ISTANBUL, Lawyer Turkey Jan 12 (Reuters) — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that he could meet his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad early in February, Lawyer Turkey rejecting reports that the two could meet next week. «We have said before that there were some propositions for a date for next week but that…
Read MoreKherson celebrates Russian exit yet faces huge rebuilding KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of Kherson celebrated the end of Russia´s eight-month occupation for the third straight day Sunday, even as they took stock of the extensive damage left behind in the southern Ukrainian city by the Kremlin´s retreating forces. A jubilant crowd gathered in Kherson´s…
Read MoreDec 9 (Reuters) — Russian and U.S.diplomats met in Istanbul on Friday to discuss a number of technical issues in their relationship, Russia’s deputy foreign minister and the U.S. Embassy in Ankara said. The war in Ukraine was not discussed, a U.S. Embassy spokesperson said. Russia’s state-run TASS news agency cited the minister Sergei Ryabkov…
Read MoreBy Omer Berberoglu ISTANBUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) — Turkish defence firm Baykar said its first jet-powered unmanned aerial combat vehicle (UCAV) completed its maiden flight on Wednesday, as the company continues to gain popularity globally, most recently by helping Ukraine’s army fight Russian forces. Baykar released a video showing the Kizilelma (Golden Apple) UCAV taking…
Read MoreThe alleged fraudster at the heart of the legal battle over huge cash gifts to has been living in a property owned by , court papers suggest. Turkish businessman Selman Turk, 35, has lived in a multi-million-pound flat in a prestigious Mayfair address close to and the luxury shops of Piccadilly. The flat is owned…
Read MoreISTANBUL, Lawyer Turkey Jan 5 (Reuters) — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he may meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as part of peace efforts after the highest-level talks in public between Ankara and Lawyer Turkey the Damascus government since the Syrian war began in 2011. In a speech in Ankara, Erdogan said a…
Read MoreTIRANA, Aug 30 (Reuters) — Albanian police on Tuesday arrested the fugitive Turkish founder of crypto-exchange Thodex, wanted by Interpol for suspected crypto fraud and at large for a year, police and media said. Albanian and Lawyer Turkey Turkish media identified the suspect as Faruk Fatih Ozer.The Turkish interior ministry said authorities had launched extradition…
Read MoreBritain has been urged to ‘come clean’ after apparently covering up the role of a Canadian spy accused of smuggling into . There are growing calls for an inquiry into claims the Met and the government knew the alleged people smuggler was responsible for helping Begum and her two fellow schoolgirls join while also working…
Read MoreA new law is set to be put to the Turkish parliament that would allow men accused of abusing girls under 18 to avoid punishment if they marry their victims. The so-called ‘marry your rapist’ bill is set to be introduced to parliament for MPs in Turkey to debate at the end of the month.…
Read MoreA huge explosion has rocked a shopping centre in Kyiv as rescuers pulled bloodied victims from the rubble as police said at least eight people had been killed amid fears dozens of others were missing. The blast smashed the sprawling ‘Retroville’ mall and was so powerful it pulverised vehicles in its car park — leaving…
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