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March Comes in Like a Lion
It was happening again. It was snowing like winter on the day it was supposed to be for celebrating spring. Actually, what we used to think of being abnormal, might be the new normal now. On a normal March 21st, one expects to go out in fields and gardens to celebrate the coming of spring.
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The ‘national mourning’ that never was: Combating fake news in Erdogan’s Turkey
Turkey is definitely not one of those countries that excel as standard-bearers when it comes to balanced reporting and media freedoms or media literacy. On the contrary, it usually appears in the international press for its - many - media deficiencies, whether it be censorship cases, propaganda-induced fake news or media ownership concentration issues.
Türkiye ready to cooperate in combating terrorism, Erdoğan tells Putin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned the "heinous terrorist attack" in Moscow, as he expressed his country's readiness to cooperate with Russia in combating terrorism in a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Turkish intel ‘neutralizes’ senior PKK/YPG terrorist
The National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has "neutralized" a so-called leader of the PKK/YPG terrorist organization in Syria, who was wanted under the "green category."
Security sources on March 22 revealed that the Turkish intel previously uncovered the terrorist activities and connections of Halil Tekin, code-named Seydo, before the operation in the Qamishli region.
Why NATO’s tolerance of Turkey’s occupation of Cyprus weakens its case on Ukraine
With Ukraine facing a resurgent Russia, NATO leaders have been clear that they do not and "will never recognize Russia's illegal and illegitimate annexations, including Crimea." While Western leaders speak clearly when it comes to Ukraine, their uncompromising positions are unfortunately undermined when NATO remains largely silent over the precedent for Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Turkey's in
Turkey central bank stuns market with 500-point rate hike to 50%
Turkey's central bank unexpectedly raised interest rates by 500 basis points to 50% on Thursday, citing a deteriorating inflation outlook and pledged to tighten further if significant and persistent deterioration in inflation is foreseen.
Germany reportedly pushing for ‘positive’ EU signal to Turkey
Berlin is seeking to send a "positive signal" to Turkey about its ties with the European Union, with the inclusion of a paragraph to this effect in the conclusions of the ongoing summit in Brussels, Euractiv reported on Thursday.
EU summit weighs EU-Turkey relations amid Cyprus talks
Discussions are ongoing to decide whether EU-Turkey relations will be on the European Council's agenda at the two-day EU summit in Brussels starting Thursday.
Erdogan says all of Cyprus could have been Turkish
In a speech on Monday Turkey's President Erdogan not only defended the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, but went even further, stating that if Turkish troops hadn't stopped then all of Cyprus would be Turkish today.
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Greens recover, while Reds see winning streak end
Panathinaikos recovered from its loss to Olympiakos last week to win at Red Star Belgrade, while Olympiakos saw its winning streak snapped at Efes in Turkey.
In the first serving of this double week in the Euroleague, Olympiakos went down 85-72 at Anadolu Efes on Tuesday.
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