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Kurdish Officials: Rockets Hit Turkish Base in Northern Iraq

A cluster of rockets targeted a Turkish military base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, officials from northern Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region said. An Iranian-backed militia promptly claimed responsibility for the attack. A Turkish defense ministry official said there was no damage or injury at the base but did not provide…

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Türkiye Prepared to Hand over Syrian Regions under its Control to Regime

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu revealed on Thursday that his country was prepared to hand over Syrian regions under its control to the Syrian regime “should political stability be established.” Speaking to the press, he stressed that Türkiye has repeatedly said it was ready to hand over power in areas…

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US Does Not Want to See Military Operations in Northwest Syria

The United States does not want Türkiye to pursue military attacks in northwest Syria, even if it recognizes Türkiye’s right to defend itself, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday. Türkiye has ramped up its shelling and air strikes on northern Syria in recent weeks and has…

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Thousands Protest Turkish Strikes on Kurdish Groups in Syria

Thousands of Kurds protested on Sunday in the Syrian city of Qamishli against days of deadly Turkish cross-border strikes targeting Kurdish groups in the country's northeast. Türkiye announced last Sunday it had carried out air strikes against semi-autonomous Kurdish zones in north and northeastern Syria, and across the border in…

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US, China Climate Envoys Meet at COP27 Summit in Egypt

US climate envoy John Kerry met Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate negotiations in Egypt in a further hint of improving relations between the world's top two polluters, seen as vital for substantial progress against global warming. The meeting between Kerry and China's top climate official…

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Finland, Sweden Promise to Join NATO Together in United Front to Türkiye

Finland and Sweden will join NATO at the same time, their prime ministers said on Friday, presenting a united front to Türkiye which has raised questions about both their applications. The Nordic neighbors asked to join the alliance in May in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but ran into…

Asharq Al-Awsat

SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Forces Cannot Be Dismantled

Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi warned against “comprehensive normalization” between Ankara and Damascus. In an interview to Asharq Al-Awsat, he said such an approach serves the interests of the Ankara government and will lead to many risks on the lives of the Syrian people. The approach…

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Türkiye, Greece Trade Accusations over 92 Naked Migrants

Türkiye and Greece on Monday exchanged more mutual recrimination over 92 migrants who were found stripped naked by Greek authorities at the two countries’ joint border, a day after the United Nations called for an investigation into the incident. Greek migration minister Notis Mitarachi on Saturday tweeted a photo of…

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Insecurity Fuels Protests in Syria’s Turkish Areas of Influence

Raging protests and demonstrations erupted in Syria’s al-Bab city on Monday amid security chaos and near-daily assassinations taking place in areas of influence controlled by Türkiye and Ankara loyalists from opposition factions in northwestern Syria.

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Erdogan Addresses Egyptian-Turkish Ties, Cairo Doesn’t Anticipate Any Progress

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country is developing ties with Egypt based on mutual interests. He made the remarks at a parliament session on Saturday marking the new legislative year, Anadolu Agency reported. “Our relations with the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Israel are developing based on…

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Ukraine Ports Have Shipped around 5.3 Mln T of Food under Grain Deal

A total of 231 ships with 5.3 million tons of agricultural products on board have left Ukraine so far under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said nine ships with 345,300 tons of…

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Erdogan Says Inflation Not 'Insurmountable Threat'

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said inflation is not an "insurmountable economic threat," adding it will begin to fall at the end of the year after it surged to more than 80% in August. Under Erdogan's economic program, Türkiye gradually cut interest rates by 500 basis points at the end of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Clashes Rock Outskirts of Libyan Capital

Libyan armed factions fought in the western outskirts of Tripoli late on Friday and early Saturday as forces aligned with Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah's government further consolidated their control over the capital. Fighting took place in Warshafala, a district west of Tripoli that has been the site of repeated clashes throughout the…

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Türkiye Downplays US Sanctions Threat over Russia Ties

Türkiye’s Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati told businesses on Friday they should not be concerned by the threat of sanctions that Washington warns will follow if they do business with sanctioned Russians. Nebati’s Twitter comments represent Ankara’s first official response to a letter the US Treasury sent to Turkish…

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Football London

West Ham's potential Europa Conference League opponents including Fiorentina, Nice and Hearts

West Ham United will discover who they will face in the group stages of the Europa Conference League on Friday afternoon, having beaten Danish side Viborg 6-1 over two legs in the play-off qualifying round

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Türkiye Says Greece Harassed Its Jets during NATO Mission

Türkiye summoned the Greek military attaché and lodged a complaint with NATO after Greek fighter jets allegedly harassed Turkish fighter jets that were conducting an “important mission” for the military alliance, Türkiye’s state-run news agency reported Tuesday. The Anadolu Agency said F-16s belonging to Greece harassed Turkish pilots flying the…

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Ankara, Damascus Demand Opening Communication Channels

Ankara and Damascus have exchanged demands for reopening contact channels and normalizing ties, according to Turkish sources. Turkey's pro-government newspaper “Turkiye” has alleged that Assad has five demands from Ankara, and that the Turkish government requires the Syrian regime to “completely clear” the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) from its…

Bangkok Post

Stand with Türkiye against terror

On the evening of July 15, 2016, the "Fethullahist Terrorist Organization" (Feto) launched a bloody coup attempt against the people and the government of my country. Their aim was to establish a radical, fundamentalist regime, loyal only to their ringleader Fetullah Gülen.

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Glasgow Live

Why Turkey is officially changing its name to Türkiye as nation rebrands

The holiday hotspot requested to change its name to 'Türkiye' - pronounced tur-key-YAY as it reflects back to how Turkey referred to itself when it gained independence in 1923.

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Turkey rebranding - Why the country has changed its name and how to pronounce Türkiye

The country's leadership wants to rid it of associations with the bird, often defined as 'something that fails badly' or a 'stupid or silly person'

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