President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's path to re-election.

AFP

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Erdogan says Israel president to visit Turkey in mid-March

Israel's President Isaac Herzog will visit Turkey in mid-March, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, as Ankara looks to improve strained bilateral relations between the two countries.

Reuters

Turkey strikes Kurd targets in Iraq, Syria

Beirut (AFP) - Turkey said Wednesday it launched deadly strikes against Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, where Kurd forces have been left reeling from the largest Islamic State group attack in nearly three years.

AFP

Erdogan Says Turkish Companies Ready to Rebuild Beirut Port

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Ankara on Tuesday, that Turkish companies were ready to implement infrastructure projects, including the reconstruction of the Port of Beirut. “I expressed that our companies are ready to undertake important infrastructure projects, including the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

New talks could see Turkey and Armenia reopen their borders after 30 years

Hopes are growing Turkey and Armenia could reopen their borders after nearly thirty years after Turkish Armenian envoys described last month's diplomatic talks as "constructive and positive,"

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Why is Turkey trying to mediate the Ukraine-Russia crisis?

The NATO member is aligned with Russia on several conflicts but also sells weapons to Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Ex-Senator Flake takes over as U.S. ambassador to Turkey

Former Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Flake officially became U.S. ambassador to Turkey on Wednesday at a critical time for the NATO allies, after presenting his letter of confidence to President Tayyip Erdogan.

Reuters

Giant chessboard: Istanbul ship-spotters monitor moves for war

Bosphorus Strait ‘spies’ surveil geopolitical machinations as world powers deploy military assets around the globe.

Al Jazeera

Bottles clinking, Turkish party train blazes through night

Ankara/Kars (Turkey) (AFP) - Festive garlands, white tablecloths and enticing bottles appear the moment passengers board the Eastern Express for an epic journey across Turkey's snow-capped Euphrates plateaus.

AFP

Russia, Ukraine warm to Turkey helping ease tensions -Turkish sources

Both Russia and Ukraine are open to the idea of Turkey playing a role to ease tensions between the two countries, as proposed by Ankara in November, Turkish diplomatic sources said on Thursday.

Reuters

Turkey will send 3,250 security forces to Qatar World Cup

Ankara says riot police, special forces and bomb detection experts will be deployed at the football tournament.

Al Jazeera

Turkish court acquits German journalist Tolu

A Turkish court on Monday acquitted German journalist Mesale Tolu of terrorism charges, she said on Twitter, in a case that lasted nearly five years and added to strains between Ankara and Berlin at the time of her detention.

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Turkish court rules to keep Kavala in jail during trial

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

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