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Turkey takes necessary measures against any possible terrorist attack: Foreign Minister

Terrorist attacks are possible in every country and Turkey has been and will continue to take all necessary security measures, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has said, when questioned whether Turkey is at risk of an attack similar to the one that took place at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris a few days ago.

Former Turkish president calls on Muslims to denounce Paris attack

Turkey's former President Abdullah Gül has joined the condemnations of the shooting in Paris that killed 12 people at the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, calling on the Islamic world to denounce the incident.

Turkish court requests environmental report for five-star hotel near ancient coastal city

A Turkish administrative court has requested an environment impact assessment report (ÇED) for the construction of a five-star hotel near the ancient city of Phaselis along the Mediterranean coast, invalidating a previous decision by the Environment Ministry to exempt the project from the mandatory assessment process.

Turkey's Tüpra? faces $69 mln hit from tax demand, fines

Turkey?s sole oil refiner Tüpra? has said it faces a tax demand and related fines totaling 160 million liras ($69 million) following an 18-month investigation by authorities.

The demand for 65.6 million liras and fines of 94.4 million liras date from 2009 to 2013, the company said in a filing with the stock exchange.

Gazprom says new pipeline will secure gas for Turkey

The new planned Russian natural gas pipeline to Turkey will provide a "secure supply" for the country, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said on Jan. 9.

In early December, Russia scrapped the South Stream project, which was planned to carry gas under the western Black Sea to Bulgaria and into European markets.

Israel won't recognize 1915 as Armenian Genocide: Israeli ambassador to Baku

Israel does not intend to recognize the killings of Armenians in 1915 as a genocide this year, Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan Rafael Harpaz has said, the Azerbaijani website Trend reported on Jan. 8.

?Israel is a democratic country. Everybody has two opinions [on the issue], not one,? Harpaz said.

Turkey wants Libya's 'elected Parliament' to operate

Defense Minister ?smet Y?lmaz has reiterated Turkey?s support for Libya?s ?elected Parliament,? while arguing that Turkey supports the territorial integrity of the country, which has been riven with divisions since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Amnesty launches campaign to stop S Korea exporting tear gas to Turkey

Amnesty International has launched a petition campaign via change.org to stop South Korea exporting some 1.9 million tear gas canisters to Turkey.

The "Do Not Send Gas to Us" campaign states that the canisters are currently set to be handed to Turkey in mid-January.  

Turkey condemns Boko Haram massacre

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has strongly condemned the killing of thousands of people in a Nigerian town by Boko Haram militants.

"Terror attacks in which innocent people are brutally killed cannot be tolerated regardless of religion, civilization and justification," Erdo?an said in a statement on Jan. 8.

Turkish PM calls on Turks to stand firm against 'plots' to create rift in Europe

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has called on Muslim Turks to remain resolute against Islamophobia that is "spread using terrorist acts as an excuse" in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack, accusing certain groups of plotting to breed bad blood between cultures in Europe.

US 'concerned' over Hamas-Turkey relations

The U.S. Department of State has conveyed its concerns about the relationship between Hamas and Turkey to Turkish officials, a day after Ankara said the leader of Hamas is "welcome in Turkey."

Ankara offers assistance to Paris on terror attack

Turkey reaches out to France to offer political and intelligence support in the wake of the deadly rampage at the Charlie Hebdo offices Turkey has officially proposed cooperation to France in investigating the fatal Charlie Hebdo attack and expressed its readiness to provide any kind of institutional support, the Turkish ambassador to France has said.

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