Turkish Airlines expanding fleet, opening 4 new routes in 2020
ANKARA
Turkish Airlines will open four new routes in 2020 as it expands and updates its fleet, according to the chairman of Turkey's flag carrier.
"We finished all procedures to launch...
Turkey foiled plot in E. Mediterranean: Erdogan
ANKARA
Turkey's latest steps completely foiled the plots to exclude the country from the Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish president said Tuesday.
“The project to exclude Turkey from the Mediterranean has been...
Turkish Airlines, Boeing reach compensation deal
ANKARA
Turkish Airlines and U.S. aircraft maker Boeing have agreed on compensation for losses from grounded and undelivered aircraft, Turkey's flag carrier announced in a statement on Tuesday.
"Boeing will cover...
Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims deadly car bombing
MOGADISHU, Somalia
Terrorist group al-Shabaab Monday evening claimed responsibility for Saturday's suicide truck bombing in Somalia that killed some 80 people, including two Turkish citizens, and wounded over 150 others.
Hours...
We will have a say in future technology: Turkish leader
ANKARA
Citing the prototype of Turkey's landmark indigenous car unveiled last week, Turkey's president on Monday voiced the nation’s ambition to have a say in the field of technology.
"Turkey will...
Turkey: Takasbank launches digital gold transfer system
ISTANBUL
Turkey's Istanbul Clearing, Settlement and Custody Bank (Takasbank) announced the launch of its physically backed, blockchain-based electronic gold transfer system on Monday.
The system, called BIGA Digital Gold, allows "peer-to-peer...
Saudi rulings on Khashoggi murder ‘antithesis of justice’: UN expert
GENEVA
A UN human rights expert on Thursday condemned a Saudi court’s death sentences over the 2018 killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul following a secretive trial which...
Iraqi president to resign as pressure mounts
BAGHDAD
Iraqi President Barham Salih said Thursday he is ready to resign before the parliament amid months-long protests that have gripped the country.
According to a well-informed source in the Iraqi...
Turkey-TRNC natural gas pipeline to change geopolitical balance in E.Med
ISTANBUL
The Eastern Mediterranean has been a critical and strategically important region throughout the history of Mediterranean trade control. Due to this feature, Cyprus especially has been under the dominance...
'Turkey cannot bear another refugee influx by itself'
ANKARA
Turkey will not be able to bear the burden of another refugee influx alone, the country’s ruling party spokesman said on Monday.
"We have the information of another refugee influx...
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Turkish president, UN chief discuss ways to end crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war
ANKARA
The Turkish president and UN secretary-general on Monday spoke over phone and discussed initiatives aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine...
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Russia becomes China’s largest oil supplier
ANKARA
Russia has surpassed Saudi Arabia to become China's largest oil supplier, as refiners bought up Russian crude oil offered at a huge discount...
EU, Egypt agree on partnership priorities until 2027
BRUSSELS
The EU and Egypt have agreed on the partnership priorities guiding their relationship until 2027.
The Association Council of the European Union and Egypt...
Syria's Tal Rifat surrounded with tunnels by YPG/PKK terrorists
TAL RIFAT, Syria / ANKARA
The YPG/PKK terror group is using a sophisticated network of tunnels in the Tal Rifat district in northern Syria to...