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Wife of activist Osman Kavala pre-trial: 'I don't expect anything' from Turkish justice

Days before Osman Kavala’s appearance in a Turkish court on Friday, his wife, Ayse Bugra, gave an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24. She spoke about the accusations faced by the so-called "red billionaire", a prominent member of Turkish civil society who has been behind bars without a sentence since October…

France 24

Indian women's boxing team leaves for Turkey for World Championship camp

NEW DELHI: The Indian women's boxing team, led by Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, left for Istanbul, Turkey in the early hours of Thursday to participate in the training camp as part of the team's preparation for 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.

The Times of India

Turkey Believes It Can Finally Export A Luxury Brand, Can EVs Transform The Country?

2022 is a rebranding year for Turkey, officially changing its name to Turkiye, and the country is taking many steps to project a new image abroad.

Benzinga

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Indian boxers to have 15-day camp in Istanbul ahead of women's world championship

NEW DELHI: The Indian boxing contingent, including Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, for the women's world championship next month is set to leave for Istanbul in the early hours of Thursday for a 15-day camp ahead of the event to be held in the same city.

The Times of India

Turkey’s war with inflation: ‘Prices change daily and everyone is scared’

Erdoğan’s quixotic policies are putting pressure on prices, but now fallout from Ukraine is pushing the country towards crisis

The Guardian - UK

Turkey Pushes for Normalizing Ties with Egypt after Nine Years of Tension

Turkey has decided to appoint an ambassador to Egypt after nine years of mutual withdrawal of ambassadors and downgrading the diplomatic representation to the rank of chargé d’affaires between the two countries. The move follows Egyptian authorities confirming that Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry would soon be visiting Istanbul to meet…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish women’s group targeted as Erdoğan fans flames of ‘culture war’

Attempt to close We Will Stop Femicide on moral grounds criticised as a ‘grotesque’ and divisive step as election looms

The Guardian - UK

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Night Strikes: Russia Sends Volley Of Cruise Missiles At Ukrainian Targets

The Bayraktar TB2 is manufactured by Baykar, which is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.

Zenger

Turkish, British, Italian defence ministers to discuss Ukraine in Istanbul

The defence ministers of Turkey, Britain and Italy will meet in Istanbul on Friday to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine and security ties between the three NATO allies, the Turkish Defence Ministry said.

Reuters

Turkey Fishermen Fear Mines in Black Sea

Turkish fisherman Sahin Afsut fears the worst: hitting a mine and "disappearing underwater in the blink of an eye". Like many fishermen in Rumelifeneri, a village set on the rocks of the Bosphorus in northern Istanbul, Afsut and his team remain in port since the discovery of a drifting mine…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Popular' dad dies suddenly in dental chair while getting implants in Turkey

Tony Rogers, 66, flew to Istanbul for an emergency procedure on Monday and died after receiving an anaesthetic in the dentist's chair the next morning

Daily Mirror

Moving Leeds United tributes paid to Chris Loftus and Kevin Speight at Elland Road memorial

Leeds United supporters Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight were murdered in Istanbul on this day 22 years ago and once more they were remembered at Elland Road in a moving service

Leeds Live

Roman Abramovich 'pleaded with Putin to end Ukraine war as he tried to dodge sanctions'

Turkey said Abramovich, who is sanctioned by European nations over Russia's invasion of Ukraine , was part of the Russian delegation at peace talks in Istanbul this week and is "sincerely" working to end the war

Daily Mirror

Turkey to OK Khashoggi murder trial's move to Saudi Arabia

Turkey’s justice minister says the government will recommend that an Istanbul court close its trial in absentia against 26 Saudi nationals charged in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and transfer the case to Saudi Arabia

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Turkey Accuses Russia, Ukraine of Failing to Implement Understandings Reached in Istanbul

Turkey criticized Russia and Ukraine for failing to implement any of the understandings reached during talks between their negotiators in Istanbul on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

White House says the US has evidence that the war against Ukraine has been ‘a strategic disaster’ – as it happened

Germany, France and the UK reject Russia’s demand to pay for gas in roubles; Kremlin announces further sanctions for EU leaders

Reuters

Erdogan says oligarch Abramovich was part of Russian delegation at Istanbul talks -media

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who is sanctioned by European nations over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, was part of Russia's delegation at peace negotiations in Istanbul this week, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying on Thursday.

Reuters

Turkey working to bring together Ukraine, Russia foreign ministers again

Turkey is working to bring together the Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers for talks after hosting peace negotiations in Istanbul this week, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, adding the meeting could happen within two weeks.

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Wingie: Istanbul Tops MENA’s List of Preferred Destinations

Driven by increased vaccination rates and the removal of travel restrictions, the global tourism and aviation sectors appear to be making a rapid recovery.

Reuters

Turkish prosecutor seeks to halt trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing

A Turkish prosecutor asked a court on Thursday to halt the trial in absentia of Saudi suspects over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and transfer the case to Saudi authorities.

The Guardian - UK

Putin and Zelenskiy could meet soon, says Ukraine’s top negotiator

Kyiv official says he thinks Istanbul proposals could lead to summit, but Kremlin says there is ‘a lot of work to be done’

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Turkey's unique role in peace negotiations

After more than a month of fighting, a fresh round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine has begun in Istanbul in the hope that progress can be made. Following weeks of fruitless talks in Belarus, negotiations were hosted by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who made a short opening…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Units Suffering Big Losses Pull Out of Ukraine, Says UK Military Intelligence

Some Russian units suffering heavy losses in Ukraine had been forced to return home and to neighboring Belarus, British military intelligence said a day after Russia promised to scale down military operations around Kyiv and another city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reacted with skepticism to the offer made by Russia…

The Independent UK

Russian pledge to scale back in Ukraine draws skepticism

Russia’s pledge to scale back some military operations in Ukraine is drawing skepticism even as the two nations return Wednesday to talks that could produce a framework for ending the war

The Guardian - UK

Why is Abramovich playing peacemaker after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?

The presence of previously publicity-shy billionaire at talks in Istanbul has surprised many

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