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Turkey’s president says no to Sweden and Finland’s Nato bid

Turkey’s president has flatly stated that his country will oppose Sweden and Finland joining Nato. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a group of Turkish youth in a video released on Thursday: “We have told our relevant friends we would say ‘no’ to ...

19 May 2022 at 13:32

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Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for second day

Turkey struck suspected Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day following an attack on the premises of a key defence company which killed at least five people, the state-run news agency reported. The National Intelligence ...

24 Oct 2024 at 09:18

Six arrested as part of investigation into banned Kurdistan terror group

Six people have been arrested and a Kurdish community centre will remain closed for up to two weeks as it is searched as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into the banned Kurdistan Workers Party. The group, known as the PKK, is ...

27 Nov 2024 at 15:11

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Turkish doctor detained for proposing chemical weapons probe

Police arrested the president of the Turkish Medical Association after she called for an inquiry into allegations that the Turkish military used chemical weapons against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, media reports in Turkey said ...

26 Oct 2022 at 10:50

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Turkey detains 11 journalists working for pro-Kurdish media

Police carried out raids in several Turkish cities on Tuesday and detained 11 journalists affiliated with pro-Kurdish media for their alleged links to Kurdish militants, officials said. The detentions come days after Turkey ratified ...

25 Oct 2022 at 17:51

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Istanbul bomb suspect ‘killed in operation in Syria’

Turkish forces have killed the alleged mastermind behind a deadly Istanbul street bombing in an operation in northern Syria, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported on Friday. The man, identified as Halil Menci, was “neutralised” ...

24 Feb 2023 at 13:08

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Turkey issues Europe travel warning after protests

Turkey has issued a warning to its citizens living in or planning to travel to European countries, citing Islamophobia and anti-Turkish demonstrations. The warning comes after protests in Sweden last weekend where an anti-Islam ...

29 Jan 2023 at 13:58

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Turkey finalises approval of Sweden’s bid for Nato membership

Turkey has published a measure approving Sweden’s membership of Nato in an official gazette, finalising the ratification that brings the country a step closer to joining the military alliance. Hungary now remains the only Nato ...

25 Jan 2024 at 19:44

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Erdogan signals Turkey is not ready to ratify Sweden Nato membership

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled that his country is not ready to ratify Sweden’s membership of Nato, saying Stockholm had to work harder on the “homework” it needs to complete. Speaking after a Cabinet ...

03 Jul 2023 at 19:52

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Blinken: US and Turkey have ‘broadment agreement’ on what’s next for Syria

US secretary of state Antony Blinken said on Friday there was “broad agreement” between Turkey and the United States on what they would like to see in Syria following the ousting of President Bashar Assad. “There’s broad ...

13 Dec 2024 at 14:55

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Jailed Kurdish leader urges PKK to disarm as part of peace effort with Turkey

Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a new bid to end a four decade-long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. In a ...

27 Feb 2025 at 14:44

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Kurdish militant group PKK to disband and disarm after 40-year insurgency

A Kurdish militant group has announced a historic decision to disband and disarm as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, after four decades of armed conflict. The decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, ...

12 May 2025 at 07:26

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