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  Turkey added to FATF's 'gray list', Pakistan to remain there

  World | October 22, 2021 8:28 IST

  Being put on FATF's gray list can scare away investors and creditors, hurting exports, output and consumption. It also can make global banks wary of doing business with a country.

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  Taliban delegation lands in Turkey for 1st high-level talks

  World | October 14, 2021 16:04 IST

  A high-level delegation of Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers has arrived in Turkey for talks with Turkish officials, the Foreign Ministry announced Thursday.

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  Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again refers to Kashmir issue in UNGA address

  World | September 22, 2021 10:25 IST

  The Turkish President, a close ally of Pakistan, had repeatedly raised the issue of Kashmir in his address to the high-level General Debate. He had also raised the Kashmir issue during his visit to Pakistan last year.

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  Tiger 3: Salman Khan enjoys beautiful sunrise in Turkey, shares pic of mesmerising view

  Celebrities | September 13, 2021 10:39 IST

  On Monday morning, Salman Khan took to social media to share a mesmerising view of the sunrise. In the photo, he is seen standing and gazing into the distance with a beautiful city view in the backdrop. 

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  Turkey scraps mandatory quarantine rule for fully vaccinated travellers from India

  World | September 04, 2021 12:48 IST

  The vaccines that have been approved by WHO or the Turkish Government are covered under this exemption.

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  Afghanistan-Taliban crisis: Air India plane carrying 129 passengers from Kabul lands in Delhi

  India | August 15, 2021 20:11 IST

  The Indian government is keeping a close watch as the situation in Kabul is unfolding in the blink of an eye. This comes as the Taliban have seized almost full control in Kabul, awaiting transfer of power from President Ashraf Ghani, who sources say has left the country for Tajikistan.

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  Over 74 million receive COVID vaccine in Turkey

  World | August 06, 2021 9:05 IST

  In the country of 83 mn people, more than 41 million have received 1st dose of vaccine, while 28 mn have been administered 2nd dose, the ministry said, Xinhua news agency reported.

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  Earthquake rattles Greek islands close to Turkey

  World | August 01, 2021 17:43 IST

  The quake was also felt in the Turkish coastal town of Datca in Mugla province. Turkey’s emergency and disaster authority AFAD gave the magnitude as 5.5. Turkish authorities have not reported any damage.  

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  Person suspected of starting forest fires in Turkey arrested

  World | August 01, 2021 7:00 IST

  Wildfires continued to cause devastation in Turkey as the President declared the affected regions "disaster areas."

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  Turkey to lower COVID vaccination age to 18

  World | June 24, 2021 12:00 IST

  The govt aims to administer at least the first doses of vaccine to 70 per cent of its population before mid-July, Koca said at a PC on Wednesday after a meeting of the coronavirus scientific board.

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  Turkey plans to complete inoculation in May or June: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  World | March 27, 2021 11:35 IST

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his government plans to complete its nationwide vaccination program against the coronavirus pandemic in May or June.

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  Mysterious monolith pops up near Turkish World Heritage site

  World | February 09, 2021 14:55 IST

  Turkish authorities are investigating the appearance of a mysterious monolith in southeastern Turkey.

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  US sanctions NATO on Turkey for S-400 Purchase

  News | December 15, 2020 8:45 IST

  The United States has imposed sanctions on NATO on Turkey for its purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile defence system, the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday.

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  Turkish rescuers pull girl from rubble 4 days after earthquake

  World | November 03, 2020 19:57 IST

  Even as hopes of reaching survivors began to fade, rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir pulled a young girl out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building on Tuesday, four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece.

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  Man pulled out alive in Turkey as earthquake death toll rises

  News | November 02, 2020 23:01 IST

  Rescue workers in Turkey extricated a man from a collapsed building, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 75 people and injuring close to 1,000.

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  Young girl pulled alive in dramatic Turkey quake rescues

  News | November 02, 2020 22:58 IST

  When firefighter Muammer Celik reached a 3-year-old girl trapped for three days under the rubble of a deadly earthquake in a Turkish coastal city, his heart sank. She was lying motionless, covered in dust, and he asked a colleague for a body bag.

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  Major earthquake with 196 aftershocks kills 26 in Turkey, Greece

  News | October 31, 2020 14:20 IST

  According to the US Geological Survey, the major earthquake hit 14 kilometres (nine miles) off the Greek town of Karlovasi on Samos.

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  Magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Turkey, Greece triggers tsunami, causes massive devastation

  World | October 30, 2020 20:26 IST

  A Tsunami like devastation has been witnessed in Turkey's Izmir after an Earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 shook Greek island of Samos and Turkey's Aegean coast, US Geological Survey said on Friday.

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  Magnitude 7 earthquake rattles Turkey, triggers mini-tsumani in Izmir; 14 killed, scores injured

  World | October 30, 2020 22:52 IST

  Turkish media showed wreckage of a multiple-story building, with people climbing it to start rescue efforts. Smoke rose from several spots.

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  Massive earthquake in Aegean Sea jolts Turkey, Greece; several buildings collapse

  World | October 30, 2020 19:49 IST

  A strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has shaken Turkey and Greece. Several buildings were wrecked in Turkey’s western Izmir province, according to officials, but there was no immediate information on casualties.