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Turkey seeks a trilateral mechanism with Russia, Syria -Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Thursday as saying he proposed to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin forming a trilateral mechanism with Russia and Syria to accelerate diplomacy between Ankara and Damascus.

Reuters

In a first, Turkish court arrests journalist under 'disinformation' law

A Turkish court ordered the arrest of a journalist in the country's southeast for allegedly spreading "disinformation", his lawyer said on Thursday, marking the first pre-trial detention under a new law that critics say threatens free speech.

Reuters

7 journalists jailed in India, Asia has highest behind bars: CPJ

The number of journalists jailed for doing their job has touched a record high this year, seeing a jump of 20 percent as compared to last year with a tally of 323, according to the annual prison census by the Committee to Protect Journalists. India too continues to remain at…

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Woman falls to her death from Turkey airport boarding bridge 'during heated phone call'

Beyza Taskiran is reported to have been in a heated discussion on her phone to a mystery person when she plunged to her death at the Adnan Menderes Airport in Izmir

Daily Mirror

U.S. State Dept says troubled by Turkey's jail sentence for opposition mayor

The U.S. State Department is "deeply troubled and disappointed" by a Turkish court handing a jail sentence to Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Istanbul mayor sentenced to prison for insulting public officials

Court also imposes political ban on Ekrem Imamoglu, seen as a potential opponent of President Erdogan in 2023 elections.

Al Jazeera

Turkish court gives Istanbul mayor prison term, politics ban

A Turkish court has sentenced the mayor of Istanbul to two years and seven months in prison on charges of insulting members of Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council

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Turkey: Erdogan’s most popular political rival sentenced to jail and banned from politics

Anger as president’s most feared political opponent could be banned from next year’s elections

The Independent UK

Meet the inspiring Edinburgh mum who fled war in Syria to run a cookery club in city

Noura Selibi and her husband, Qays, escaped from Syria eight years ago amid a civil war. After spending three years in Turkey, Noura made her way to Edinburgh where she has delved into cooking.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Airport passenger's missing luggage turns up on doorstep - five months on

Sian Armour was excited to start her fortnight-long family holiday in Dalaman, Turkey, in July of this year when her suitcase went missing - and she gave up hope of ever seeing it again.

Edinburgh Live

Flood of Russian crude heads to Asia after EU ban kicks in

Russia has all but ceased to be a supplier of crude oil to Europe.

The Times of India

Livingston set to sign trialist but forced to play waiting game with another

The pair impressed as the Lions lifted the Titanic Cup in Turkey.

Daily Record

Turkey's Erdogan wants to create chaos to win next elections, says journalist Can Dundar

Can Dundar, the former editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, one of Turkey's main newspapers, discussed the press freedom situation in his native country during an interview with FRANCE 24. "If you are challenging the government's interests, you are branded a terrorist or a traitor," he said. Dundar added that President Recep Tayyip…

France 24

Livingston weigh up deal for trialist Luiyi De Lucas as Steven Bradley nears move

The duo featured as trialists during Livi’s successful warm-weather training camp in Turkey last week.

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The Independent UK

UN chief: Syrians face dire winter if aid from Turkey is cut

The U.N. chief is warning that the already dire humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening and if aid deliveries from Turkey to the rebel-held northwest aren’t renewed next month millions of Syrians may not survive the winter

Daily Mirror

Dad and daughter 'scared to sleep' in horror Turkey hotel with bed bugs and cockroaches

Sara and Joe Palmer, from Blackheath in London, claim they were bitten by bed bugs and visited by a cockroach during a three week holiday to western Turkey in October

The Independent UK

Greek foreign minister slams Turkish leader's missile threat

Greece’s foreign minister has lashed out at Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to hit Athens with ballistic missiles

Daily Mirror

Twenty-two beers for £10 - the destinations where your pounds will go the furthest

The cost of living crisis, inflation and the poor state of the pound means finding the right, cheap place for a holiday is more important now for a lot of British people

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Patrick Vieira makes 'immature' Crystal Palace admission after Napoli defeat in Turkey

Crystal Palace concluded their winter trip to Turkey with a 3-1 defeat against Italian side Napoli, despite Wilfried Zaha giving the Eagles the lead in the friendly

Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy renews diplomacy, Biden signals air defences a priority

Ukrainian president holds talks with US, French and Turkish presidents amid fierce, protracted battles on eastern front.

Reuters

Russia fires scores of missiles in one of its biggest attacks on Ukraine

Russia fired more than 70 missiles at Ukraine on Friday in one of its biggest attacks since the start of the war, knocking out power in the second-biggest city and forcing Kyiv to implement emergency blackouts nationwide, Ukrainian officials said.

Manchester Evening News

'I watched helplessly on Ring as thieves raided my house of £60k of stuff while we were on holiday in Turkey'

'We could see everything happening in front of us, but we couldn't do anything about it'

Al Jazeera

Erdogan, Putin discuss Syria border corridor, gas hub by phone

Turkish president reiterated necessity for buffer zone in accordance with 2019 agreement with Russia, his office says.

Radio France Internationale

Turkey accuses Iran of stoking regional tensions

This week Turkey held joint military exercises with Azerbaijan on Iran's border, as its Baku warns Tehran it will not be intimated. With anti-government protests continuing in Iran, Tehran is being accused of escalating regional tensions.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What's at stake in Turkey's new Syria escalation

Kurdish forces and international players — after weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria — are trying to gauge whether Ankara’s threats of a ground invasion are serious

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