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Turkey's ritual corpse washers say faith overcame COVID fears

Eda Elal has prepared corpses for burial in accordance with Islamic rituals nearly half her life, but says her job as a "ghassal" in Turkey has never been harder than when bodies and illness overwhelmed her during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reuters

Camilla 'to receive Queen Mother's priceless crown when Charles becomes king'

The Queen Mother’s crown, which was created for King George VI’s coronation in 1937, features 2,800 diamonds and was given to Queen Victoria in 1856 by the Sultan of Turkey as a gesture of gratitude for British support during the Crimean War

Daily Mirror

Marchers in Athens protest reported Greek migrant pushbacks

Hundreds of people marched through central Athens on Sunday to protest what they say are Greece’s pushbacks of migrants and refugees at the border with Turkey

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Energy Minister Says Power Cut in Central Turkey Still Impacts 20,000 Households

Workers were still trying to restore power to some 20,000 households left in the dark for three days in the central Turkish province of Isparta after heavy snow caused disruptions to the electricity grid, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Saturday, according to news website Haberturk. "Heavy snow and a…

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Energy minister says power cut in central Turkey still impacts 20,000 households - media

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Protesters in Istanbul Decry Migrant Deaths on Greek Border

Hundreds of people in Istanbul marched to the Greek consulate on Saturday to protest the deaths of 19 migrants near Turkey´s border with Greece. Turkish authorities said they froze to death earlier this week after being illegally pushed back across the border by Greek guards.

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Turkey’s Erdogan Says he Tested Positive for COVID-19

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has tested positive for COVID-19, he tweeted Saturday. "Today my wife and I tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms. Thankfully, we´re experiencing slight symptoms that we have learned is the omicron variant," he wrote. "We are on duty. We will continue to work at…

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Protesters in Istanbul decry migrant deaths on Greek border

Hundreds of people in Istanbul have marched to the Greek consulate to protest the deaths of 19 migrants near Turkey’s border with Greece

The Independent UK

VIDEO: Turkish National Figure Skater Performs On Frozen Lake

Iklim Sentunali dreams of one day skating for her country in the Olympics.

Zenger

Turkish president tests positive for Covid-19

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he and his wife tested positive for Covid-19.

Bangkok Post

Turkey's Erdogan says he tested positive for COVID-19

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has tested positive for COVID-19

The Independent UK

Turkey's President Erdogan tests positive for COVID-19

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Reuters

Flying high: how a photo of a Syrian father and son led to a new life in Italy

A tender moment captured by Mehmet Aslan of Munzir al-Nazzal and his son, both survivors of the Syrian war, prompted Italian organisations to act. A year on, they are settling into life in Tuscany

The Guardian - UK

Expert Simon Calder answers your questions on travel restrictions around Europe and the world

Constantly changing rules are high on the traveller’s agenda – together with the problem of flying to one country but continuing to another

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Turkey Logs Record 111,157 COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours

Turkey recorded 111,157 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, its highest daily figure of the pandemic, while the daily death toll was its highest in four months, health ministry data showed on Friday. In late December, daily cases stood at about 20,000 but have since surged due to…

The Independent UK

Death of Isis leader during US raid in Syria spells trouble for Turkey

The incident raises questions over whether Ankara was incompetent or complicit by harbouring al-Qurashi

Al Jazeera

Lawlessness at the border mars Greece’s reputation over migration

A new lawsuit filed in international court could prove that Greece has systematically pushed asylum seekers away.

Reuters

Uyghurs in Turkey call for boycott as Beijing Games begin

Hundreds of protesters from China's Muslim Uyghur community rallied in Istanbul on Friday to call for a boycott of the Winter Olympics opening in Beijing and to urge participants to speak out against China's treatment of the ethnic minority.

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'Lampard broke our business' - President makes Dele Alli Everton transfer claim

Dele Alli almost completed a move to Turkey before signing for Everton, it has been claimed

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Erdogan Says Turkey, Israel Can Jointly Bring Gas to Europe

Turkey and Israel can work together to carry Israeli natural gas to Europe and the two countries will discuss energy cooperation during talks next month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday. The two countries expelled their ambassadors in 2018 after a bitter falling-out.

Reuters

Erdogan says Turkey, Israel can jointly bring gas to Europe -media

Turkey and Israel can work together to carry Israeli natural gas to Europe and the two countries will discuss energy cooperation during talks next month, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday.

France 24

Armenians in the capital remain sceptical of 'normal' ties with Turkey

Special envoys from Turkey and Armenia will hold a second round of talks in Vienna later this month to normalise ties after decades of animosity. The day after direct flights re-started between Yerevan and İstanbul, FRANCE 24's Turkey correspondents Shona Bhattacharyya and Ludovic de Foucaud traveled to the Armenian capital…

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Eyewitness Describe to Asharq Al-Awsat Quraishi as ‘Mysterious’ Iraqi Living in Atmeh

The leader of ISIS died when he blew himself and family members up during a US military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday, dealing a blow to the extremist group's efforts to reorganize as a guerrilla force after losing large swathes of territory. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi,…

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Turkey reports daily record of 111,157 new cases – as it happened

Turkish daily death toll highest in four months as cases surge; UK health agency says number of cases each day could be rising

France 24

Turkey's inflation rate soars to 49% as Erdogan defends policy

Inflation in Turkey has soared to nearly 49 percent - the highest level in two decades. It's another sign that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's unorthodox monetary policy may not be bearing fruit. Also in the show: as energy prices surge, British authorities unveil more financial aid for electricity bills, and…

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