Türkiye and the Levant

Stories under this heading cover Türkiye as well as the Levant – a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia, consisting of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Palestine.

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NATO holds major training exercise in Turkiye and Georgia

26 July 2025

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France to Recognise Palestine at UN General Assembly in September

25 July 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on X last night (24 July) that France will officially recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September. He described this as a "solemn" act in support of a lasting and just peace in the Middle East.

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Turkish people take to the streets to defy coup

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Turkish people take to the streets to defy coup

16 July 2016

Thousands of people took to the streets all over Turkey on Friday night to protest against an attempted coup by a section of the armed forces.

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OSCE Minsk Group chairs to visit Ankara

15 July 2016

Elmar Mammadyarov and Mevlut Cavusoglu met in Baku on Friday

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Putin and Erdogan mend ties after November jet incident

29 June 2016

The Russian president is planning to resume cooperation with Turkey, and begin lifting sanctions

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At least 41 dead after Istanbul airport blasts

29 June 2016

At least three people were involved in the coordinated attacks at Ataturk airport

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Turkey moves to patch up relations with Russia

28 June 2016

In a letter to the Russian President, Turkish leader Erdogan is reported to have said "sorry" for the downing of a Russian plane in 2015. The Russians say he "apologised".

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