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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.  

Business leaders condemn Ankara bombing, urge unity against terror

Leading business organizations from across Turkey have condemned the suicide car bomb attack in Ankara on March 13 which left at least 37 dead and 125 wounded, while also urging for unity in the face of terror and sharing their sorrow and condolences. 

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.

50 detained for alleged ties to US-based Islamic scholar

A total of 50 people, including a former university rector, have been detained in western Turkey for having links to the "Fethullahist Terrorist Organization" (FETÖ), a group accused of being formed and headed by U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen to undermine the state from within.

Supreme Court head says Turkey 'has to live with terror'

Turkey must learn "to live with terror," the head of Turkey's Supreme Court has said, hours after similar remarks by a columnist of a pro-government newspaper created outrage on social media. 

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. 

14 detained following Ankara terror attack

Some 14 suspects, including 12 in the northwestern province of Eski?ehir and two in Istanbul, have been detained following the car bomb attack in Ankara that killed at least 37 people on March 13. 

Eski?ehir Governor Güngöz Azmi Tuna stated that simultaneous operations had been launched.

20 detained following Ankara terror attack

Twenty suspects have been detained in three Turkish provinces following a car bomb attack in Ankara that killed at least 37 people on March 13. 

Eski?ehir Gov. Güngöz Azmi Tuna stated that simultaneous operations had been launched in the Central Anatolian province.

Turkey's opposition condemns Ankara attack in unison, calls for solidarity

All opposition parties represented in Turkey's national assembly have condemned in unison the suicide car bomb attack which killed more than 36 people in Ankara on March 13, calling for solidarity in the face of attacks which they said targeted social peace.

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