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More than 7,000 Turks have submitted asylum requests since 2016

Published by Kathimerini on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 19:30

An upward of 7,000 Turkish nationals have requested international protection in Greece since the failed coup attempt in their country in 2016, according to the data published by the country's asylum service late last week.

Russia to complete sale of S-400 missiles to Turkey by year end

Published by Kathimerini on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 16:12

Russia intends to complete the delivery of its S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Turkey by the end of this year, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov reportedly said at the 14th IDEX-2019 international defense show on Monday, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS.

735 PKK suspects detained in vast operations

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 14:44

Security forces have arrested 735 suspects who were allegedly plotting an attack on the anniversary of the capture of the outlawed PKK's jailed leader ahead of the local elections in Turkey, security sources said on Feb. 17.

Junior doctors opt out of surgical fields in Turkey

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 11:04

Doctors in Turkey are refraining from specializing in medical fields that require them to perform surgeries amid a rise in violence against medical personnel, intense work shifts, lawsuits launched against doctors and unsatisfactory paychecks.

Turkish tourism sector eyes int'l congresses

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 08:54

Turkey is holding high hopes for the future in the field of congress tourism, representatives of the sector said on Feb. 17.

No Halki seminary without minarets on Athens mosque, Erdogan says

Published by Kathimerini on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 08:15

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested over the weekend that a mosque in Athens should open with minarets if Greece wants to reopen the Halki Orthodox seminary near Istanbul.

During a trip to Turkey earlier this month, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the shuttered seminary and called for a joint visit there with Erdogan next time to reopen it.

Russia 'open to Turkish ops in Syria under Adana Agreement'

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 07:39

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have once again met in the Russian city of Sochi to determine the fate of Syria. Putin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov gave an interview to Hürriyet Daily News right after the trilateral summit. Peskov answered our questions in Turkish.

Q: How was the summit?

Öcalan's capture 'did not end foreign support to PKK'

Published by Hurriyet on Sun, 02/17/2019 - 22:10

The jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, was captured and brought to Turkey on Feb. 15, 1999. Turkey had taken the risk of going to war if necessary when it called on Syria to return Öcalan, according to a retired ambassador who was the deputy undersecretary of the Turkish Foreign Ministry at the time.

Turkey to reduce dependence on foreign energy: Erdoğan

Published by Hurriyet on Sun, 02/17/2019 - 13:06

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Feb. 16 that Turkey aims to reduce its dependence on foreign energy sources.

Speaking at a campaign rally for local March 31 elections in northwestern Edirne province, Erdoğan said that Turkey aims to maximize domestic resource utilization in energy.

The President of the Macedonian Parliament Comes to Bulgaria to Vote on the Protocol

Published by Novinite on Sun, 02/17/2019 - 11:45

Macedonian Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi will attend the vote in the Bulgarian National Assembly on his country's NATO Accession Protocol, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

On 15 February, the Parliamentary Defense Committee approved the Protocol. Voting is expected to take place on Wednesday - 20 February.

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