Turkey

Turkish and Russian troops carried out the fifth round of joint ground patrols in northern Syria under a deal reached last month, in an area of a Turkish anti-terror operation, said Turkey's National Defense Ministry on Nov. 12.

Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines served a total of 63.1 million passengers in the January-October period this year, the company announced on Nov. 12.

Turkish artists represented by the Contemporary Turkish Artists Paris Association (ACT) will represent Turkey at the 4th Art3F Contemporary Art Fair on Nov 15, 16 and 27 in Brussels. ACT organizes a reception today as the opening event of the fair, where nine Turkish artists will display works.

Turkey's red meat production surged in the third quarter of 2019, the country's statistical authority said on Nov. 12.

Turkey's current account balance saw a $2.48 billion surplus in September, bettering by $599 million from September 2018, the Turkish Central Bank announced on Nov. 12.

Turkey's İlbank will provide financial and technical assistance to the country's provinces' climate action plans, the bank's vice president has announced.

A man linked to the Islamic State in Syria remains stranded in the buffer zone on the Greek-Turkish border, Kathimerini understands.
The man, who is said to hold US citizenship, appears to have been expelled by Turkey. However, Greek authorities have refused to allow him to enter Greece.
The man remains under the purview of Turkish authorities.

Turkey's "Eastern Mediterranean Invitation Exercise" of 2019 continued on its second day, on Nov. 11.

Turkish and Russian troops began their fourth joint ground patrol in northern Syria as part of an agreed-upon deal, according to Turkey's National Defense Ministry on Nov. 11.

Turkey's current account balance is projected to post a surplus of $2 billion in September, an Anadolu Agency survey found on Nov. 11.