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Turkey combines humanitarian relief with development aid

Turkey has a unique relief model in which humanitarian assistance and development aid go hand-in-hand, according to Mehmet Güllüoğlu, the head of the relief agency AFAD. Emboldened by the country coming second in global relief aid in 2016, Güllüoğlu says Turkey’s humanitarian assistance would continue unabated

EU commissioner calls on Turkey to ‘move closer to Brussels’

European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos has stressed his firm belief in Turkey’s “European path,” while calling on the country to “move closer to the EU and its democratic values.”

'Turkey has removed Gülenists from NATO posts'

NATO has severed ties with personnel whom Turkey claims are linked to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy and Ambassador Tacan İldem has stated.

Turkey involved in intense diplomatic traffic after Sochi summit

Turkey has been involved in intense diplomatic traffic following a Nov. 22 summit in Sochi, in which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian and Iranian counterparts agreed to pursue a political solution to the war in Syria.

Nearly 2,000 women killed in eight years in Turkey

Nearly 2,000 women have been killed over the past eight years in Turkey, according to statistics gathered by a website tracking femicides across the country based on reports by the Bianet news website.

Qatari boss calls for Turkey investment

A Qatari businessman has urged his Gulf state colleagues to invest in Turkey and praised the quality of Turkish products.

With two new hips, Charr beats Ustinov for heavyweight title

Seven months after a double hip replacement, Manuel Charr defeated Alexander Ustinov of Russia by unanimous decision for the vacant WBA heavyweight title on Nov. 25, reportedly keeping a promise to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Turkey, Russia, Iran to Meet Regularly to Discuss the Syrian Crisis

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that Turkey, Russia and Iran will meet regularly to discuss the Syrian crisis, as he commented on a recent trilateral meeting n the Black Sea resort of Sochi, the daily Hurriyet writes

Turkey, Russia, Iran to meet regularly to talk Syria: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that Turkey, Russia and Iran will meet regularly to discuss the Syrian crisis, as he commented on a recent trilateral meeting n the Black Sea resort of Sochi

Afghan boy, 10, found dead off Lesvos in migrant boat

The body of 10-year-old Afghan boy was found in a boat carrying 66 migrants to the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos on Saturday.

The boy, who had set off from Turkey with his parents and two younger brothers, is said to have suffocated as other passengers tried to get on board a Frontex vessel from Bulgaria which located their boat east of Lesvos.

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