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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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Emir of Qatar in talks in Saudi Arabia
11 May 2021
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday (10 May) hosted in the Saudi city port of Jeddah the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani as the two countries put behind them past differences.
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UN supported talks on the future of Cyprus open in Geneva
28 April 2021
An informal meeting on the future of Cyprus opens today in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday held separate meetings with the leaders of the Turkish and Greek Cypriots ahead of the plenary session on Wednesday.
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Appeals for calm after clashes in Jerusalem
23 April 2021
The EU, the US and other countries have called for calm after incidents in East Jerusalem resulted in dozens of injuries and arrests.
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Turkey and Greece edge clumsily towards reconciliation
18 April 2021
While it appears that relations will continue with their ups and downs in somewhat dramatic fashion, the two sides are clumsily edging towards some sort of reconciliation. Both NATO and the EU would be much relieved.
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Erdogan says the new Kanal Istanbul "has nothing to do with the Montreux Convention"
15 April 2021
Referring to the 1936 agreement on the Turkish straits, known as the Montreux Convention, president Erdogan said "the Kanal Istanbul project, which has nothing to do with the Montreux Convention, will bring Turkey greater comfort and peace".
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Libya and Turkey sign MoUs on various issues
13 April 2021
A high-level delegation led by the Libyan prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, visited Turkey on Monday (12 April) to participate in the joint high-level Strategic Cooperation Council. The two sides signed several new Memoranda of Understanding and renewed a commitment to the 2019 maritime boundaries agreement between the two countries.
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Turkey says it remains firm in its support for Ukraine
11 April 2021
Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky visited Istanbul over the weekend for talks with the Turkish president Recip Tayip Erdogan. Erdogan told the media after the talks that Turkey strongly defended Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty,” stressing, “We reaffirmed our principled stance of not recognizing the [Russian] annexation of Crimea.”