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  After Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi's threat to split OIC, Islamabad cosies up to Saudi, Turkey

  World | August 17, 2020 22:22 IST

  Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, recently, threatened that if the OIC headed by Saudi Arabia did not convene a foreign ministers' meeting on Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan would hold it on his own with his allies among the Islamic nations.

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  Aamir Khan meets Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan, pictures go viral

  Celebrities | August 16, 2020 19:22 IST

  Aamir Khan is currently in Turkey for the shooting of his forthcoming project Laal Singh Chaddha, which also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan in the lead.

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  Turkey threatens to cut diplomatic ties with UAE over deal on normalizing relations with Israel

  World | August 15, 2020 0:14 IST

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is considering breaking off all diplomatic ties with the UAE after the Gulf nation announced a landmark deal establishing formal relations with Israel.

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  Turkey partially resumes domestic flights

  World | June 01, 2020 15:38 IST

  Turkey on Monday partially resumes domestic flight operations after a two-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. National flag carrier Turkish Airlines and the Pegasus Airlines currently only resumed flights from Istanbul to a few major cities, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  Turkey registers 148,067 coronavirus cases, death toll at 4,096

  World | May 17, 2020 7:18 IST

  Turkey on Sunday reported 1,610 new cases of novel coronavirus, with the death toll exceeding 4,000, The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 148,067, and a total of 4,096 deaths related to the disease were recorded, the Turkish health minister said. 

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  Istanbul goes under COVID-19 lockdown; travel restrictions placed for 31 provinces

  World | May 04, 2020 9:59 IST

  Coronavirus in Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier said the government would continue to impose curfews on 31 provinces on weekends until the end of May. Meanwhile, the Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that it extended the travel restrictions for 31 provinces until Monday midnight.

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  Turkey registers 110,130 coronavirus cases, death toll at 2,805

  World | April 27, 2020 7:01 IST

  Turkey, the second hardest-hit country in the Middle East, reported 2,357 new cases of COVID-19 infection, as the total number surged to 110,130. Meanwhile, 99 more people died in Turkey from the highly infectious disease, raising the death toll to 2,805.

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  Iran closer to COVID-19 containment, Turkey may become worst-hit in Middle East

  World | April 18, 2020 14:23 IST

  Turkey is set to replace Iran as the top country in the region with the most confirmed coronavirus cases as it has been witnessing daily fast growth in the new infections since it reported the first case on March 11.

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  Explosion on road in southeast Turkey kills 5

  World | April 08, 2020 15:39 IST

  An improvised explosive device went off on a road in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing five forestry workers traveling to work, officials said.

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  Iran's COVID-19 cases surpass 38,000; Turkey's 10,000

  World | March 30, 2020 8:39 IST

  Coronavirus Outbreak: Turkey, the second hardest-hit country in the Middle East, reported 1,815 new cases of COVID-19 infection, as the total number surged to 9,217. Meanwhile, 23 more people died in Turkey from the highly infectious disease, raising the death toll to 131.

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  Two Syrian planes shot down by Turkey amid escalating violence: Reports

  World | March 01, 2020 19:46 IST

  Syria’s official news agency said two of its warplane were shot down by Turkish forces inside northwest Syria, amid a military escalation there that’s led to growing direct clashes between Turkish and Syrian forces.

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  Turkey detains 3 Sputnik journalists inviting strong response from Russian Foreign Ministry

  World | March 01, 2020 19:17 IST

  The detention of Sputnik news agency's chief editor in Turkey, Mahir Boztepe by the Turkish security forces has invited a strong response from the Russian Foreign Ministry. The development comes hours after Sputnik's staff at it's Ankara office was apprehended by the security forces. 

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  9 killed, 37 injured in Turkey after 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes western Iran

  World | February 24, 2020 6:40 IST

  Another 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Qotur region in West Azerbaijan Province in the northwest of Iran, according to Iran's Seismological Centre. The earthquake took place at 7:30 p.m. (local time) on Sunday, with the epicentre at the depth of 12 km, 38.505 degrees north latitude and 44.388 degrees east longitude.

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  Eight dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran

  World | February 23, 2020 15:33 IST

  Eight people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early Sunday morning, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said.

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  Turkish President's remarks distort events of past: MEA strongly rejects Erdogan's Kashmir statement

  India | February 17, 2020 15:08 IST

  MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar has made a strong statement after Turkish President's comments on Kashmir, saying that Erdogen's remarks reflect neither an understanding of history nor of the conduct of diplomacy. 

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  Turkey, Russia to discuss grave situation in Syria’s Idlib

  World | February 16, 2020 6:26 IST

  A Turkish delegation will travel to Russia on Monday to discuss the situation in Syria’s Idlib province amid mounting fears of a humanitarian disaster there, Turkey’s foreign minister said.  

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  Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 35

  World | January 26, 2020 16:34 IST

  The magnitude 6.8 quake also injured over 1,600 people but 45 survivors have been pulled alive from the rubble so far, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a news conference Sunday in Istanbul.

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  Erdogan warns of shutting down US base in Turkey believed to hold 50 nuclear bombs

  World | December 16, 2019 16:38 IST

  Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday reiterated his support for Libya’s Tripoli-based government led by Fayez Sarraj. Erdogan made the comments in an interview to private Turkish channel A News after hosting talks with Sarraj in Istanbul earlier on Sunday. 

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  Human teeth used as pendants in Turkey 8,500 years ago

  World | December 14, 2019 14:42 IST

  Researchers have discovered two 8,500-year-old human teeth, which were used as pendants in a necklace or bracelet, at a prehistoric archaeological site in Turkey.

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  Amid major price hike, India to import 11,000 tonnes of onion from Turkey

  India | December 01, 2019 21:45 IST

  The MMTC had earlier signed an import deal for 6,900 tonnes from Egypt, and this consignment is expected to reach here in the next 10 days, and help to moderate prices once it is in the market. According to market sources, the retain price of onion in Delhi-NCR on Sunday was Rs 80-120 per kg.