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Ukraine, Russia exchange new group of POWs

Ukraine and Russia said on Thursday they had swapped a fresh group of prisoners of war, the third exchange this week as part of a deal agreed at peace talks in Turkey...

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Erdogan expects end to US sanctions on defence sector

Turkey has seen an easing of US sanctions on its defence sector since Donald Trump became president, with steps towards ending the measure advancing quickly, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday.

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Powerful quake hits off Istanbul coast

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul on Wednesday, with the impact felt across Turkey’s largest city where people rushed onto the streets...

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Bangladesh, Turkey looking for stronger ties

Bangladesh and Turkey have expressed optimism that a collaborative endeavour between the two countries would enhance the partnership to new heights, demonstrating a shared dedication to cultivating stronger relationships...

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Bangladesh, Turkey eye stronger trade ties

Bangladesh and Turkey are looking for stronger trade and investment ties, with both sides expressing interest in expanding economic cooperation and exploring new avenues for collaboration...

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Hundreds of thousands join Istanbul protest rally

Waving flags and chanting slogans, hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators rallied in Istanbul Saturday calling for democracy to be defended after the arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu which sparked Turkey’s worst street unrest in over a decade.

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Turkey intensifies crackdown over protests

Turkey intensified its crackdown over ongoing anti-government protests Friday, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and two more journalists in connection with the country’s biggest wave of unrest since 2013.

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Mass arrests, unrest lead Turkey to a new crossroads

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken Turkey closer to autocracy with the arrest of the elected mayor of Istanbul, but the scale of the ensuing protests could yet shake his grip, analysts say.

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Turkey detains 1,100 protesters since Erdogan rival held

Police have detained more than 1,100 people, officials said Monday — including journalists — since the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival triggered some of Turkey’s worst unrest in years.

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US imports eggs from Korea, Turkey to help ease prices

The United States is importing Turkish and South Korean eggs to ease an avian flu-fueled supply crunch that has pushed up prices across the country, Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary confirmed Friday...

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343 held after mass protests in Turkey

More than 340 people were arrested following Turkey’s biggest street protests in over a decade sparked by the detention of Istanbul’s powerful opposition mayor, a minister said Saturday.

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PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40yrs

Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.

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Turkey removes another pro-Kurdish mayor

A ninth mayor from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM party, the third largest in parliament, has been removed from office because of alleged links to a ‘terrorist organisation’, the interior ministry said on Saturday.

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Top Turkish firm plans to invest in Bangladesh

Top Turkish business group Koc Holdings has planned to set up a component manufacturing plant in Bangladesh in an effort to export components to its factories all over the world, senior company officials said on Thursday.

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Turkey ski resort fire kills 66

The number of dead after a fire that engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday rose to 66, the interior minister said.

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4 killed in Turkish attack: Syria’s Kurds

Syria’s semi-autonomous Kurdish administration accused Turkey of killing four civilians in the Manbij area, where clashes have raged for weeks over control of a strategic dam.

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Turkey keen to invest in renewable energy

Turkey has expressed keenness to invest in Bangladesh’s various sectors, including renewable energy, automobile manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, information and communication technology, logistics and construction industry...