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Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced on Friday that the number of Turkey’s beaches with Blue Flag status has reached 531
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London lifts ban on military-industrial complex products' supply to Turkey
Britain lifted the ban on the military products' export to Turkey, the Turkish Defence Industries Directorate's head, Ismail Demir said. "The restrictions imposed by the UK on the export of defense products …
Cavusoglu: Armenia must respond to Azerbaijan's peace approaches
The Armenian administration is under pressure by radicals within the country as well as the diaspora outside, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said, speaking on Yerevan and Baku’s attempts to normalize relations and possible …
Turkey 'neutralizes' 19 terrorists in northern Syria
Some 19 PKK terrorists have been neutralized in the scope of the Operation Olive Branch, Operation Peace Spring and Operation Euphrates Shield, the Turkish Defense Ministry has said. “Nineteen terrorists opening …
Western wind energy giants plan to shift operations to Turkey
Turkey's wind energy industry is the most industrialized sector compared to other renewable energy sources, Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB) Head İbrahim Erden said, noting that Western industry giants want to shift their …
U.S. threatens Turkey with denial of F-16 fighter jets
Turkey’s objection to the start of Finland’s and Sweden’s accession talks to NATO generated some dismay on Capitol Hill, The Washington Post reported. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez …
Erdogan has no intention of severing ties with Russia over Ukraine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that he had no intention of breaking ties with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the situation in Ukraine. "We have pursued a balanced policy in relations with both …
Turkey says its security concerns should be met as Sweden, Finland seek NATO entry
Turkey's security concerns should be met, the country's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sweden and Finland's NATO applications. Speaking to reporters ahead of his bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State …
Ankara: Sweden, Finland won’t join NATO until Ankara’s expectations met
Ibrahim Kalin, the spokesman for the Turkish president, on Wednesday said Finnish and Swedish membership in NATO is impossible until they meet Ankara’s expectations in the security, NTV television reported. The report said Kalin …
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Erdogan: Turkey won’t support NATO membership for Sweden, Finland
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday reiterated that the country won’t support NATO membership for Sweden and Finland because they didn’t extradite terrorism suspects as was requested by Ankara. "We asked …
Delegations of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and UN may hold meeting soon
The Humanitarian Contact Group, comprising the UN, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, may hold a meeting soon, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. "We are planning to hold a technical meeting in the next few …
Turkey to agree to Sweden, Finland NATO membership if...
Turkey has demanded that European countries end restrictions on the export of weapons, as well as the lifting of US sanctions for the purchased Russian S-400 systems, in return for agreeing to the membership of Sweden and Finland in …
Sweden expresses desire to expand cooperation with Turkey
Sweden's prime minister Magdalena Andersson expressed her country's will to expand cooperation with Turkey within NATO. Speaking at a news conference with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto in Stockholm, Magdalena …
Turkey and Algeria ink new deals, seek stronger ties
Turkey and Algeria on Monday signed multiple new agreements as they seek to grow their bilateral relations further and strengthen cooperation, with a particular focus on the defense industry. The deals came after President Recep Tayyip …
NATO chief: Turkey's concerns must be addressed amid Sweden, Finland's bids
As Turkey is a valued member of the NATO alliance, any security concerns it has need to be addressed, the NATO chief said Monday after discussing with Turkey’s foreign minister the membership bids of Sweden and Finland. …
Why Turkey objects Finland and Sweden NATO bids
Ankara will not agree to admit Finland and Sweden to NATO after these countries refused to extradite suspected terrorists, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. "There are reports that they won’t …
Swedish, Finnish ministers to head to Turkey for NATO talks
The foreign ministers of Sweden and Finland plan to travel "soon" to Turkey for talks to address Ankara's objections to NATO membership for the two Nordic countries, news agency TT reported, citing the Swedish foreign office. …
Turkey eliminates PKK terrorist in Syria
The Turkish Intelligence Organization (MIT) on Sunday eliminated a member of the PKK terrorist organization in northern Syria’s Ain al-Arab. The terrorist was implicated in the death of Turkish troops and personnel. Ekrem …
Sweden to send diplomatic delegation to Turkey to discuss NATO bid
After having informal talks with Turkey on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Berlin, Sweden has announced it will send a diplomatic delegation to Turkey to discuss the country joining the alliance. Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde …
