All news on the topic: Turkey

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Turkey says more than 25,000 Syrians have returned home since Assad’s fall
More than 25,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkey since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by Islamist-led HTS rebels, Turkey’s interior minister said Tuesday.
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Four killed as helicopter ambulance crashes on take-off in Turkey
The two pilots, one doctor and one health care worker on board at the time died in the incident on Sunday morning.
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The Ottoman Empire resurges: how Turkey gained from the fall of the Assad regime
On Dec. 9, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Syria has entered a “bright period” in its history.
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EU and U.S.-made sniper rifles and ammunition are reaching Russia despite sanctions, intensifying the war in Ukraine
Russian snipers continue to receive thousands of Western-made rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition, despite years of extensive international sanctions.
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What Syria’s uncertain future could mean for Britain’s security
Events in Syria have moved at lightning pace over the last two weeks.
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Shamima Begum and 65 other Britons with IS connections detained in Syria face an uncertain future
US voices concern over continuing offensive by Turkish-backed rebel groups against Kurdish groups guarding prisons and camps
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Tourist dies in lift-shaft accident in Turkey
A 20-year-old British man has died after being found fatally injured in a lift shaft while on a family holiday in Turkey.
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Syrian rebels enter Aleppo for the first time since 2016
Syrian rebels have breached Aleppo for the first time since 2016 following a shock offensive earlier this week, according to war monitors and fighters.
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Turkish police arrest 270 suspects linked to a major organized crime network
In a sweeping operation against organized crime, Turkish authorities have arrested hundreds of individuals believed to be part of a notorious crime syndicate led by Ramazan Bayğara.
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Turkey launches strikes in Syria and Iraq following an attack on a defense firm near Ankara
Airstrikes launched against suspected Kurdish militant targets after PKK blamed for Tusaş attack
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Manchester United fans attacked by Fenerbahce ultras in Istanbul before Europa League match
Manchester United fans have claimed they were attacked by as many as 50 Fenerbahce hooligans ahead of their Europa League clash in Istanbul on Thursday night, with one alleging they were hit with a crowbar
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’Active terror attack’ unfolding in Turkey following explosion and gunfire
Several people have been killed and at least 14 more wounded in a terrorist attack on the outskirts of Turkey’s capital of Ankara.
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Daniel Khalife: soldier accused of prison escape delivered package to Iranian agents in Turkey
The former member of the Royal Signals, who denies the charges, told MI6 he wanted to be a double agent, a jury hears.
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Son of Kinahan cartel kingpin Thomas Kavanagh extradited to UK for firearms offences
The son of Kinahan cartel kingpin Thomas Kavanagh has been extradited to the UK to face trial for firearms offences.
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Did UK politicians violate lobbying rules with their inquiries about Northern Cyprus?
Politicians are required to register their interest in a subject before asking questions about it in parliament. Records indicate that five politicians failed to do so after taking sponsored trips to northern Cyprus, a breakaway territory recognized only by Turkey.
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Turkey’s parliament erupts into chaos as dozens of MPs engage in fistfight
Staff left cleaning bloodstains after brawl erupted when an MP labeled the ruling majority ‘terrorists’
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UK tourists ’boycott’ Turkey and rush to ’cancel holidays’ over new law
A controversial new law has been introduced in Turkey which has seen the government declare stray dogs can be rounded up and culled
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Was the Hackney shooting of a nine-year-old girl connected to a Europe-wide gang rivalry?
Fatal clashes between Turkish criminals in the heroin trade are spreading in Europe, an Observer investigation reveals
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The horrific nature of the Turkish criminal underworld leaks as the murders unfold
An escalation in violence involving major Turkish gangs has spilled over into European cities, where suspected mafia figures have been shot in broad daylight.
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British businessman kills TV star wife in murder-suicide in Turkey
A British businessman has killed his wife before shooting himself in an apparent murder-suicide.
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Life after deaths: How nations reconcile following bloody conflicts
With a “peace summit” set to take place in Switzerland later this June, speculation is again rampant regarding the potential for ending Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine via some form of diplomatic solution.
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Grain stealing quotas: The Russian scheme to export Ukraine’s crops and the hidden ties to Putin’s Palace
Agricultural products from the occupied territories can be exported at a reduced price with the permission of the Russian administration.
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Turkish court acquits man suspected of murdering Russian feminist activist
A court in the eastern Turkish city of Erzurum has acquitted Syrian national Mohammad Nizar Arnabeh, who was accused of murdering Russian feminist activist Anastasia Emelyanova.
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Turkey has evolved into a crucial intermediary for Putin, serving as a transit point for the sale of disguised fuel to the EU
Moscow bagged €3 billion through a sanctions loophole that allows Turkey to relabel Russian oil and ship it to the EU.
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Turkey tourist minibus crash leaves 15 injured - including British man in life-threatening condition
A witness claimed two tourist vehicles collided, causing one of them to overturn. It happened in the popular Manavgat district of Antalya.
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