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May 27, 2023

Turkey

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Turkey slams West for security warnings ‘harming’ tourism

February 4, 2023 The Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Thursday slammed a group of Western countries that temporarily closed down their consulates in Istanbul over security concerns, accusing them of waging “psychological warfare” and attempting to wreck Turkey’s tourism […]

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Erdogan: Sweden can’t join NATO if Quran-burning is allowed

February 3, 2023 Suzan Fraser and Jari Tanner, Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Wednesday that Turkey won’t allow Sweden to join the NATO military alliance as long as the Scandinavian country permits protests desecrating Islam’s holy book to take […]

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Sweden’s leader courts Turkey’s support for NATO membership

November 8, 2022 Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey — Sweden still has “many steps to take” to win Turkey’s approval for its NATO membership bid, a top Turkish official said Tuesday as Sweden’s new prime minister visited Ankara in hopes of […]

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No more Turkey: Country in push to be known as ‘Türkiye’

June 6, 2022 Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as “Türkiye,” the state-run news agency reported. The move is seen […]

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Turkey’s Erdogan still against Finnish, Swedish NATO bids

June 2, 2022 The Associated Press

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has told journalists he still intends to block Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO.  Recep Tayyip Erdogan said meetings with Finnish and Swedish delegations had not been “at the expected level,” noting […]

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Turkey’s Erdogan says he will no longer talk to Greek PM

May 26, 2022 The Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he would cease talking to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and cancel a key meeting between their two governments, accusing the Greek leader of antagonizing […]

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Turkey’s flag flies high as Erdogan’s Dubai trip marks reset

February 18, 2022 Aya Batrawy, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Turkey’s red flag illuminated buildings in the United Arab Emirates and flew high in a ceremony in Dubai on Tuesday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spent a second day in […]

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Celtics’ Freedom calls becoming US citizen ‘unforgettable’

December 2, 2021 Kyle Hightower, Associated Press

BOSTON — Enes Freedom will now be linked forever to a word he says he fought for his entire life. The Boston Celtics center changed his name from Enes Kanter to Enes Kanter Freedom in […]

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Muslims mark Eid al-Adha holiday in pandemic’s shadow

July 20, 2021 Mariam Fam, Associated Press

CAIRO — Muslims around the world were observing Tuesday yet another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns about the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus. Eid al-Adha, […]

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Greek, Turkish leaders to meet in June in bid to mend ties

June 2, 2021 Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece — The leaders of Greece and Turkey will meet next month on the sidelines of a NATO summit, the two countries’ foreign ministers agreed on Monday, as they seek to mend frayed ties […]

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