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Once enemies, now friends: Turkish president and Saudi prince embrace in pursuit of profits and political gain

Meeting in Jeddah comes after Turkey suspended probe into 2018 murder of dissident Jamal Khashoggi

The Independent UK

Bloomberg reporters in Turkey acquitted over 2018 currency crisis article

A Turkish court on Friday acquitted 33 people, including two Bloomberg reporters and other journalists from local media, of spreading false information about the economy in an article and tweets at the height of a currency crisis in 2018.

Reuters

Erdogan’s Visit is an Extension of Saudi-Turkish Strategic Relations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Thursday highlighted the comprehensive strategic relations between the two countries, amid the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and its impact on the global economy and supply and food chains. The visit is an extension of the trade, investment and economic relations, as well…

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EXPLAINER: Why are foes Turkey and Saudi Arabia fixing ties?

The killing by Saudi agents of columnist Jamal Khashoggi inside the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul turned an already tense and shaky relationship between Turkey and Saudi Arabia into complete free-fall

The Independent UK

Saudi King, Crown Prince Meet with Turkish President in Jeddah

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, met with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Thursday. The Turkish President was also received by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. An…

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Erdogan arrives in Saudi Arabia on first visit since Khashoggi killing

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Thursday in Saudi Arabia, state media reported, his first visit since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi drove a wedge between the two Sunni powers.

France 24

Erdogan arrives in Saudi Arabia for visit to revive ties

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Jeddah on Thursday, his office said, making his first trip to Saudi Arabia since 2017 after intense efforts by the regional rivals to repair ties which have been strained in recent years.

Reuters

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Turkey's Erdogan heading to Saudi Arabia to mend ties

Turkish officials say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is traveling to Saudi Arabia on the latest leg of Turkey's efforts to build bridges with regional rivals

The Independent UK

Erdogan, Putin discuss swap of Russian, U.S. prisoners in Ankara -Turkish presidency

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the swap of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko and U.S. ex-Marine Trevor Reed in Ankara during a phone call on Thursday, the Turkish presidency said.

Reuters

Turkey’s military operation causes controversy, division in Iraq

A Turkish military operation was launched against PKK fighters in northern Iraq last week, but Baghdad is not happy.

Al Jazeera

Erdogan says Turkish courts proved independence by convicting Kavala

President Tayyip Erdogan said a decision to jail philanthropist Osman Kavala for life over anti-government protests in 2013 showed that Turkey's courts were independent.

Reuters

Analysis-Hobbled by economy, Erdogan heads to Saudi to mend ties after Khashoggi U-turn

Three and a half years after accusing Saudi Arabia's leadership of murder and running a sham trial over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan plans a trip to the Gulf kingdom on Thursday to mend ties.

Reuters

Erdogan set to visit Saudi Arabia after setting aside Khashoggi row

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, marking the culmination of a months-long drive to repair ties with Riyadh that included dropping a trial over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul.

Reuters

Turkey to release journalist arrested over posts on personal-data leaks

Turkish authorities ruled to release a journalist from pre-trial detention, his lawyer said on Wednesday, a week after he was formally arrested for sharing President Tayyip Erdogan's ID card as proof that hackers had stolen Turks' personal information.

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Erdogan Threatens to Expand Operations Against Kurds in Northern Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to expand military operations against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after a Turkish policeman was killed in the northern countryside of Syria’s Aleppo governorate. The development took place in wake of the killing and injury of several SDF members in a Turkish raid…

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Erdogan: Biden Should First Learn and Know Very Well the History of Armenians

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out Tuesday at US President Joe Biden for again characterizing the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces as a genocide. “Mr. Biden should first learn and know very well the history of Armenians.

Reuters

Key U.S. senator criticizes Blinken for failing to condemn Turkish jailing of philanthropist

The influential chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee criticized Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for failing to condemn Turkey's decision to convict philanthropist Osman Kavala to life imprisonment, a verdict seen as symbolic of President Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on dissent.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday -two sources

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan plans to visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday and meet Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, two sources with information on the matter told Reuters, as Ankara tries to mend ties with Riyadh after dropping a legal case on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul.

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Turkish opposition vows to overturn sentences against Kavala, others

Turkish opposition leaders vowed to overturn jail sentences against philanthropist Osman Kavala and seven others convicted at the end of a case that lawyers said showed courts had become the government's "vehicle for revenge".

The Independent UK

Life sentence for Turkish activist sends warning to Erdogan’s opponents ahead of 2023 elections

Istanbul court handed an aggravated life sentence to Osman Kavala and 18-year sentences to seven others

Reuters

Turkey ready to lift all COVID-19 measures, Erdogan says

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey is ready to lift all measures against the coronavirus, adding that mask wearing will no longer be obligatory indoors.

Reuters

Russia's Putin, Turkey's Erdogan discussed Ukraine in phone call -Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan discussed Ukraine in a phone call, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, without giving further details.

Tribune News Service

Turkish businessman gets life in prison in 2016 coup case

Turkey sentenced a prominent businessman to life in prison for attempting to topple the government in a case seen by its Western allies as a test of judicial independence.

The Independent UK

Turkish court gives philanthropist Kavala life in prison

A Turkish Court has sentenced prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala to life in prison without parole

Reuters

Osman Kavala, prisoner who became embroiled in Turkey's row with West

Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who was sentenced to life in prison on Monday on charges of seeking to overthrow the government, played a major role developing Turkish civil society before he was detained in 2017.

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