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Turkey 'not safe for refugees' claim insulting: Cameron
It is insulting to suggest Turkey is not a safe country for Syrian refugees, British Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
Cameron was addressing lawmakers in the House of Commons on last week's refugee deal between Turkey and the European Union, replying to a question from opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Turkish PM condemns Brussels attack
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has condemned the terrorist attack which killed at least two dozen civilians in Brussels on March 22 and expressed solidarity with the people of Belgium on behalf of all Turkish people.
Turkey's Halkbank shares fall after US detains businessman
Shares in Turkey's Halkbank fell 5 percent on March 22 following the arrest in the United States of a Turkish businessman on charges of conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran, traders said.
The Iranian-born businessman, Reza Zarrab, was charged in an indictment filed in a federal court in Manhattan, U.S. prosecutors said on March 21.
Turkish bodies cannot be linked to Zarrab probe in US: Trade minister
The arrest of Reza Zarrab cannot be linked to the Turkish state's Halkbank, Trade Minister Bülent Tüfenkçi said on March 22, adding that U.S. investigators had not demanded any information or documents regarding the issue.
Turkey, US to discuss Syria, anti-ISIL fight
Turkish and American diplomats are set to come together around the table in Ankara to discuss recent developments in Syria and the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Turkish Foreign Ministry has said in a statement.
Arrested Reza Zarrab was unaware of US probe: lawyer
The Turkish lawyer of Iranian-born Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab, who has been arrested in Florida over Iran-related sanction charges, has said they were not expecting such an arrest and they were unaware of the investigation.
Lawyer ?eyda Y?lmaz also described all accusations against Zarrab as "defendable."
IPI calls on Turkish authorities to respect press freedom
The members of the International Press Institute (IPI) have called on Turkey to end an "escalating crackdown on independent media and dissenting voices that has seen the misuse of anti-terrorism laws to target and imprison journalists reporting on public interest issues."
One soldier killed seven wounded in PKK attack in Turkey's southeast
One soldier was killed and seven others were wounded on March 22 in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attack in the Nusaybin district of the southeastern province of Mardin.
Turkish Airlines plane diverted to Liege after Brussels explosion
A Turkish Airlines plane flying from Istanbul to Brussels was diverted to Liege Airport after twin explosions at Brussel Airport on March 22 killed at least one person.
Turkish Airlines flight TK 1937 had taken off from Istanbul at 8:24 a.m.
Turkish Airlines flight TK 1943, which was scheduled to depart at 11:50 a.m. from Istanbul to Brussels, was also canceled.
Controversial Bulgarian MP Peevski Quits Businesses
Bulgarian MP, businessman and media mogul Delyan Peevski - who was recently called "the iceberg of corruption in Bulgaria" by Germany's Der Spiegel - is giving up on business projects in Bulgaria, he announced on Monday.
Turkish businessman Zarrab arrested in US for evading Iran sanctions
An Iranian-born Turkish businessman has been arrested in Florida on charges that he and others conspired to conduct hundreds of millions of dollars in financial transactions for the Iranian government or other entities to evade U.S. sanctions.
Turkish energy minister to visit China in appeal for investment
Energy Minister Berat Albayrak will visit China to boost bilateral ties and investments on March 22-25.
Albayrak will share Turkey's new energy targets and projects with high-level Chinese counterparts and elaborate potential cooperation and investment opportunities, according to ministry officials.
Ancient temple receives protection in western Turkey
Environmental campaigners are celebrating after an ancient temple on Mount Be?parmak (Latmos) in western Turkey was taken under protection, while noting that more needs to be done to save the area as a whole.
Now is the time to talk about Turkey's democratic deficit
The finalization of the refugee deal between Turkey and the European Union marks a new phase in the relationship between the 28-nation bloc and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government.
The trajectory for Turkey is not promising
Turkey today has been overpowered by a toxic mix of domestic political infighting and a misguided foreign policy that has bred the kind of terrorist attack that we saw once again in Istanbul over the weekend. The country's misfortune is that the political elite is unable to come together even in the face of such a tragedy, let alone the ones we have seen in Ankara over these past five months, w