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Turkish Pro-Kurdish Party Meets Leaders Amid Renewed Dialogue Efforts with PKK

This is Beirut, 02/01 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

A delegation from Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition DEM party said it would meet Thursday with the parliamentary speaker and far-right MHP leader amid tentative efforts to resume dialogue between Ankara and the banned PKK militant group. In a statement, DEM said its three-person delegation would meet with Speaker Numan Kurtulmus at 1:30 pm (1030 ...

Joumblatt Meets Erdogan in Ankara

This is Beirut, 2024-12-24 16:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday during an official visit to Turkey. The two figures reviewed the latest developments in the region, including the ongoing events in Syria. Joumblatt was received at the presidential compound, accompanied by the current head ...

Turkey Appoints Interim Envoy to Syria

This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 22:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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Turkey has named a new chief-of-mission to its long-closed embassy in Damascus, which it has pledged to reopen following the overthrow of strongman Bashar al-Assad, the Anadolou news agency said Thursday. Burhan Koroglu was named as Turkey's temporary charge d'affaires at its embassy, Anadolou said, quoting foreign ministry sources who did not ...

Syria: UN Chief Decries 'Collective Failure' as Turkey Urges Political Solution to Conflict

This is Beirut, 2024-12-05 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the escalating conflict in Syria is the result of a "chronic collective failure" of diplomacy, as he called for an end to fighting. After being dormant for years, the Syrian civil war exploded back into life last week as Islamist-led rebels launched an offensive against the forces of ...

Turkey Eyeing BRICS Membership While Staying in NATO

This is Beirut, 2024-10-23 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Turkey's overtures towards BRICS may be a first for a NATO member, but experts say the move is economically driven and aligns with Ankara's desire for "strategic autonomy." President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will join the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan on Wednesday at the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. He will meet ...

Historic Victory for the Opposition in Turkey’s Municipal Elections

This Is Beirut, 2024-04-01 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Turkish opposition won a historic victory in Sunday's municipal elections, ending two decades of domination by President Erdogan's AKP, with notable successes for the CHP in Istanbul and Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan conceded defeat on Sunday in the country's local elections, saying the vote was a "turning point" for his ...

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