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ISTANBUL — Turkey said on Friday it will not resume trade with Israel, worth $7 billion a year, until a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian aid are secured in Gaza, becoming the first of Israel’s key commercial partners to take such a step. Israel’s “uncompromising attitude” and the worsening situation in Gaza’s Rafah region, a refuge…

Breaking News Live: Rohith Vemula not a Dalit, says police in closure report Police have filed a closure report before a local court in its probe into the death of Rohith Vemula, a student of University of Hyderabad, claiming he was not a Dalit and died by suicide as he feared that his “real identity” would be discovered.The Cyberabad…

Authorities deployed more than 40,000 police officers across the city after banning protests in Taksim Square.Police in Istanbul have used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who tried to break through a barricade to reach the city’s Taksim Square in defiance of a ban on May Day rallies. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya…

Turkey, which carried out the Armenian Genocide and still denies this fact, has decided to participate in the case into the genocide in Gaza, which was opened at the International Court of Justice (ICC)—and on the basis of South Africa's respective lawsuit against Israel. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan expressed hope that thanks to this…

The Turkish authorities have banned the May 1 demonstrations in Istanbul's central Taksim Square, Turkey's minister of internal affairs, Ali Yerlikaya, announced. "Until now, 103 petitions to hold events have been submitted in 55 provinces of the country on the occasion of the labor and solidarity day; all of them have been approved. The…

Türkiye informed other NATO members on Monday that it will support the candidacy of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for the position of NATO secretary-general.Ankara has announced its support for Rutte for the new NATO secretary-general position, according to Turkish officials.Erdogan held a one-on-one meeting with Rutte at the Vahdettin…

Tobias Lund Andresen (DSM-Firmenich-PostNL) took back-to-back wins at the Tour of Turkey after navigating the technical finale on stage 5 and powering to the line ahead of teammate Fabio Jakobsen.The Dane timed his sprint perfectly, only hitting the front in the final 50 metres after the narrow, winding finish left the leadout trains fractured…

FILE - Representatives of the Turkish communities put flowers over a memorial placed on the spot of Sunday's explosion on Istanbul's popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Alham Albashir, alleged bomber of a deadly blast killing six and injuring 99, received 7 consecutive life sentences by an…

The Turkish Central Bank held the policy interest rate constant at 50% on Thursday, in line with market expectations.The bank stressed that despite an ongoing decline, the underlying trend of monthly inflation was higher than expected.It noted that in addition to the high level and the stickiness of services inflation, inflation forecasts,…

Syria recognized the Armenian Genocide in 2020 and the context of this recognition was presented by the Syria-Armenia Friendship Commission. Syria's ambassador to Armenia, Nora Arisian, told this to reporters after paying tribute Wednesday, on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan. "The…