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Quartet meeting on Syria to be held in Moscow on March 15-16
Turkish, Russian, Iranian, and Syrian deputy foreign ministers will meet in Russia's capital Moscow on March 15-16 for talks on Syria, according to diplomatic sources.
Most wanted PKK member killed in anti-terror op
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced that one of the most senior PKK terrorists, so-called top-ranking PKK member in the country and wanted in the red category, was killed alongside six other terrorists in the southeastern province of Şırnak in an anti-terror operation.
In the operation carried out by the provincial Gendarmerie Command, seven terrorists were "neutralized."
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Sweden, Finland and Turkey hold NATO talks, agree to more meetings
Turkey has acknowledged that Sweden and Finland have taken concrete steps to meet Ankara's concerns over their bids to join NATO and the three will hold further meetings, Sweden's chief negotiator in the accession process said on Thursday.
Top court postpones HDP’s verbal defense to April 11
Türkiye's high court has given additional time for the Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) to prepare its verbal defense over the ongoing closure case.
Türkiye, Syria, Russia, Iran to hold technical talks next week: FM
A Turkish delegation will visit Moscow next week for technical talks ahead of a planned foreign ministers' meeting of Türkiye, Russia, Iran and Syria, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on March 8.
Rocket attack on Turkish military base in N Iraq
A rocket attack was carried out on the Basika Base of the Turkish military in northern Iraq early on Feb. 1, while Defense Minister Hulusi Akar detailing that the army is "responding in fold."
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Ankara irked by Athens’ arms programs
Annoyed at Greece's arms programs, Ankara is accusing Athens of "provocative actions and rhetoric" that could increase tension in the region.
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Double message to Turkey from Menendez and Tsuni with interviews on Mega Channel
Influential US Senator Bob Menendez reiterated his high-profile objections to the sale of new F-16s and the upgrading of Turkey's current fleet of the US-made warplane, in an exclusive soon-to-be broadcast interview with Mega Channel.
Turkey cancels trilateral Sweden-Finland meet after protest
Turkey has cancelled indefinitely a trilateral mechanism meeting with Sweden and Finland scheduled for February after a weekend protest in Stockholm that drew condemnation from Ankara, state broadcaster TRT reported on Tuesday.
Sale of F-16s to Turkey ‘would be baffling,’ says US Senator Menendez
Any decision by the United States to go ahead with the sale of F-16 fighter jets and upgrade kits to Turkey would be "baffling" given the "belligerent" stance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan towards NATO ally Greece, said Senator Bob Menendez, chair of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, reiterating that he will not approve the sale.