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02:53 GMT 21.09.2020
Joint Russian-Turkish Military Training Session Held in Idlib
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian and Turkish servicemen have held a joint training drill in the de-escalation zone in the Syrian province of Idlib, a spokesperson of the de-escalation zone's coordination centre told journalists.
19:27 GMT 20.09.2020
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Turkish Province of Nigde
According to reports, the earthquake was felt in the surrounding provinces and regions, while no confirmed casualties or possible damage have been confirmed.
05:24 GMT 20.09.2020
Macron Calls on Turkey to Resume ‘Responsible Dialogue’ After Threatening With Sanctions
Ankara earlier accused France, and the EU at large, of hampering solving problems in the disputed Eastern Mediterranean, where both Turkey and Greece claim energy exploration rights.
00:13 GMT 19.09.2020
US-Led Coalition Deploying Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Northeast Syria - Report
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US-led coalition plans to deploy Bradley fighting vehicles to northeast Syria to protect its troops, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto said in a press release on Friday.
11:30 GMT 18.09.2020
Turkey Holds Naval Exercise in Eastern Mediterranean - Defenсe Ministry
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Turkish naval forces held surface and air defence fire exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean amid escalating tension with Greece over drilling activity in the region, the Turkish Defenсe Ministry said on Friday.
11:43 GMT 17.09.2020
Erdogan Fans Feud With 'Incapable' Macron in Incendiary Tirade Amid Turkish-Greek Mediterranean Spat
Amid tensions triggered by Turkey’s announced plans to pursue its fossil fuel extraction survey in disputed eastern Mediterranean waters, France’s President Emmanuel Macron enraged Ankara last week when he suggested that the country "deserved something else", given the way President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government was approaching foreign affairs.
09:10 GMT 17.09.2020
Turkish Police Arrest 16 Iraqi Citizens Suspected of Daesh Membership, State Media Says
ANKARA (Sputnik) – The Turkish police have detained 16 Iraqi nationals in the Ankara capital suspected of being involved in the Daesh terrorist group, the official Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday, citing sources in law enforcement.
06:15 GMT 17.09.2020
Chaos in Eastern Mediterranean Always Beneficial for US – Turkish Expert on Pompeo’s Visit to Cyprus
Sputnik talked to Emete Gözügüzelli, maritime law expert and Deputy Dean of the School of Law at the Northern Cyprus Branch of the Social Sciences University of Ankara, to discuss US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to Greek Cyprus, its results, and its significance for key players in the region.
05:00 GMT 17.09.2020
US Plan to Set up Base in Cyprus Can't be Explained by Counter-Terror Strategy, Turkish Vet Says
As tensions increase between Turkey and Greece in the eastern Mediterranean over gas and oil exploration rights in the area both powers have claimed, the US has thrown its weight behind the Greek Cypriots thus upsetting the balance in the region, says a Turkish expert.
13:09 GMT 16.09.2020
Cypriot President Says Dialogue With Turkey Possible Only 'Without Blackmail or Threats'
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Cyprus is always ready to start a dialogue with Turkey to settle existing disputes, but only as long as the other side refrains from threats and blackmail, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday.
11:44 GMT 16.09.2020
Turkey Unveils Next Generation Flying Car Named After 12th-Century Inventor
Currently, the car can carry only one passenger but there will be space for more people in the next version of the vehicle.
16:55 GMT 15.09.2020
Former Ambassador Doubts Possibility of Open Military Conflict Between Turkey and Greece
Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean have been brewing for months around Turkey's exploration for gas in waters that Cyprus and Greece claim as their exclusive economic zones. The situation was exacerbated after Turkey sent the Oruc Reis ship, accompanied by a fleet of military vessels, to drill in what Greece considers its continental shelf.
09:03 GMT 15.09.2020
Seconds Out! Why Turkey And Greece Are Trading Verbal And Diplomatic Punches Yet Again
The Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean has seen naval and land conflict since the Trojan War in the 12th century BC. But now tensions between Turkey and Greece have risen to boiling point again because of hydrocarbons.
11:05 GMT 14.09.2020
One Turkish Red Crescent Worker Killed, Another Injured in Armed Attack in Syria, Reports Say
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - One employee of the Turkish Red Crescent was killed and another one was injured as a result of an armed attack on the charity's vehicle in northern Syria, media reported on Monday.
10:10 GMT 14.09.2020
Turkey Not Expecting EU Sanctions Over Maritime Tensions, Continues Seismic Survey in Mediterranean
ANKARA (Sputnik) - Ankara does not expect to be sanctioned by the European Union over maritime disputes with Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean, as the EU does not have a unified stance on the matter, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday.
00:18 GMT 14.09.2020
Turkey Condemns US-Cyprus Agreement on Building New Training Facility, Foreign Ministry Says
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US-Cyprus agreement to construct a new regional border security training center on the island will not contribute to peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, Spokesperson of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hami Aksoy said.
17:32 GMT 13.09.2020
Turkey to Deploy Second Drilling Ship to Black Sea, Energy Minister Says
ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkey will deploy another drilling ship, named Kanuni, to the Black Sea, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez said on Sunday.
16:00 GMT 13.09.2020
Turkish Survey Ship’s Return Doesn’t Mean Ankara ‘Gave Up Rights’ in East Med, Defence Minister Says
Turkish-Greek tensions escalated early last month when Turkey’s Oruc Reis research vessel began oil and gas exploration drilling in the disputed waters in the Eastern Mediterranean.
08:43 GMT 13.09.2020
Greece to Buy French-Made Military Hardware Amid Ankara-Athens Tensions in East Mediterranean
The Turkish-Greek standoff over drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean has simmered for months, escalating in early August, when Athens demanded that Ankara immediately halt its "illegal" gas exploration activities in the area.
06:08 GMT 13.09.2020
Pompeo Says Concerned About Eastern Mediterranean Tensions, Turkey’s Actions
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concerns over tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean during his Saturday visit to Cyprus.