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Iraq halts pumping oil from Kirkuk into Turkey pipeline: Sources
Iraq's state-run North Oil Company stopped feeding a pipeline to Turkey with crude produced at fields it operates in the Kirkuk region three days ago, two sources said on March 14.
The order to halt pumping through the pipeline came from the oil ministry in Baghdad, a company official, who asked not be identified, said.
CHP head calls on parliament speaker to 'resolve terror problem' after deadly blast
The head of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has called on the parliament speaker to launch an initiative with all four political parties in parliament to establish a "joint stance" against terrorism and explore ways to address the problem, after the third deadly terrorist attack to hit the Turkish capital within six months.
Borsa Istanbul issues statement on 'mysterious investor'
Turkey's main stock exchange, Borsa Istanbul, has said all trading transactions are closely followed and the capital markets watchdog is informed about any suspicious transactions in a written statement on March 12, following a Bloomberg report and the following stories about a mysterious investor, dubbed "the dude," who was said to be responsible for massive transactions in the Turkish markets
Suspect in Elçi murder killed in Diyarbak?r clash with security forces
An outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant who was identified as one of the suspects that killed two police officers before running down a street just prior to the murder of Diyarbak?r Bar Association head Tahir Elçi on Nov. 28, 2015, has been reported to be among those killed in a clash with the security forces in Sur on March 13.
Turkish forces participate in joint exercise with Italy, U.S. at Nevada air base
Turkish forces have conducted a joint air combat training exercise with allied Italian and American forces at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, the Turkish General Staff announced on March 14.
Red Flag 2016, a realistic combat training exercise involving the air, space, and cyber forces of the U.S. and its allies, including Turkey, ran from Feb. 29 to March 11 in Nevada.
Turkish international striker's father killed in Ankara attack
Among the at least 37 victims of the Ankara attack was Kemal Bulut, the father of Galatasaray's Turkish international striker Umut Bulut.
Umut was himself in Ankara on March 13 for his team's away game against Ankara's Gençlerbirli?i and his father was killed while returning home from the stadium, where he had gone to watch his son play.