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Turkey starts building 'world's longest suspension bridge'

Turkey starts building 'world's longest suspension bridge'

Turkey started work on building what it says will be the world's longest suspension bridge, spanning the Dardanelles strait that divides Europe and Asia, AsiaOne reports. The bridge is the latest in a succession of massively …

Yildirim to visit Georgia

Yildirim to visit Georgia

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım will pay a one-day visit to Georgia on March 15, according to Turkish Prime Ministry sources.  The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Yıldırım will travel to the …

Turkish-Dutch conflict: Ankara vows to retaliate

Turkish-Dutch conflict: Ankara vows to retaliate

The Dutch government's move barring his plane from landing in the Netherlands will not go unanswered and will have consequences, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters at Atatürk International Airport in …

Russia enables 'some' Turkish agricultural exports

Russia enables 'some' Turkish agricultural exports

Moscow signed a decree allowing Turkey to export "some" of the previously sanctioned agricultural products to Russia, a Turkish prime ministry source said Thursday, Anadolu agency reports. The source, who spoke on condition of …

Will Turkey extend state of emergency further?

Will Turkey extend state of emergency further?

Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim said a state of emergency that was imposed following the failed coup attempt in July can be extended "for another three months". Binali Yildirim told a group of …

Syrian military plane crashes near Turkey border

Syrian military plane crashes near Turkey border

A plane believed to be a Syrian military aircraft has crashed near the border between Syria and Turkey, Turkish officials say. A Syrian army source said the air force had lost contact with a fighter jet near the border, BBC reports citing state …

Turkish PM, Merkel hold ‘productive, good’ conversation

Turkish PM, Merkel hold ‘productive, good’ conversation

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has talked on the phone with German ChancellorAngela Merkel over Germany’s decision to ban Turkish ministers from holding events in two German cities ahead of the April 16 …

Turkey's ruling AKP begins push to amend constitution

Turkey's ruling AKP begins push to amend constitution

Turkey's ruling party has formally launched a campaign urging a yes vote in a referendum to amend the constitution, eliminating the position of prime minister and extending the powers of the president, Al Jazeera reports. Prime …

Two Turkish soldiers killed in Al-Bab

Two Turkish soldiers killed in Al-Bab

Two Turkish soldiers were killed in a suicide attack in the city of Al-Bab on Friday, the Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim said, hours after a suicide bomber attacked Turkish-backed rebels outside the Syrian town. …

Yıldırım says Georgia is Turkey's strategic partner

Yıldırım says Georgia is Turkey's strategic partner

Georgia is Turkey's most important neighbor and strategic partner, the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said at the meeting with his Georgian counterpart Giorgi Kvirikashvili on the sidelines of …

Yildirim: al-Bab largely under control of Syrian rebels

Yildirim: al-Bab largely under control of Syrian rebels

Turkey-backed rebels have largely taken control of the Syrian town of al-Bab from ISIS militants, the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said in Ankara. "Al-Bab has been largely taken under control. Our …

Turkish PM calls on US to extradite Gulen

Turkish PM calls on US to extradite Gulen

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim reiterated the country's demand for US cooperation on the extradition of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen in a meeting with new US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) …

Guterres starts his first tour in Ankara

Guterres starts his first tour in Ankara

UN Secretary-general Antonio Guterres will travel to Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday where he is scheduled to hold separate meetings with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Binali …

Pence and Yildirim discuss Turkish-US cooperation

Pence and Yildirim discuss Turkish-US cooperation

US Vice President Mike Pence told the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim it was a "new day" in Turkish-US relations in a phone call on Thursday to discuss cooperation in the fight against terrorism, …