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Turkey-U.S. divide widens as PYD gains more in Syria

​Turkey and United States are facing challenges in maintaining robust ties over their divide on on Syria policies.

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52 Taiwan suspects arrested in Turkey for alleged fraud

​Fifty-two Taiwan residents have been arrested in Turkey for alleged fraud, said Taiwan authorities on Tuesday.

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Turkey on tentative to mend soured ties with Russia

​Relations between Turkey and Russia can be restored, Turkey's deputy prime minister Numan Kurtulmus said Monday, following Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent statement on normalization of the relations between two countries.

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Turkey hardens resolve to crush PKK by all means

​Turkey is hardening its resolve to crush the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants, a mission analysts said is not easy to accomplish.

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Turkish army kills 11 PKK members in military operations

​Turkish army staged military operations in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey on Tuesday and killed 11 militants of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), Turkish Armed Forces said in a written statement on Wednesday.

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Refugee arrivals to Lesvos island in Greece decline dramatically

The arrivals of refugees and migrants to the Greek island of Lesvos is dropping quickly after the implementation of the refugee deal between EU and Ankara to stem the influx from Turkey, local authorities said on Tuesday.

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Terror threats, crisis with Russia hit Turkey's tourism

​Turkey's tourism is suffering from increasing terror threats and the sanctions imposed by Russia, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Thursday.

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Escape, stranded, waiting -- stuck refugees along Balkan route expect way out

Nedal Alsheikh Ali and his family had been stuck at a refugee transition center in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) for several days.

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Concerns grow over Turkey-EU deal to curb irregular migration

​Concerns over the implementation of a recent deal between Turkey and the European Union (EU) to cut back on irregular migration have not completely dissipated.

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Cyprus likes to have Turkey's EU accession negotiation chapters tied to progress on Cyprus solution

Cyprus would like to have the blocked chapters of Turkey's EU accession negotiations linked to progress in efforts to reunify the eastern Mediterranean island, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Friday.

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Cypriot President to pay unprecedented visit to Turkey

Cyprus's President Nicos Anastasiades will pay an unprecedented visit to Turkey in May - a country that recognizes neither him nor the state he leads, he said on Thursday.

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Skepticism prevails on Lesvos after first deportations of refugees to Turkey

Two days after the first 136 deportations of refugees and migrants from the Greek island of Lesvos to Dikili, Turkey, local society here remains skeptical about the deal between EU and Turkey, especially concerning the reduction of arrivals on Greek shores.

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Tensions flare in Greek refugee camps after readmissions to Turkey

Tensions flared across organized reception camps and makeshift tent cities in Greece on Wednesday, as thousands of refugees and migrants protested against readmissions to Turkey which started on Monday as part of the EU-Turkey agreement aiming to curb the influx into Europe.

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Turkey's tourism continues to suffer from security woes, troubled ties

Turkey's tourism industry battered as the number of foreign visitors continues to decline on terror fears and troubled ties with neighbors.

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Greece begins returning migrants, refugees to Turkey

Less than two weeks after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece with the hope of starting a new life in Europe, 202 refugees and migrants were returned to Turkey from the Greek islands on Monday.

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Death toll rises to six in car bomb attack in SE Turkey

Death toll has risen to six police officers in car bomb attack at an armored police vehicle in southeastern Turkey on Thursday, semi-official Anadolu News Agency reported.

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Slovenia, Turkey call for implementation of migration deal

Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar and visiting Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Volkan Bozkir agreed on Tuesday that the EU and Turkey must make joint efforts to implement the agreement on stemming migration as efficiently and fast as possible.