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A first in 47 years: Friday prayers in Turkish Cyprus’ Varosha
Once a ghost town, Turkish Cyprus’ Maraş (Varosha) district has seen the first Friday prayers performed in 47 years....
Diyarbakır mothers long for their children over bayram
Families in southeastern Turkey's Diyarbakır province whose children were abducted by the PKK terror group are longing to spend...
Turkey carries out search, rescue for 45 migrants in Mediterranean
The defense ministry on Friday stated that a boat carrying 45 irregular migrants has sunk in the Mediterranean off...
AK Party delegation to visit Azerbaijan for 4-day program
A ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) delegation led by Deputy Chair Numan Kurtulmuş will visit Azerbaijan's capital...
Countdown to an independent Turkish Cypriot State has begun
Accompanied by a very large delegation, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on...
Turkey calls for united fight against racism, Islamophobia
Marking the 10th anniversary of a deadly terrorist attack in Norway, Turkey Thursday urged a united fight against xenophobia,...
Media, public awareness key in fighting violence against women
Media, public awareness and changing society's perspective on violence against women are the most vital elements in fighting domestic...
Turkey aims for peace in Afghanistan: Parliament Speaker Şentop
Turkey's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop said Thursday that Ankara aims to establish and maintain peace in Afghanistan through its...
Assad regime shelling kills seven in Syria’s Idlib
The Bashar Assad regime shelled the northwestern Idlib region Thursday killing seven civilians, four of them children, in its...
‘Regular Russian troops stationed in Libya’
Regular Russian troops are now stationed in Libya, the head of the Democracy and Human Rights Foundation (DHRF), Emadeddin...
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