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Erdoğan says Türkiye ready to facilitate Russia-Ukraine peace talks
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his election victory and reiterated Ankara's readiness to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
According to the Communications Directorate, Erdoğan called Putin to congratulate him on late March 18.
Erdoğan congratulates Putin on reelection win
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on his reelection victory over the weekend.
According to Türkiye's Communications Directorate, Erdoğan expressed his belief in the call that the positive trajectory of Turkish-Russian relations will continue in the coming days.
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The deal rerouting migrant boats from Libya to Greece
Last September, just 30 asylum seekers made the 190-nautical-mile journey from Tobruk in Libya to the Greek island of Gavdos and Crete's southern coast just above it; that number swelled to 397 in December and has passed 1,100 in the first couple of months of 2024. The spike in migrant arrivals from the war-torn North African country is posing a fresh challenge for the Greek authorities.
Annual increase in home prices eases again
The home prices across Türkiye rose by 68 percent in January annually, easing from the 75.5 percent year-on-year increase in December 2023, data from the Central Bank have shown.
In January 2023, the annual increase in home prices was 153 percent and had even hit 189 percent in September 2022.
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MHP leader urges Erdoğan to continue after 'finale' remarks
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has made a public call for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to continue his political journey, countering recent remarks by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader suggesting that upcoming elections would mark the "finale" for his career.
Türkiye, Iraq vow ‘joint fight’ against PKK
A joint declaration by Türkiye and Iraq following a high-level security summit in Baghdad has announced the two neighbors' will to mutually fight the PKK terror organization on Iraqi soil. It also underlined that Baghdad has banned the PKK for the first time, a move Ankara hailed.
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Home sales increase after months of decline
Türkiye's housing market bounced back in February as home sales showed an annual increase after months of decline, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) have shown.
In February, a total of 93,902 homes were sold across the country, pointing to a 17.3 percent increase from the same month of last year.
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Illegal crossings from Turkey have plummeted, says migration minister
Renewed efforts at cooperation between Athens and Ankara have had a marked effect on reducing refugee flows along the Eastern Mediterranean Corridor, Greek Migration Minister Dimitris Kairidis said on Thursday.
Health professionals mark National Medicine Day
Thousands of health professionals on March 14 convened in several marches and events to mark National Medicine Day, also dubbed as National Doctors' Day, calling for improved working conditions and an end to violence in hospitals.
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Türkiye, Iraq to hold security summit in Baghdad
In a clear sign of intensified common efforts to clear northern Iraq of PKK terrorists, Türkiye and Iraq will hold another high-level security summit in Baghdad on March 14 with the participation of two countries' defense and foreign ministers as well as intelligence chiefs.
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