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Videos| 6 Killed, Dozens Injured in Istanbul Blast

At least six people were killed and 81 others were wounded in an explosion in a busy area of central Istanbul, Turkish authorities have said on Sunday. The blast happened at about 16:20 local time (13:20 GMT) on a shopping street in the Taksim Square area, the Turkish city’s governor ...

November 14, 2022

Middle East

Turkey Says Ankara Can Buy Russian Oil Without Western Financing

Turkey can buy and transport Russian oil without Western financing or insurance, Turkish Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati said. If necessary, Turkey can buy and transport Russian oil without Western financing or insurance, Nebati in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, adding that “in case of any sanctions, Turkey has ...

October 21, 2022

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Erdogan: Turkey Plans to Begin Drilling Libyan Waters for Oil, Gas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that “Turkey will begin oil and gas explorations in Libyan waters after the recent agreement with the [Dbeibah] Government of National Unity. Erdogan rejected criticism from the European Union and within Libya for seeking to expand energy cooperation with one of the country’s two ...

October 12, 2022

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Turkey Says Cannot Accept Decision by Donbass Republics, Two More Regions to Join Russia

Turkey cannot recognize the decision by the Donetsk and the Lugansk People’s Republics as well as the Zaporozhye and the Kherson Regions to join Russia, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Turkey “did not recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea in an illegitimate referendum in 2014 and ...

October 1, 2022

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Turkey, ‘Israel’ Negotiate Gas Transportation to Europe: Spokesperson

Turkish Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said on Friday that Turkey and the Israeli occupation have been negotiating the transportation of gas to the European Union, with the two sides’ delegations scheduled to hold a meeting on the issue in October. Gas from the Eastern Mediterranean could become an alternative to ...

September 24, 2022

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Erdogan: US Barriers in Military Cooperation with Turkey Affect NATO Security

“Artificial obstacles to our defense cooperation with the US, which are contrary to the allied law, also negatively affect NATO security landscape,” Erdogan told a meeting of the Turkish-US Business Council in New York. The president noted that the biased attitude that has developed as a result of pressure from ...

September 22, 2022

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Central Banks of Turkey, Russia to Start Working Out Ruble Gas Payments

The central banks of Turkey and Russia will start the works for arranging partial payments for Russian gas imports in rubles, as agreed by the presidents of the two countries, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said. Last Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on ...

September 19, 2022

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Istanbul Mall Shooting Leaves 5 Injured, 1 in Critical Condition

According to the Sabah daily newspaper on Monday, at least six people were wounded in a shooting inside a shopping mall in the Turkish capital of Istanbul. Per the newspaper’s report, the injuries were the result of an argument between two groups of people at the Sariyer mall and the ...

September 12, 2022

Middle East

Turkey Calls on France to Recognize its Colonial Past

The Turkish Foreign Ministry is calling on France to acknowledge the consequence of its colonial past without blaming other nations, ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said on Saturday. According to Turkish media, during his recent visit to Algeria, French President Emmanuel Macron claimed the existence of networks in Turkey, Russia, and ...

August 27, 2022

Middle East

Turkish FM: Several NATO States Want Ukrainian Conflict to Continue

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that a number of NATO countries want the conflict in Ukraine to continue. “There are countries in the West that want the war to continue, with NATO member states among them. I mean not only the US but also NATO member countries,” ...

August 23, 2022