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Erdogan's 'crazy' canal project may turn into Turkey's White Eleph
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], 4 May (ANI): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after trying to change the country's history through his involvement in numerous conflicts in the Middle East and Nagorno Karabakh, appears to be determined to change the geography also by trying to create a second Bospo
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Turkey's new COVID-19 lockdown enters into force
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus-related lockdown announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came into force across the country on Thursday and will last through May 17, becoming the longest-running restriction since the onset of the pandemic.
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Turkey-Iran-Pakistan axis trying to gain traction again amid 'regi
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 22 (ANI): The proposal that Iran, Pakistan and Turkey should band together to address regional security challenges is once again gaining traction. However, there are inherent limitations for such a framework to consolidate and evolve into a formidable framework.
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Erdogan and Bahceli move to ban Turkey's third largest party
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], March 22 (ANI): Before the ink was dry on President Tayyip Erdogan's much touted "Human Rights Action Plan," announced on March 2, the autocratic President of Turkey showed his real "commitment" to human rights, by granting the wish of his ultra-nationalist ally Devlet Bahc
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Turkish top leaders hail withdrawal from European treaty protectin
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 21 (ANI): Turkish top leaders are supporting the country's withdrawal from a landmark European treaty, the world's first binding treaty to protect women from violence.
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Isolated Erdogan seeks rapprochement with Egypt
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], March 15 (ANI): Facing increasing international isolation, while pressure is increasing on Ankara with the recent US sanctions, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday expressed his intention "to strengthen relations with Egypt, if current diplomatic contact betwee
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Greek analysts call for Indo-Greek alliance amid Turkey's growing
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Amid reports indicating the growing closeness between Turkey and Pakistan, Greek analysts have called for an Indo-Greek alliance, such that India and Greece formulate a new doctrine of cooperation that could counter the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Does Erdogan truly want to mend ties with US?
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], February 8 (ANI): While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is supposed to be trying to mend ties with the United States, his Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu last week told Hurriyet newspaper that "it is blatantly clear that the US is behind the (failed coup of) July
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Turkey's Erdogan attends launch of first domestically built frigat
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey launched its first domestically built frigate Istanbul (F-515) on Saturday and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took part in the launch ceremony.
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Turkey accused of trading Uyghurs for Chinese COVID-19 vaccine: Re
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], January 20 (ANI): Turkey started mass vaccination against COVID-19 with China's 'Sinovac' vaccine but its orders for the vaccine suffered many delays, which led to the Turkish opposition questioning whether Ankara was being punished for dragging its feet in ratifying an e
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Greece seeks to return 1,450 migrants to Turkey
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Athens [Greece], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Greece's migration ministry said on Thursday that it has submitted a request to the European Commission and the European Union (EU) border agency Frontex for the immediate return of 1,450 migrants to Turkey.
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Turkey wants better ties with Israel but against its stance on Pal
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey is in favour of normalising relations with Israel, however, its Palestine policy is unacceptable for Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday.
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