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Turkey deports 11 ISIS members to France

Turkey deports 11 ISIS members to France

Turkey has deported 11 French nationals suspected of being ISIS members (the terrorist group banned in Russia), the Turkish Interior Ministry said. According to the statement, 71 foreign ISIS members were sent to their home countries …

 Erdogan to mull regional issues in France

Erdogan to mull regional issues in France

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss regional issues during the visit to France, a diplomatic source said. The Turkish leader will visit France on November 10-11, 2018. Among the issues to be …

Turkey's Cavusoglu to visit France on Sunday

Turkey's Cavusoglu to visit France on Sunday

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is set to pay an official visit to France on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. Cavusoglu will visit France at the invitation of his counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, said a Foreign Ministry …

Turkish and French presidents discuss Syria over phone

Turkish and French presidents discuss Syria over phone

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke on the phone to discuss the humanitarian situation in the besieged eastern Ghouta region in Syria, the French presidency said in a …

Turkey and France to discuss Middle East issues

Turkey and France to discuss Middle East issues

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit France on January 5 for talks with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, to explore an improvement of ties with the European Union and discuss regional …

Air France to stop Paris-Istanbul flights

Air France to stop Paris-Istanbul flights

French Air France decided to stop its flights from Paris to Istanbul, Turkish media reported. Reportedly, the flights will be stopped starting on March 25, 2018.  The reason for the suspension of flights was not …

French terror suspect arrested at Turkey-Iraq border

French terror suspect arrested at Turkey-Iraq border

A French national has been remanded in custody for allegedly assisting a terrorist organization, a security official said Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reports. The man was arrested on July 26 at the Habur border crossing near the …

Erdogan thanks France for permission to hold rally

Erdogan thanks France for permission to hold rally

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked the French government, which allowed Turkey's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to address Turkish citizens in the city of Metz on Sunday. …

French journalist deported from Turkey

French journalist deported from Turkey

French journalist Olivier Bertrand has been released, his employer said on Sunday, following his arrest in Turkey which had drawn condemnation from the French government. "Our journalist Olivier Bertrand is free, …

French journalist arrested in Turkey

French journalist arrested in Turkey

A French journalist was arrested in Turkey on Friday, his employer said, Reuters reported. Isabelle Roberts, the head of French news website lesjours.fr, said journalist Olivier Bertrand was arrested …

France closes missions in Ankara and Istanbul

France closes missions in Ankara and Istanbul

France has closed its embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara and its consulate general in Istanbul until further notice due to security concerns, the embassy said in a statement on Wednesday. "The embassy of France in Ankara, as …

Hollande condemns terrorist attack at Ataturk airport

Hollande condemns terrorist attack at Ataturk airport

French President Francois Hollande condemned terrorist attack at Istanbul's Ataturk airport. "As I unfortunately did before in other circumstances also about Turkey, I also want to strongly …