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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…

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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…

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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

The Independent UK

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.…

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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.

Reuters

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…

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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

The Independent UK

Mumbai: Fewest daily Covid cases in 2022 take tally past 1 million, deaths up

MUMBAI: Nearly 680 days after the pandemic started, the city’s Covid-19 caseload touched the 1 million mark on Monday. Only the US, India, Brazil, the UK, France, Russia and Turkey have seen more patients than Mumbai in the two-year-long pandemic so far.

The Times of India

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.

Bangkok Post

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…

France 24

Turkish camel wrestling festival criticised by animal rights activists

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

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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.

The Independent UK

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

Liverpool Echo

Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe set for new club after legal dispute

Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe looks to have found a new club in Turkey

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The Independent UK

Trial against philanthropist and dozens resumes in Turkey

The trial against prominent Turkish civil rights figure Osman Kavala has resumed on the 1,539th day of his pre-trial detention, but without his participation

The Independent UK

Turkey's Erdogan in Albania to boost bilateral ties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Albania to talk with Prime Minister Edi Rama on strengthening bilateral ties and also inaugurate new apartments funded by Turkey for Albanians left homeless by the 2019 earthquake

Daily Mirror

Chloe Ferry leaves fans astonished as she accidentally shares her real name

Long time fans of the Geordie Shore star might already know that 'Chloe Ferry' is not in fact her real name – but she has reminded everyone after sharing a snap of a boarding pass

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Trial against Philanthropist and Dozens Resumes in Turkey

The trial against prominent Turkish civil rights figure Osman Kavala resumed Monday — the 1539th day of his pre-trial detention — without his participation. The hearing is taking place as a Jan. 19 Council of Europe deadline that could trigger infringement procedures looms. The European Court of Human Rights ruled…

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