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Turkey Puts Its Best Foot Forward To Charm Chinese Investors

Turkey plans to draw on its geographical position and an EU customs deal to entice Chinese investors keen to access European markets tariff-free, as it recently just did with carmaker BYD. The Chinese electric vehicle giant signed a billion-dollar deal with Ankara on Monday to open a plant in western…

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Erdogan Says May Invite Syria's Assad To Turkey 'At Any Moment'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he might invite his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad to Turkey "at any moment", in a sign of reconciliation after the 2011 war broke ties between Ankara and Damascus.

International Business Times

Erdogan To Attend Euro 2024 Match In Berlin As Diplomatic Row Spirals

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be in Germany for his country's Euro 2024 quarter-final on Saturday, the presidency told AFP, as Ankara and Berlin trade barbs over a Turkish footballer's celebratory gesture.

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Across Turkey by train: riding the Mesopotamia Express

With lengthy stops for side trips, this long-distance journey is a joyful, social experience accompanied by great food and music

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Crackdown on organised crime gifts Istanbul police with luxury supercars

Istanbul police now have some of the world's most expensive sports cars – spoils of seized assets in a crackdown on international organised crime. It's part of Ankara's efforts to escape international scrutiny over money laundering as it seeks global investment.

Radio France Internationale

Turkey set on rebuilding bridges with China to improve trade

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's visit to China earlier this month is the latest diplomatic effort by Ankara to become a strategic trade hub between Europe and China. But Beijing's suspicions over Ankara's support of Chinese Uyghur dissidents is widely seen as an obstacle.

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How Turkey's support for Ukraine is a double-edged sword

Turkish companies are emerging as significant suppliers of weapons to Ukraine and are supporting United States efforts to resolve Kyiv's ammunition shortages. However, this support is a challenge to Ankara's efforts to balance its relationship with Moscow and its Western allies.

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Pro-Turkey Syria Mercenaries Head To Niger To Earn Cash

Like hundreds of other pro-Turkish fighters, Omar left northern Syria for mineral-rich Niger last year, joining Syrian mercenaries sent to the West African nation by a private Turkish military company.

International Business Times

Turkey’s Erdogan meets Greek PM, sees ‘no unsolvable problems’ in ties

On visit to Ankara, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitotakis says leaders ‘wish to intensify our bilateral contacts’.

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Greek PM To Visit Turkey In Quest For Better Relations

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be received Monday in Ankara by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the latest sign of warming relations between the NATO neighbours.

International Business Times

Turkey seeks to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Foreign minister says Ankara will submit a formal request to the International Court of Justice to join the case.

Al Jazeera

All aboard Turkey's Dogu Express, the legendary train ride from west to east

For more than 60 years, the Dogu Express train has connected Turkey's capital Ankara to the eastern city of Kars. Once a well-kept secret, Instagram influencers have recently turned the trip into one of the country's main tourist attractions. Tickets now tend to sell out in a matter of minutes.…

France 24

Turkey's Erdogan targets support against Kurdish rebels during Iraq trip

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Iraq on Monday for the first time in 12 years. He'll be seeking support for Ankara's war against Kurdish rebels in Iraq as well as deeper economic ties.

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In a setback to Turkey's Erdogan, opposition makes huge gains in local election

Turkey's main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday's local elections, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Turkey local elections: Opposition claims big city wins in blow to Erdogan

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu hails victory in blow to Turkish president’s standing after two decades in power.

Al Jazeera

Turkey’s opposition in electoral battle to keep hold of major cities

CHP has control of local government in Istanbul and Ankara, but may find it hard to keep hold of them in March 31 vote.

Al Jazeera

Turkey votes in local elections in test of Erdogan’s popularity

Vote will decide who gets to control Istanbul and capital Ankara, both of which the Turkish president lost in 2019.

Radio France Internationale

Turkey looks for regional help in its battle against Kurdish rebels in Iraq

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to end the threat posed by Kurdish rebel group the PKK, which has been fighting Turkey for decades. As Turkey prepares to launch a major military operation against the organisation in Iraq, it is looking to other governments in the region for support.

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Deepfakes, censorship and media pressure ahead of Turkey's local elections

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not on the ballot, but he looms large over Sunday’s local elections in Turkey. If Erdogan's ruling party wins, many expect him to change the constitution to allow him to rule beyond his current term limit. Meanwhile, the fractured opposition is trying to retain…

International Business Times

Turkey's Erdogan Braces For Tete-a-tete With Biden In May

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with US counterpart Joe Biden at the White House on May 9, a Turkish official told AFP on Friday.

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Turkey's Local Elections: Key Cities, Erdogan's Future At Stake

Millions of voters in Turkey set to participate in local elections, shaping country's political future.

Radio France Internationale

With Somalia naval deal, Turkey steers into strategic but volatile region

A naval agreement between Turkey and Somalia positions the Turkish navy in a strategically vital region, underlining Ankara's growing ambitions at sea. But analysts warn that the deal threatens to escalate tensions with Somalia's neighbour, Ethiopia.

Radio France Internationale

Will Turkey ditch Russian missiles for US military jets?

As Turkey's rapprochement with the United States gathers pace, the future of Turkish-purchased Russian S-400 missiles is increasingly in question. The missile deal is a potent symbol of Ankara's close ties with Moscow, but Washington is offering to sell Turkey its advanced F35 military jet for the removal of the…

International Business Times

Turkey And Egypt Turn 'New Leaf' As Erdogan Visits Cairo

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in Cairo on Wednesday that they were turning a "new leaf" in their relations after over a decade of estrangement.

Al Jazeera

One person killed in attack on Istanbul courthouse

Turkish officials say two assailants shot dead in ‘terrorist’ attack blamed on leftist group.

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