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Plummeting oil prices advantageous for Turkey's budget

Turkey, an energy importing country, has been taking advantage of the falling oil prices to shrink its high current account deficit, experts agreed here on Thursday.

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1 Chinese tourist killed, 4 injured in hot air balloon accident in Turkey

A Chinese tourist was killed and many others were injured when a hot air balloon hard landed in central Turkey on Wednesday, according to the Chinese embassy in Turkey.

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Turkey pledges to block foreign fighters from crossing into Syria

​Foreign fighters joining ranks of Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq show threat to Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday.

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Turkey faces stern challenge to address worsening corruption

​Turkish government faces stern challenges to address the worsening corruption problem in the country as the world marks the International anti-corruption Day on Monday.

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Turkey peace process with Kurds in deadlock

​Turkey's two years long peace process to settle the country's Kurdish problem has hit a roadblock over violence in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast.

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No need of foreign troops in Iraq to fight IS: Iraqi FM

​The Iraqi government asks foreign counties for military support, including equipment and training of security forces, but the country does not want foreign troops in its territory to fight the Islamic State (IS), Iraq Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday.

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Peshmerga presence in Syria's Ayn al-Arab secures Turkey's interests

The entry of Peshmerga fighters from Iraq to battle the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria 's predominantly Kurdish city of Ayn al-Arab aims at guaranteeing the interests of Turkey in that Kurdish region, analysts say.

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Cyprus to block all of Turkey's EU negotiating chapters

Cyprus will block all of Turkey's European Union negotiating chapters in response to an alleged violation of its exclusive economic zone by a Turkish exploration vessel, a government spokesman said here Tuesday.

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UN relief chief urges world to act on Syrians' suffering

​The UN under-secretary- general for humanitarian affairs, Valerie Amos on Monday urged the world to "remember the suffering of the Syrian people and act," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here.

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Turkey reenforces along Syrian border to confront IS

​Turkey is further boosting security measures along the Turkish-Syrian border in a bid to confront threats from the Islamic State (IS) in Syria by sending military tanks to southeastern Turkey, private Cihan News Agency reported on Thursday.

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Damascus slams Ankara for "supporting terrorism" in Syria

​Syria on Thursday accused Turkey of aiding terrorists in the country, saying that such support has helped prolong the Syrian conflict, the state news agency SANA reported.

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U.S. strikes serve for ultimate defragmentation of Syria: Opposition figure

A Syrian opposition figure said the U.S. coalition strikes against the Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria serves for the ultimate defragmentation of the war-torn country in the long run.

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Turkey hosts multi targets to join coalition against IS

​Turkey's parliament granted the government the authority to send its troops to foreign territories for cross border operations and open its bases to foreign troops on Thursday.

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UN Refugee Agency steps up aid to help 130,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey

UN Refugee Agency steps up aid to help 130,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey

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Turkish PM Erdogan set to win 1st direct presidential election

​Presidential hopeful and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to become Turkey's first popularly-elected president after unofficial ballot counting credited him with more than half the vote, local media said on Sunday.

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Silk Road countries to promote railway investment

Asian and the Central European railway giants are trying to explore new opportunities in railway construction, and discussed the ongoing Euro-Asia railroad project at Railworld Summit here on Wednesday.

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Syria accuses Turkey of "flagrant aggression" for downing warplane

Damascus slammed Turkey for shooting down its warplane "in the Syrian territory" on Sunday afternoon, saying it reflected Turkey's involvement in supporting the armed terrorist groups in the war-torn country.