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Greece takes delivery of first Rafale jets from France

Greece has received six Rafale jets from France in a multi-billion-euro arms deal which Athens and Paris claim boosts the EU's defence capabilities.

Radio France Internationale

Greece receives six French fighter jets as part of €11.5bn military overhaul

Government has announced a seven-fold increase in defence spending amid tensions with Turkey over gas reserves

The Guardian - UK

Police arrest 29 for bringing people to EU on leisure boats

Authorities say police in Italy and Albania have arrested more than 20 people accused of smuggling hundreds of refugees and migrants into the European Union from Turkey on rented yachts and other leisure vessels

The Independent UK

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Latest Covid rules for travelling to Turkey from the UK including PCR tests

Latest Covid rules for travelling to Turkey from the UK including PCR tests and the rules for both vaccinated and unvaccinated UK travellers

Daily Mirror

Greece receives first Rafale fighter jets from France

Six new Rafale fighter jets flew low over the Acropolis in central Athens on Wednesday, the first planes purchased under a defence deal with France that has further stirred tensions with Greece's historic rival and NATO partner Turkey.

Reuters

Greece boosts air force with advanced French jet fighters

French-built fighter jets roared over the Acropolis as Greece races to modernize its military and flaunts new security alliances aimed at checking neighboring Turkey

The Independent UK

Turkey: Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline operational after fire put out

The fire resulting from an explosion along the pipeline has been put out; cause remains unknown.

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Oil Flow Resumes at Iraq-Turkey Pipeline

A pipeline that carries oil from Iraq to world markets resumed operating Wednesday after an explosion in southeastern Turkey forced it to shut down for several hours. No one was hurt in the explosion late Tuesday near the town of Pazarcik in Kahramanmaras province.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil flow resumes at Iraq-Turkey pipeline following blast

A pipeline that carries oil from Iraq to world markets has resumed operating several hours after an explosion in southeastern Turkey forced it to shut down

The Independent UK

Turkey's deal with UAE to build foreign exchange reserves

The Turkish central bank says it and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to a currency swap deal equivalent to $4.74 billion to boost Turkey’s depleted foreign exchange reserves

The Independent UK

Oil Highest Since 2014 as Turkey Outage Adds to Tight Supply Outlook

Oil prices rose for a fourth day on Wednesday as an outage on a pipeline from Iraq to Turkey increased concerns about an already tight supply outlook. Brent crude futures rose 39 cents, or 0.5%, to $87.90 a barrel at 0740 GMT, adding to a 1.2% jump in the previous…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey will send 3,250 security forces to Qatar World Cup

Ankara says riot police, special forces and bomb detection experts will be deployed at the football tournament.

Al Jazeera

Turkey ‘Cannot Ignore’ the US, Russian Bases in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country could not ignore the presence of Russian and US bases and terrorist organizations in large parts of its neighbor to the south, Syria. Speaking to members of the Turkish press on the way back from Albania, Erdogan criticized Washington’s support for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EXPLAINER: Are Turkey's efforts to fix the economy working?

Turkey’s government and central bank have taken unconventional steps in recent weeks to prop up a beleaguered economy crippled by skyrocketing consumer prices, instead of ending a much-criticized plan to cut interest rates

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Iranian-Swedish Dissident Tried in Tehran for 'Terrorism'

The trial of Iranian-Swedish dissident Habib Chaab started in Tehran on Tuesday, state television showed, with charges including terrorism and "spreading corruption on earth" punishable by the death sentence. Chaab, in his late forties, has been held in Iran since late 2020 after he disappeared during a visit to Turkey.…

Reuters

Erdogan says cost concerns force U.S. rethink on EastMed gas pipeline

The United States has pulled its support for a subsea pipeline that would supply natural gas from the eastern Mediterrean to Europe because it makes no economic sense, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

German Journalist Acquitted of Terror Charges in Turkey

A Turkish court has acquitted German journalist Mesale Tolu after years on trial for terror-related charges. “After 4 years, 8 months and 20 days: Acquitted of both charges!” Tolu tweeted after her acquittal. She was accused of engaging in terror propaganda and being a member of a banned left-wing group…

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SDF Accuses Turkey of Violating De-Escalation Agreements

The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces revealed on Monday the outcome of the attacks of the Turkish army and its pro-Syrian armed factions on its areas during the first half of January 2022. According to the released data, one civilian was killed and dozens were injured in 225 different attacks, while…

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Iran to Kick off Trial of Iranian-Swedish Opposition Figure

The trial of an Iranian-Swedish dissident held in Iran on security charges for over a year will kick off on Tuesday, the judiciary said. Habib Chaab, also known as Habib Asyud, went missing during a visit to Turkey in October 2020 and a month later appeared in a video, broadcast…

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Bejeweled camels wrestle for victory in TurkEY

Some 160 camels take part in the largest of Turkey's camel-wrestling festivals as thousands of people cheer them

Bangkok Post

Singapore art week is helping bridge connections

Around 600 artists, curators, creatives and partners from Singapore, Bangkok, China, Australia, Turkey, the UK and the US have joined a diverse range of arts programmes for "Singapore Art Week", which kicked off late last week and continues until Sunday.

France 24

Anti-Arab sentiment sweeps Turkey, home to world's largest refugee population

Turkey is home to more refugees than any other country in the world, with more than 3 million Syrians and 300,000 Iraqis. But as the years have gone by, many Turks believe these refugees have overstayed their welcome. Now, as the economic crisis in the country gets worse, attacks have…

The Independent UK

Turkish camel wrestling festival criticised by animal rights activists

More than 150 camels competed in the 40th annual wrestling festival in western Turkey

Reuters

Turkish court rules to keep Kavala in jail during trial

A Turkish court said on Monday that philanthropist Osman Kavala must stay in prison, lengthening his detention of more than four years without conviction, in a trial which has added to strains in Ankara's relations with Western allies.

Al Jazeera

Crypto investing is alive and well in Turkey, thanks to lira woes

Despite a government crackdown and high-profile exchange collapses last year, Turks are flocking to crypto.

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