Trump: “I’m Going to Ankara For Erdogan”
Trump reportedly told Erdogan directly that he’s attending next month’s NATO summit in Ankara because of him, according to sources familiar with a recent phone…
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Turkey to Reopen Greek Orthodox Seminary Shut for 55 Years
Turkey is reportedly planning to reopen the Halki Theological School, a Greek Orthodox seminary that has been closed for 55 years, according to a Bloomberg…
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Cyprus Builds Monument for Women Raped by Turkish Forces in 1974
Cyprus is building a monument to the women who were sexually abused by Turkish forces during and after the 1974 invasion, the non-profit organization Zoe vs…
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Turkey Calls Cyprus-France Defense Deal “Illegal,” Threatens to Take “Whatever Is Necessary”
Turkey’s Defense Minister Yasar Guler issued a direct warning to Cyprus on Friday, calling its newly signed defense cooperation agreement with France “illegal”…
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The 5 Places in Istanbul That Haven’t Changed Since Byzantine Times
Six hundred years after the fall of Constantinople, five landmarks still stand exactly as Byzantine Greeks knew them, and visiting them today feels less like…
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The Legend That Constantine Palaiologos Turned to Marble Inside Hagia Sofia
For centuries, two legends about Hagia Sofia have passed from generation to generation among Greek Orthodox Christians, and they remain alive today.
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Turkish Media: Greece Quietly Moving Fighter Jets to Cyprus
Turkish media is raising alarms about what it describes as a quiet but deliberate move by Greece to establish a permanent fighter jet presence in Cyprus…
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Erdogan: “We Will Play a Dominant Role in NATO”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used a cabinet meeting Monday to remind NATO allies of Turkey’s military weight ahead of next month’s NATO summit in…
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Turkey Calls EP Accession Report “Disinformation, Rejects It Outright”
Turkey’s foreign ministry flatly rejected the European Parliament’s annual report on its EU accession bid Wednesday, calling it built on “baseless allegations…
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EU Parliament: Turkey Fails Democratic Bar, Membership Bid Frozen
The European Parliament voted Wednesday to keep Turkey’s EU membership bid officially frozen, with 381 MEPs backing a report that says Ankara has failed to…
