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Turkish lira slips as US moves closer to sanctions over S-400s
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Turkish lira slips as US moves closer to sanctions over S-400s

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira briefly slipped on Friday after US lawmakers included mandatory Turkish sanctions in a defense spending…
Turkey announces vaccination plan for Chinese CoronaVac
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Turkey announces vaccination plan for Chinese CoronaVac

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s health minister has announced a vaccination plan starting with an experimental “inactivated vaccine” later this month…
Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet
Middle East

Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s promise of a new economic era triggered a foreign-driven rally in the lira,…
Turkey orders detention of 82 military personnel over suspected Gulen links -Anadolu
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Turkey orders detention of 82 military personnel over suspected Gulen links -Anadolu

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey ordered the detention of 82 military personnel in an operation targeting supporters of the Muslim preacher…
Turkey’s COVID curfew fails to contain surging second wave
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Turkey’s COVID curfew fails to contain surging second wave

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Coronavirus deaths in Turkey rose to a record for the seventh consecutive day on Sunday and the…
Egypt’s chemical and fertilizer exports decline to US$4.15 billion over 10 months
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Egypt’s chemical and fertilizer exports decline to US$4.15 billion over 10 months

Egypt’s exports of chemicals and fertilizers decreased by 4.8 percent during the first ten months of 2020, reaching $4.153 billion…
Saudi Arabia has suspended Turkish meat imports – Turkish union
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Saudi Arabia has suspended Turkish meat imports – Turkish union

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia formally suspended imports of meat, eggs and other products from Turkey earlier this month, the…
Pilots, civilians given life terms over Turkey’s 2016 coup
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Pilots, civilians given life terms over Turkey’s 2016 coup

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court sentenced hundreds of military and civilian personnel at an air base to life…
Turkey announces asymptomatic coronavirus case numbers for first time since July
Middle East

Turkey announces asymptomatic coronavirus case numbers for first time since July

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey recorded 28,351 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 6,814 with symptoms, Health Minister…
Kurdish and Turkey-backed fighters clash in Syria, 18 killed
Middle East

Kurdish and Turkey-backed fighters clash in Syria, 18 killed

BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes between Kurdish fighters and Turkey-backed opposition gunmen in northern Syria left at least 18 fighters dead…
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