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G-20 summit wouldn't be affected by snap elections: Turkish presidency

If talks to form a coalition government fail and a snap election is held, the G-20 summit scheduled for November 2015 will not be affected by the election process, Turkish Presidential Spokesperson ?brahim Kal?n has stated.

Ankara has received all confirmations for the participation of all leaders at the summit, Kal?n told reporters on July 15.

Erdo?an's Baykal move before Davuto?lu's coalition talks

Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an, not Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu, made the first political move after the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) lost its parliamentary majority in the recent election, meeting with Deniz Baykal, the former head of the social democratic Republican People?s Party (CHP) on June 10.

Ready, steady, go!

Amid the heated debates about NATO's collective defense capabilities' relevance in new, evolving security challenges in its eastern and southern flanks, NATO Foreign Ministers' Summit met in Antalya, Turkey between 13-14 May 2015.

How 192 Syrian arefugees on Crete became numbers

192 mainly Syrian refugees who arrived on Crete, near Palaiochora, on the night of May 12, 2015, were packed into a gym after they were saved. The refugees state that the police authorities marked registration numbers on their arms while they were asleep. Representatives from NGOs state that this is a common practice when there are massive arrivals on the island.

CarrefourSA acquires majority stake in local supermarket chain

CarrefourSA has announced it signed a deal to acquire an 85 percent of stake in Turkish supermarket chain Kiler for 429.5 million Turkish Liras in a written statement. 

The agreement will be completed after the required approvals are secured from the authorities, the company added in the statement to the Public Disclosure Platform on May 15. 

ForMin Aurescu attends meeting of NATO-Ukraine Commission

Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu on Wednesday attended a meeting in Antalya, Turkey, of the NATO-Ukraine Commission that discussed the latest developments in security in eastern Ukraine, the implementation of the Minsk agreements and the prospects for a long-term resolution of the conflict.

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