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Israeli settlers attack army base in West Bank
30 June 2025
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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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Ten people were killed when Israel attacked an aid centre in Gaza
30 June 2025
According to the news channel Al Jazeera and the Palestinian news agency Wafa, at least ten Palestinians who were desperately seeking aid from a controversial and heavily criticised United States–backed organisation have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza over the last 48 hours, according to the besieged enclave’s Government Media Office.
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Azerbaijan aims to produce 40 billion cubic meters of gas by 2025
26 April 2017
According to a SOCAR official Azerbaijan currently produces around 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year from the Shah Deniz field, of which 0.8 billion are exported to Georgia, 6.6 million are exported to Turkey, and 1.2 billion is used for domestic consumption
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Erdogan to visit Brussels in May for talks with NATO and EU
21 April 2017
The visit has been anticipated for some time, and sources in Brussels hope that it will be substantive enough to enable the sides to clear the air, and turn the page, after what has been a very difficult year in Turkey-EU relations.
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International Mission gives negative assessment of Turkish referendum
17 April 2017
Council of Europe chief monitor Cezar Florin Preda stated that "in general, the referendum did not live up to Council of Europe standards. The legal framework was inadequate for the holding of a genuinely democratic process"
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Turkish Referendum: Yes campaign declares victory, but result tight.(Update 4)
16 April 2017
With 99.27% of the votes counted, the yes vote appears to have won the constitutional referendum in Turkey, with 51.35% voting yes, and 48.65% voting no.
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Commentary: Beware of Putin’s Syria revenge, it may come much closer to home
13 April 2017
The US missile strike on Syria, despite Russia's protection, has left president Putin licking his wounds. His response may be closer to home, in Ukraine or Georgia, where Russia still has plenty of assets, and room for manoeuvre
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Lavrov speaks on Russian-Turkish and Turkish-Armenian relations
16 March 2017
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said that Russia expects "the gradual restoration of bilateral cooperation with Ankara to benefit peace, security and stability in Transcaucasia."
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Turkish and Georgian Prime Ministers hold talks in Batumi (Updated)
15 March 2017
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildrim made a short unplanned visit to the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi on Wednesday evening (15 March) on his way back to Turkey from Athens.
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Putin and Erdogan meet in Moscow
10 March 2017
According to kremlin.ru "the leaders will discuss the entire scope of Russian-Turkish relations with a focus on the further restoration of mutually beneficial trade and economic ties. Specifically, the agenda includes joint projects to build Turkey's first nuclear power station, Akkuyu, and the construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline."
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May meets with Erdogan in Ankara
28 January 2017
May flew into Ankara on Saturday morning, after her meeting yesterday with the new US President Donald Trump.