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Turkey’s opposition fractures ahead of March polls

By Dmitry Zaks: Turkey's main opposition party lost a crucial ally Monday in its bid to form a united front against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling coalition in high-stakes March municipal polls. The secular opposition joined forces in landmark 2019 elections...

Turkey: Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor faces fresh trial

By Dmitry Zaks: Istanbul's popular opposition mayor went on trial Thursday on fresh corruption charges that could further cloud his hopes of succeeding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ekrem Imamoglu has turned into one of Erdogan's most outspoken and openly ambitious...

Sweden eager to get NATO bases even before membership

Sweden, whose NATO membership bid is currently blocked, is ready to welcome temporary NATO bases on its soil even before it is a full member, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Friday. "The government has decided that the military can undertake preparations with NATO...

Turkey: Two road accidents in Turkey claim dozens of lives

At least 34 people were killed and dozens injured in two separate road accidents Saturday, each in places where collisions had taken place shortly before, local media reported. A first crash involving a bus and an ambulance killed 15 people and injured 31 more on a...

Turkey says 12 migrants blocked by Greece die at border

By Dmitry Zaks Turkey on Wednesday accused neighbouring Greece of allowing 12 migrants to die in the winter cold after stripping them of their clothes and then pushing them back across the border.  The charges from Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu -- dismissed...

Turkey battling raging fires destroying pristine lands on the Med and Aegean coasts

By Kadir Demir: Roaring blazes encircled a Turkish thermal power plant Tuesday and forced farmers to herd panicked cattle toward the sea as wildfires that have killed eight people raged on for a seventh day. The nation of 84 million has been transfixed in horror as...

Turkey: EU sends help to Turkey as wildfire toll reaches eight

By Kadir Demir The European Union sent help to Turkey on Monday and volunteers joined firefighters in battling a week of violent blazes that have killed eight people and put pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.   The wildfires tearing through the resort regions...

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