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Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday affirmed their mutual belief that the current harmony in their bilateral relations significantly contributes to enhancing stability in the region.Erdogan and Mitsotakis, who arrived in Ankara on a working visit, met "in a spirit of goodwill and…

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that "more than 1,000 members" of the Islamic Resistance Group (Hamas) are being treated in Turkish hospitals. Erdogan further told reporters that he considered Hamas to be a “resistance organization.” In response, the Greek Prime Minister said that his country and Turkey cannot agree on all…

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be received Monday in Ankara by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the latest sign of warming relations between the NATO neighbours.After decades of tensions, occasionally broken by brief periods of reconciliation, the day-long visit follows a trip by Erdogan to Greece in December and…

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS — Melissa Ream was in the right place at the right time to take two tom turkeys during the third session of Iowa's shotgun season for spring wild turkeys. She was overseeing her decoys along an old fencerow, watching a foursome of jakes (immature tom turkeys) near her setup. Suddenly the jakes ran away and in came two mature…

A Boeing-767 type cargo plane operated by FedEx ran into a couple of bumps and sparks as it attempted to land at Istanbul Airport in Turkey without its front landing gear Wednesday.The cargo plane, operated by FedEx, was flying from Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, according to a statement by Turkey's Minister of Transport and Infrastructure,…

Accidents involving Air Senegal, Corendon Airlines come as aircraft manufacturer in crisis over its poor safety record.Two Boeing 737 passenger planes have been involved in accidents in Senegal and Turkey on takeoff and landing, raising further questions about the aircraft manufacturer’s safety record. In Senegal, a chartered Air Senegal Boeing…

By David Averre 10:20 08 May 2024, updated 14:21 08 May 2024 Share or comment on this article: The FedEx flight careened into the tarmac and scraped along the runway Boeing is already facing intense scrutiny amid a string of safety mishaps A Boeing 767 cargo plane has crashed upon landing in Turkey…

Fourteen children killed and 17 civilians injured in strikes in March Families of victims should receive reparations Indiscriminate attacks may amount to war crimes Two strikes that killed 23 civilians during Somali military operations supported by Turkish drones must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said…

The government of Turkey, one of the biggest cryptocurrency economies in the world, is expected to introduce crypto-related legislation sometime this year.Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek announced in January that local crypto legislation was almost complete. Many expected the Turkish parliament to start regulating the crypto…

A critical dialogue commenced in Turkey on Friday between Özgür Özel, leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), and Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chairs of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, in Ankara. The meeting focused on Turkey’s urgent need for constitutional reform and the ongoing Kobanê Case, alongside…