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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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".

Reuters

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

The Independent UK

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.

Reuters

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.

Tribune News Service

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

The Independent UK

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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Timeline: Turkish court sentences Kavala to life imprisonment

Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala was jailed for life without parole on Monday on charges of trying to overthrow the government by financing protests, in a case that Europe's top court and Western powers say is politically motivated.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Court Gives Philanthropist Kavala Life in Prison

A Turkish Court on Monday sentenced prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala to life in prison without parole, finding him guilty of attempting to overthrow the government in connection with the 2013 mass anti-government protests. The court in Istanbul also sentenced seven other defendants to 18 years…

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Turkish philanthropist Kavala jailed for life, activists protest

Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala was jailed for life without parole on Monday after he was convicted of trying to overthrow the government by financing protests, in a case that Europe's top court and Western powers say is politically motivated.

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U.S. pledges Ukraine embassy reopening and military aid amid Russian warning

The United States will reopen its Ukraine embassy, and President Joe Biden's top diplomat and most senior defense official promised more military aid while visiting Kyiv as Russia warned against arming its enemy and battles raged in the east.

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Turkey closes airspace to Russian jets flying to Syria’s war

Turkey closed its airspace to Russian jets flying to Syria, a shift in policy aimed at increasing the cost of the war in Ukraine for President Vladimir Putin.

Evening Standard

Top US officials meet Zelensky in Kyiv as Ukraine calls for heavy weapons to defeat Putin’s forces

The visit would be the highest-level by US officials since Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine two months ago

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy, Turkey's Erdogan discuss Mariupol

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that he had talked with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the eve of the Turkish president's talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Tribune News Service

Turkey closes its airspace to Russian jets flying to Syria’s war

Turkey closed its airspace to Russian jets flying to Syria, a significant shift in Turkish policy aimed at increasing the cost of the war in Ukraine for Vladimir Putin.

Al Jazeera

Ramadan: Hagia Sophia a glimpse of Turkey’s modern transformation

Tarawih prayers resume after 88 years this Ramadan at the museum-turned-mosque in Istanbul.

Radio France Internationale

Outrage as Turkish courts seek to silence anti-femicide campaigners

Despite Turkey having one of the worst records in Europe of femicide, or women being murdered, a prominent group challenging this phenomenon faces being shut down by the courts. The case against the "We Will Stop Femicide Platform has caused outrage and nationwide protests.

Reuters

Turkish court set to rule in trial of philanthropist Kavala

A Turkish court is expected to reach a verdict in a hearing beginning on Friday in a long-running case against philanthropist Osman Kavala and 15 others that has strained Ankara's ties with Western allies.

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