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Germany Summons Turkish Envoy over Kavala Verdict

Germany summoned Turkey's ambassador in Berlin on Friday to protest a sentence of life in prison that a Turkish court handed to a prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist. Western governments and rights groups strongly criticized this week's ruling which found Osman Kavala guilty of attempting to overthrow the…

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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

Germany summons Turkish envoy over Kavala verdict

Germany has summoned Turkey’s ambassador in Berlin to protest a sentence of life in prison handed to a prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist

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Peace in Ukraine: How U.S. can help

There's now a high risk the Ukraine conflict could drag on for many years. But it's not too late to change that

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Irish holidaymakers warned to use 'high degree of caution' in Spain, Portugal and more hotspots

The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued specific travel advice for more than 200 countries, which includes asking Irish citizens to "exercise a high degree of caution" in some popular holiday hotspots including Spain, Portugal, Turkey, France, Italy, Greece, Germany, the United States and Great Britain

Irish Mirror

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

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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.

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Turkey Rejects Greek Accusations of Illegal Overflights

Turkey on Thursday rejected accusations that its warplanes conducted unauthorized military flights over Greek islands, pointing the finger at fellow NATO-member Greece instead. A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement said accusations made by Greece "do not reflect the truth" and insisted that it was Greece’s air force that carried out "provocative…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says Turkey Warned in Advance about Syria Flights Ban

Turkey had warned Russia in advance before moving to bar Russian planes from flying to Syria over its territory, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said that Turkey had asked Russia more than a month ago not to send Syria-bound planes over its territory. She…

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Belfast trio named in Irish team for Women's World Boxing Championships

The championships will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from May 6-21

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Russia says Turkey warned in advance about Syria flights ban

Russia says that Turkey gave it advance notice before moving to bar Russian planes from flying to Syria over its territory

The Independent UK

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

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.

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UAE, Turkey Accelerate Arrangements to Sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

The United Arab Emirates and Turkey have taken steps to accelerate the arrangements for finalizing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which will be signed soon. Officials from both countries have held discussions to foster business and investment partnerships between the business communities of the two countries. UAE Trade Minister…

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Turkey 'Deports' Palestinian Activists

Turkey has reportedly deported several Palestinian activists from the Hamas Movement and other Interpol-wanted persons for committing criminal acts, informed sources said on Thursday. The sources, who spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat on condition of anonymity, neither confirmed nor denied Israeli reports claiming the Turkish authorities' deported dozens of Hamas members…

Reuters

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.

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Ukraine war stokes concerns over Turkey's nuclear plant

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot activists say uncertainty over the safety of war-wracked Ukraine’s nuclear power plants has reignited concerns over a Russian-owned nuclear power station being built in a quake-prone area on Turkey’s southern coast

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Greece Accuses Turkey of Air Patrols over Inhabited Islands

Greece made a formal protest to Turkey on Wednesday involving accusations that the fellow-NATO member conducted unauthorized military flights over inhabited Greek islands. "These actions constitute a violation of Greece’s sovereignty, they are an unacceptable provocation and run contrary to fundamental principles of international law," Greece's Foreign Ministry said in…

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…

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.

Reuters

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".

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