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Work on Syria Peace Process to Continue in Line with Istanbul Summit Decisions - Erdogan

Russia, Turkey Did Serious Work to Have Syria's Constitutional Committee Formed - Putin

Russian and Turkish diplomats have done serious preparatory work to agree on the composition of Syria's constitutional committee, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow on Wednesday

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow on Wednesday

First Turkish woman to free dive in frozen continent

An internationally renowned diver will be the first Turkish woman to dive without air tanks in Antarctica on a journey set to start end of January

Turkey to end flight ban on Iraq's Sulaymaniyah on Friday

A ban on flights to Sulaymaniyah, Iraq will be lifted on Friday, Turkey's transport and infrastructure minister said on Wednesday

Turkey Lifts Ban on Flights to Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan- Turkish Transport Minister

Turkey has allowed flights to the airport in the city of Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan to resume after lifting a ban that was imposed after the 2017 independence referendum in the region, the Turkish minister of transport said on Wednesday

PREVIEW - Putin, Erdogan to Hold Meeting on Syria With Focus on Setting Up Security Zone

Ankara Preparing to Initiate International Probe Into Khashoggi's Murder Soon - Cavusoglu

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has accused Western countries of "covering up" the murder of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi because of their financial interests and announced that Ankara was preparing to initiate an international investigation into the case in the near future

UN Chief Says Received No Requests to Launch Criminal Probe Into Khashoggi Killing

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters on Friday that he has received no requests from any Security Council member states on starting a criminal probe into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Lavrov Says Expects Russia-Turkey-France-Germany Agreements on Syria to Be Implemented

Moscow hopes the agreements on Syria, reached at the Russia-Turkey-France-Germany summit, will be implemented as soon as possible, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday

Dutch journalist deported from Turkey over alleged terror links

A Dutch journalist based in Turkey was deported on Thursday a day after she was arrested on suspicion of links to a jihadist group in Syria, Turkish officials said

Turkey Deports Dutch Correspondent for Security Reasons - Presidency Communications Chief

The Turkish authorities on Thursday deported a Dutch correspondent of a major financial newspaper over suspected links to Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization (banned in Russia), based on intelligence received from the Netherlands, Fahrettin Altun, the communications director for the Turkish presidency said

Turkey hunts 33 failed coup suspects

Turkey on Wednesday was hunting for another 33 suspects over their alleged links to a group believed to be behind a failed coup in 2016

Over 1.37 million houses sold in 2018 in Turkey

Turkey recorded over 1.37 million house sales in 2018, the country's statistical office reported Wednesday

Presidential Candidate Slams Ukraine's Poroshenko for 'Cashing In' on Church Row