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Counterterrorism: Nigerian Army to strengthen ties with Turkey

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ABUJA- The Nigerian Army and its Turkish counterpart have pledged to strengthen bilateral relations through the Defence Industrial Corporations of both countries as part...

Turkey promises to partner NAF, transfer defence technology

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ABUJA- The Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Hidayet Bayraktar, has expressed the readiness of Turkey to deepen the existing defence collaboration with the Nigerian...

5.5-magnitude earthquake rock Turkey’s southern Adana province

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ISTANBUL- An earthquake of 5.5-magnitude shook the southern Turkish province of Adana on Tuesday morning, according to the Kandilli earthquake monitoring centre in Istanbul.The...

Biden to move ahead with sale of F-16- fighter-jets to Turkey

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VILNIUS- U.S. President Joe Biden wants to move ahead with the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, his National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan...

Turkey to temporarily move embassy from Khartoum to Port Sudan –...

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ISTANBUL- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday said Ankara accepted the proposal of the Sudanese authorities to move the Turkish embassy from Khartoum...

Erdoğan attends virtual ceremony with Putin amid health speculations

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ISTANBUL- Amid speculations about his health, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday briefly appeared in a video conference attended by Russian President Vladimir...

Voting starts for 1.5m Turkish citizens based in Germany

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ISTANBUL- About 1.5 million Turks living in Germany are expected to cast their votes as Turkey holds presidential and parliamentary election.The election began on...

Turkish opposition reports armed assault as election tension grows

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ISTANBUL- Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) says bullets were fired near the party’s Istanbul headquarters early on Thursday, adding an investigation is...

Turkey freezes 17 people, 4 entities’ assets allegedly linked to IS

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By SHEJI HALIMAANKARA- The Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry on Thursday decided to freeze the assets of 17 individuals and four legal entities in...

Turkish police publish new details of attack in Istanbul

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By CECILIA ODEYISTANBUL- Turkish police have published further details after an attack that left six people dead in Istanbul and announced the arrest of...

Prosecutors seek political ban for Istanbul mayor in ‘insult’ case

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By HADIZA MOHAMMEDISTANBUL- Prosecutors in Istanbul demanded four years in prison and a political ban for the city’s opposition party mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, in...

Insecurity: Turkish drones, helicopters to arrive in Nigeria – Ambassador

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By LIZZY OKOJIABUJA- Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, has said that drones and helicopters from Turkey will soon arrive...

Turkey detains doctor who claimed chemical weapons were used in Iraq

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By SHEJI HALIMAISTANBUL- Turkish authorities on Wednesday detained the chairwoman of the country’s top medical union.Sebnem Korur Fincanci was arrested a week after she...

Helicopter with Turkish employees on board missing in Italy

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ANKARA - Turkish industrial group Eczacibasi on Friday confirmed that a helicopter with seven people on board, including four Turkish citizens had gone missing...

Christmas: Nigerians lament increase in price of chicken

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As Christians prepare for Christmas, many are lamenting the high costs of chicken, saying they cannot afford the livestock for the yuletide.The News Agency...

Buhari hails Erdogan, says he treated refugees with generosity

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President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a stern warning to bandits, saying that “the clock of your ultimate destruction is ticking as you will no...

Buhari, Turkish President Erdogan in closed-door meeting

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President Muhammadu Buhari is holding talks with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.The Turkish President, who arrived...

45 migrants feared dead as boat sinks off Turkey

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A migrant boat carrying 45 people sank off southwest Turkey, prompting the coast guard to launch a search and rescue mission, the Turkish defence...

Turkey to ensure Kabul airport is safe within agreed time –...

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Turkey is ready to participate in ensuring the security of the airport in Kabul within the framework of an international agreement and taking into...

FG restricts passengers from Brazil, India, Turkey

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The Federal Government has resolved to deny non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India or Turkey within 14 days entry into Nigeria.This...