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October 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

NATO chief says Greece, Turkey agree to cancel war games

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday that Greece and Turkey are going to cancel war games scheduled for next week on each other’s national holidays, in a further sign of easing of tensions between the two NATO allies and historic rivals.

April 15, 2016 1:45 p.m.

Spring turkey season opens today

The spring turkey season is now open as of this morning, Friday, April 15, at 5:48 a.m. The season will continue through May 31.

August 27, 2020 5:03 a.m.

Germany calls for end to military drills in east Med

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Germany's foreign minister on Thursday called for an end to military drills taking place in the eastern Mediterranean to defuse tensions and create conditions for NATO allies Greece and Turkey to resolve a dispute over offshore energy exploration rights.

June 12, 2021 11:27 p.m.

Erdogan and Biden meet at a tense moment for Turkish-US ties

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Joe Biden and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have known each other for years, but their meeting Monday will be their first as heads of state. And it comes at a particularly tense moment for relations between their two countries.

March 6, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Russia, Turkey reach cease-fire deal in northwestern Syria

MOSCOW (AP) — The presidents of Russia and Turkey said they reached agreement on a cease-fire to begin at midnight Thursday in northwestern Syria, where escalating fighting had threatened to put forces from the two countries into direct conflict.

March 5, 2020 2:05 p.m.

Russia, Turkey reach cease-fire deal in northwestern Syria

MOSCOW (AP) — The presidents of Russia and Turkey said they reached agreement on a cease-fire to begin at midnight Thursday in northwestern Syria, where escalating fighting had threatened to put forces from the two countries into direct conflict.

October 16, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Leaders of Turkey, Ukraine sign military agreements

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey and Ukraine signed military cooperation agreements in Istanbul on Friday, deepening a defense partnership seen as an effort to counterbalance Russia’s dominance in the Black Sea region.

October 16, 2020 11:30 a.m.

Turkey, Ukraine sign military cooperation agreements

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey and Ukraine signed military cooperation agreements in Istanbul on Friday, deepening a defense partnership seen as an effort to counterbalance Russia’s dominance in the Black Sea region.

September 12, 2020 5:03 a.m.

Greek PM to detail defense program amid Turkey tensions

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing to outline Saturday the details of a program to boost Greece’s defense capabilities, amid heightened tensions with neighboring Turkey over rights to resources in the eastern Mediterranean.

December 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

EU to spend hundreds of millions more on refugees in Turkey

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union plans to spend hundreds of millions of euros over the next year helping refugees living in Turkey, most of them people who fled the war in Syria.

December 23, 2020 7:03 a.m.

EU to spend hundreds of millions more on refugees in Turkey

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union plans to spend hundreds of millions of euros over the next year helping refugees living in Turkey, most of them people who fled the war in Syria.

June 16, 2020 8:03 p.m.

Turkey moves troops against Kurdish militants in north Iraq

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey said Wednesday it has airlifted troops for a cross-border ground operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq.

September 4, 2020 6:03 a.m.

NATO: Turkey, Greece start talks to reduce risk of conflict

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Despite a denial from Greece, the chief of NATO said Friday that Greece and Turkey have started technical discussions aimed at reducing the risk of armed conflict or accidents amid military tensions between the allies over offshore energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean.

February 28, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Turkey raises death toll to 33 troops in Syrian airstrike

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Friday raised the death toll from a Syrian government airstrike on its forces in northwestern Syria the previous night to 33 Turkish troops, the highest number of Turkish soldiers killed in a single day since Ankara first intervened in the Syrian conflict in 2016.

May 31, 2020 3:03 p.m.

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October 31, 2020 12:37 a.m.

Death toll reaches 27 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Rescue teams on Saturday plowed through concrete blocks and the debris of eight collapsed buildings in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey’s Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 27 people. More than 800 others were injured.

November 24, 2020 6:06 a.m.

German defense minister rejects Turkey complaint over search

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's defense minister on Tuesday rejected Turkey's complaints over the search of a Turkish freighter in the Mediterranean Sea by a German frigate participating in a European mission, insisting that German sailors acted correctly.

May 27, 2020 11:27 a.m.

Turkey reports 34 new deaths and 1,035 COVID-19 cases

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s health minister said Wednesday that the country recorded 34 coronavirus-related deaths since the day before, bringing the country's COVID-19 death toll to 4,431.

May 26, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Turkey nears end of latest lockdown, death toll up to 4,397

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll reached 4,397 as of Tuesday after 28 new deaths were reported in 24 hours, according to the country's health minister.

May 31, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Turkey opens new hospitals as daily coronavirus cases drop

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two hospitals for coronavirus patients were opened in Istanbul on Sunday as Turkey’s daily number of new cases fell to its lowest since the peak of the outbreak.