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Türkiye Says Greek Missiles Locked on its Fighters over Med

Greek surface-to-air missiles locked on to Turkish F-16 fighter jets carrying out a reconnaissance mission in international airspace, Türkiye’s state-run Anadolu news agency said Sunday. The allegation is the latest claim from Türkiye that its neighbor and fellow NATO member Greece has been targeting its aircraft above the eastern Mediterranean…

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Israel Wants Türkiye to Shut Down ‘Hamas’ Office

The Israeli charge d'affaires in Türkiye said on Friday the re-appointment of an ambassador to Ankara could happen within weeks, while repeating Israel's expectation that the Hamas office in Istanbul be closed down. Lillian said the process of re-appointing an ambassador to Türkiye was only a matter of "when and…

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Türkiye, Finland, Sweden Discuss Security Concerns, to Keep Meeting through Autumn

Officials from Türkiye, Finland and Sweden agreed on Friday to keep meeting in the coming months to discuss security concerns that Türkiye raised as a precondition for allowing the two Nordic countries to join the NATO military alliance. Officials from the three countries held their first such meeting on Friday…

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Türkiye Insists on Establishing a Safe Zone in Syria

Türkiye insists on establishing a 30-km deep safe zone in Syria to maintain a security belt on its southern borders, despite a drop in military operations against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that were rejected by the US, Russia, Iran, and European countries. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Türkiye…

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Injured Saudi Tourists in Türkiye Accident Airlifted to the Kingdom

The Saudi embassy in Türkiye, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, evacuated on Wednesday citizens who were injured in a traffic incident in Rize, northern Türkiye, to complete their treatment in the Kingdom. Several people were injured when a tourist bus carrying 23 Saudis overturned in the Black Sea…

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Türkiye Says it Supports Contribution of Syrian Opposition to Political Process

Türkiye reaffirmed its support for the Syrian opposition in the political process within the framework of UN Security Council Resolution 2254, which calls for a nationwide ceasefire, launch of negotiations, formation of a unity government within two years to be followed by elections. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held a…

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Türkiye Has No Preconditions for Dialogue with Syria, Says FM

Türkiye has no preconditions for dialogue with Syria but any talks should focus on security on their border, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, in a further softening of Ankara's stance towards Damascus after a decade of hostility. Türkiye has backed opposition factions fighting to topple Syria's President Bashar…

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Türkiye Says It Has No Preconditions for Dialogue with Syria

Türkiye does not have preconditions for dialogue with the Syrian government and talks should be goal-oriented, Türkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday in a further softening of Ankara's stance towards Damascus. Türkiye has backed opposition fighting to topple Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, and cut diplomatic relations with Damascus…

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Saudi Tourists Sustain Minor Injuries in Bus Accident in Northern Türkiye

Several people were injured when a tourist bus carrying 23 Saudis overturned in the Black Sea region of northern Türkiye. The bus overturned after hitting a concrete barrier on the side of the road in an agricultural area in Asmali Yarmak village. In a statement, the Saudi embassy said that…

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Türkiye Doubles Russian Oil Imports, Filling EU Void

Türkiye doubled its imports of Russian oil this year, Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Monday, as the two countries are set for broader cooperation in business and especially energy trade in the face of western sanctions against Moscow. Trade between Türkiye and Russia has been booming since spring as Turkish…

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Iran’s ‘Butcher of Aleppo’ Oversaw Plots to Kill Israelis in Türkiye

A notorious commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), previously expelled from Syria, oversaw operations to kill Israelis, Iran International, a Persian language television station headquartered in London, has learned. General Javad Ghaffari, the IRGC Quds Force commander who had reportedly been expelled from Syria last November for ‘major breach of…

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Scores Killed and Injured in 2 Türkiye Road Accidents

At least 34 people were killed and dozens injured in two separate road accidents in Türkiye Saturday, each in places where collisions had taken place shortly before, local media reported. A first crash involving a bus and an ambulance killed 15 people and injured 31 more on a motorway in…

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Guterres Says UN Working with US and EU to Get Russian Food to Markets

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday the United Nations is working with the United States and European Union to overcome obstacles to Russian food and fertilizers reaching world markets. Guterres said that under a UN-brokered deal agreed in Türkiye last month to resume Ukraine's grain exports cut off since…

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Sixteen People Killed in Türkiye as Bus Crashes at Accident Site

Sixteen people were killed in southeast Türkiye on Saturday when a bus crashed into emergency workers and journalists who were attending an earlier accident on a highway near the city of Gaziantep, local authorities said. Regional governor Davut Gul said the dead included three firefighters, four emergency health workers and…

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Two More Grain Ships Leave Ukraine, Türkiye’s Defense Ministry Says

Two more ships carrying grain have left Ukraine's Chornomorsk port, Türkiye’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday, bringing the total number of vessels to leave Ukraine's Black Sea ports under a UN-brokered grain export deal to 27. The Zumrut Ana and MV Ocean S, which are authorized to depart on Aug.…

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Nighttime Photography Reveals Colorful Delights At These Turkish Locales

See Turkey’s historic air take on a bold and vibrant ambiance at night.

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Turkey’s Leader Changes Mind Again on New Name for Airline

Turkey's president, in a push to recast top Turkish assets to avoid any possible derogatory associations, changed his mind Wednesday over what Turkish Airlines should now be called. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told ruling party lawmakers on Wednesday that Turkey's national airline will now be known internationally by its…

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Daily Record

Turkey officially changes name and rebrands to move away from 'negative meaning'

The country wants to move away from 'negative meaning' from the bird and other connotations.

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Turkey Officially Changes Name at UN to 'Turkiye'

Turkey has told the United Nations that, at the behest of its president, it wishes from now on to be called "Turkiye" in all languages, the UN announced Thursday. "The change is immediate," Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief's spokesperson, told AFP by email. He noted that Ankara's official letter requesting…

The Guardian - AU

Turkey officially changes name at UN to Türkiye

United Nations says request from Ankara has been accepted with immediate effect

France 24

What’s in a name: Turkey formally requests name change to 'Türkiye'

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as “Türkiye,” the state-run news agency reported. The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand the country and dissociate its name from the bird…

Benzinga

Turkey Tells The UN: Call Me Türkiye

Everyone knows that Istanbul was Constantinople, but now Turkey is Türkiye — at least at the United Nations.

The Independent UK

No more Turkey: country in push to be known as 'Türkiye'

Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as “Türkiye.”

Al Jazeera

UN agrees to change Turkey’s official name to ‘Türkiye’

Turkey began the move to change its internationally recognised official name in English to Türkiye in December.

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