Turkey reserves areas for illegal exercises near Famagusta
For the first time this year, Turkey is reserving areas for illegal exercise very close to the coast of Turkish-occupied Famagusta, CNA has learnt.
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May 11, 2023 Stunning Mosaic of Trojan Hero Aeneas Unearthed in Turkey
A stunning mosaic depicting the legendary Trojan hero Aeneas who was mentioned in Homer’s “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey”, has been uncovered in southern Turkey.
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WORLD
May 5, 2023 Historic Byzantine Church Unearthed in Turkey
Archaeologists from the Istanbul Archaeology Museums have been excavating the Church of St. Polyeuktos in the Saraçhane neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey.
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HISTORY
April 24, 2023 Armenian Genocide: The Mass Murder of Christians in Turkey
The Armenian Genocide, the systematic mass murder and expulsion of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians carried out in Turkey and adjoining regions by the Ottoman government between 1914 and 1923, is commemorated on April 24th every year.
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GEOPOLITICS
April 15, 2023 Dendias: Greece, Turkey can develop mutually beneficial relationship
Greece and Turkey can develop a “harmonious and mutually beneficial relationship” provided there is “mutual respect and trust,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview published in the Sunday edition of newspaper Makedonia.
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CYPRUS
February 25, 2023 AKEL in Cyprus stands by the families of the victims of the deadly earthquakes in Turkey
The Secretary General of the Central Committee of AKEL, Stefanos Stefanou, at the head of a large AKEL delegation, visited today the cemetery in occupied Famagusta where most of the Turkish Cypriot victims of the deadly earthquake in Turkey were laid to rest. St. Stefanou laid flowers at the graves, talked with relatives of the […]
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WORLD
February 22, 2023 Turkey’s Antakya turns into a ghost city after third quake
ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) – Trucks, emergency vehicles and excavators lined the desolate streets of Turkey’s Antakya Tuesday night, after the third major earthquake in two weeks accelerated an exodus from the once-lively city.
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WORLD
February 11, 2023 Austria suspends rescue operation in Turkey after ‘clashes’
Michael Bauer, a spokesman for the Austrian ministry of defence, said the country’s forces were operating in “an increasingly difficult security situation”, and that they would continue their operations once the environment becomes safe.
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CYPRUS
February 10, 2023 Cyprus rescue team will not travel to Turkey, Civil Defence Spokesperson tells CNA
The Cyprus rescue team which was on standby to get the ‘go-ahead’ to travel to Turkey will not be going to the country, the Civil Defence Spokesperson Panagiotis Liasides told the Cyprus News Agency on Thursday afternoon.
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CYPRUS
February 9, 2023 Cyprus Airways offers its planes for humanitarian effort in Turkey, Syria
Cyprus Airways, the flag carrier airline of Cyprus, on Wednesday, announced that it is making available its aircraft and capacity for governments, charities and organisations that need transportation of goods, medicines and rescue teams or equipment.
