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Turkey: Country in West Asia and Southeast Europe
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most are ethnic Turks, while ethnic Kurds are the largest ethnic minority. Officially a secular state, Turkey has a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city; Istanbul is its largest city, and its economic and financial center, as well as the largest city in Europe. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, Antalya, Konya and Adana.

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Turkey's Erdogan offers to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks [Video]

Turkey's Erdogan offers to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains firm on not engaging directly with Russia on peace talks, despite an offer from the Turkish President to host a peace summit between the two countries.

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Sweden Officially Joins NATO Military Alliance [Video]

Sweden Officially Joins NATO Military Alliance

Sweden Officially Joins, NATO Military Alliance. On March 7, Sweden officially joined NATO, ending centuries of neutrality. CNBC reports that after almost two years since first applying, Sweden has..

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Turkey Gold Mine Landslide: Nine gold miners missing in Turkey 8 hours after landslide | Oneindia [Video]

Turkey Gold Mine Landslide: Nine gold miners missing in Turkey 8 hours after landslide | Oneindia

In a frantic effort, hundreds of Turkish rescue workers are combing through a field contaminated with cyanide, desperately searching for nine mine workers engulfed by a devastating landslide on..

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Nine workers at a gold mine missing in Turkey after a landslide [Video]

Nine workers at a gold mine missing in Turkey after a landslide

Experts have warned that the landslide may carry environmental risks.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:00Published
Hungary Stalls Parliament Session to Vote on Sweden Becoming a NATO Member [Video]

Hungary Stalls Parliament Session to Vote on Sweden Becoming a NATO Member

Hungary Stalls Parliament, Session to Vote on Sweden , Becoming a NATO Member. Al Jazeera reports that lawmakers from Hungary have boycotted an emergency parliamentary session to vote on Sweden..

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Istanbul Court Attack: 2 terrorists shot dead outside Istanbul court by Turkish Police | Oneindia [Video]

Istanbul Court Attack: 2 terrorists shot dead outside Istanbul court by Turkish Police | Oneindia

On Tuesday, Turkish police fatally shot a man and a woman affiliated with a leftist "terrorist" organisation after they attacked a security checkpoint outside Istanbul's primary courthouse, injuring..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 02:28Published
One year after devastating earthquake, Turkey mourns its many dead [Video]

One year after devastating earthquake, Turkey mourns its many dead

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Turkey earthquake anniversary: In Antakya, the challenge of reconstruction [Video]

Turkey earthquake anniversary: In Antakya, the challenge of reconstruction

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Turkey earthquake: A year on, some survivors still living in tents and shipping containers [Video]

Turkey earthquake: A year on, some survivors still living in tents and shipping containers

Tuesday marks one year since the devastating earthquake in Turkey.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:10Published
Watch: Ayşegül turning over a sustainable new leaf in Türkiye [Video]

Watch: Ayşegül turning over a sustainable new leaf in Türkiye

Ayşegül Taşkıran is revolutionising biofuels by converting natural waste into pellets

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Turkey arrests 47 alleged IS members over Istanbul church attack [Video]

Turkey arrests 47 alleged IS members over Istanbul church attack

The Interior Ministry said police raided 30 locations and arrested 47 people as part of the investigation into the attack.

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Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership [Video]

Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership

Hungary is the only NATO ally not to have ratified Sweden’s accession.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:02Published
Turkey’s first astronaut launched on flight to International Space Station | Oneindia News [Video]

Turkey’s first astronaut launched on flight to International Space Station | Oneindia News

On Thursday (Jan 18), Turkey's inaugural astronaut, Alper Gezeravci, along with three European astronauts, embarked on a journey to the International Space Station (ISS). As reported by Reuters on..

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SpaceX flight successfully docks at International Space Station [Video]

SpaceX flight successfully docks at International Space Station

On board are European astronauts from Italy and Sweden as well as Turkey’s first ever citizen in space.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 00:35Published

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Row over arrest of Israeli footballer in Turkey who displayed message during game

Israel has accused Turkey of being a "de facto executive arm of Hamas" in a row over the detention of an Israeli footballer who made a show of solidarity to the hostages being held in Gaza during a..
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Huge weight of responsibility lies on Blinken's shoulders to stop the war in Gaza escalating into a wider conflict

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India's Humanitarian leadership shines in 2023: A year of global aid and compassion

India's humanitarian efforts in 2023 include Operation Dost for earthquake relief in Turkey, Operation Karuna for Cyclone Sitrang in Myanmar, and Operation Kaveri for aid in Sudan. India also pledged..
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Important electoral battles in India and around the world in 2023

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Wales hope to surprise at European Deaf Football Championships

Wales' deaf football team are unbeaten since forming at the start of 2023 and will head to Turkey in June for 'the biggest fight of our lives'.
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Man Arrested in Girlfriend's Death, Fell Off Cliff After Marriage Proposal

A man in Turkey is in jail, accused of throwing his girlfriend to her death off a clifftop where he had just proposed to her ... and cops think she said, "no" before the fatal tumble. Nizamettin Gursu..
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Turkish side leaves pitch after not being awarded a penalty - eight days after referee was punched in the face

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Football club president handed permanent ban after punching referee

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'Inhumane' - Turkish referee punched by club president

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All Turkish football leagues are suspended after the president of MKE Ankaragucu punched a referee.
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Turkish football club president arrested over referee punch

A Turkish football club president is arrested after punching a referee following a top-flight game on Monday, as all league football in the country is suspended.
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The United States has shot down an armed Turkish drone operating near its troops in Syria, the Pentagon said.
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