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Turkish president confirms US use of ?ncirlik base

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Turkey has agreed to let the U.S. use the ?ncirlik air base in southern Turkey for military operations against militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), ?within a certain framework.?

Turkey's press council says censorship still in place

Turkey?s Press Council has said censorship is still in place in Turkey, adding the country ranked 149th among 199 countries in press freedom reports, with 21 journalists in jail and a large number of ongoing cases filed against journalists, in a written statement issued to mark the 107th anniversary of Journalists Day.

Turkey-US agreement against ISIL takes Ankara's concerns into account: PM

Turkey and the U.S. have reached an agreement in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) which takes Ankara?s concerns into account, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said, when asked by reporters July 24 if the consensus included a no-fly zone and safe haven in Syria.

Turkish president, PM pledge further counterterrorism operations

Amid mass detentions of hundreds of suspected members of both the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as well as of other militant groups in coordinated dawn raids, both the president and the prime minister of Turkey have pledged further action against all outlawed groups, arguing separately the country's recent wave of violence have actua

Turkey Detains Nearly 300 Alleged IS, PKK Members in Police Raids

Turkish authorities detained nearly 300 people as police launched large-scale raids to arrest suspected members of Islamic State (IS), the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and other militant groups on Friday.

The raids became necessary after a wave of deadly violence has recently gripped the country, claiming the lives of several security officers.

Russia says hopes to sign agreement on Turkish Stream after Turkey government formed

Russia hopes to sign an intergovernmental agreement on the Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline after a new government is formed in Turkey, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Slovenia's national broadcaster RTV Slovenija on July 23, as reported by Russia's TASS news agency. 

Over 2,000 MW of new installed power in first half of 2015: Energy minister

A total of 2,084 megawatts (MW) of new installed power capacity came online in the first half of the year for around 10 billion Turkish Liras ($3.6 billion) of investment, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z has said. 

Almost all of the new installed power was produced from renewable sources, he said. 

"This is specifically very good news for Turkey," Y?ld?z added. 

Lebanon's Bank Audi says first-half profit rises 7 percent

Lebanon?s Bank Audi said first-half net profit rose seven percent to $202 million compared with the same period last year, mostly due to higher revenue and it recorded healthy growth in its Egypt and Turkey operations.

Turkish house sales rise by 19.1 percent in June

The house sales in Turkey have increased by 19.1 percent to 110,657 units in June 2015, in comparison with last year's rates, according to data released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K) on July 24.

TÜ?K reports showed that the mortgaged house sales have also increased to a volume of 40,503, with a rise of 26.5 percent over the same period.

22 detained in 'anti-parallel' operation in western Turkey

At least 22 suspects have been detained in the Aegean province of ?zmir in a police operation against purported members of what President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government have called the ?Pro-Fetullahist Terrorist Organization.?

Turkish Fighter Jets Carry Out Airstrikes on IS Targets in Syria

The Office of the Turkish Prime Minister announced that three F-16 fighter jets carried out airstrikes on Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria on Friday.

The jets took off from the 8th Main Jet Base in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir and dropped four guided bombs on two IS headquarters and an assembly point in Syria.

Turkey warns Belgium over consequences of resolution on Armenian 'genocide'

Turkey has warned that adoption of a resolution condemning the centennial anniversary of Anatolian Armenians deaths during the World War I as genocide by the Belgian Chamber of Deputies will have a deep impact on bilateral relations between the two countries.

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