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'I can't believe he is one of us' - inside Salah's life in Trabzon
BBC Sport travels to Turkey to watch Mohamed Salah play for Trabzonspor and discover how the 'Egyptian King' is settling into life by the Black Sea.
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As COP31 Antalya kicks off, can world move beyond big promises?
Droughts, floods and extreme heat are upping the pressure on delegates at the UN climate talks in Antalya, Turkey. Can countries move beyond pledges to concrete action?
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Nations League: Zinedine Zidane balances surprise and continuity in his second roster
Zinedine Zidane has unveiled his France squad for the upcoming Nations League clashes against Italy and Turkey. Pablo Pagis earns a surprise first call-up, while Kylian Mbappé and several other key players return from injury
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Turkey to push for 'electrification' drive at COP31 as climate threats mount
COP31 host Turkey is set to push for a "electrification" drive to help meet global elergy demand as the UN climate conference kicks off in Antalya on Monday. The annual summit takes place this year under the shadow of a cost-of-living crisis fuelled by the war in the Middle East.
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Turkey: Ex-minister arrested in a major fund manipulation scandal
Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, a former deputy chair of President Erdogan's party, was arrested in a major funds scandal. The opposition claims Sayan Kaya and her husband cashed in shares worth millions in the illegal scheme.
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Three-quarters of world's displaced people face severe climate risks, UN says
Nearly 90 million forcibly displaced people, or three-quarters of the global total, live in countries highly exposed to climate hazards, the UN Refugee Agency said on Friday, urging action ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Turkey. It said droughts, floods and extreme heat were making lasting solutions harder to find.
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Eight killed in series of shootings in western Turkey
Victims are found in several locations in three separate vehicles, according to local reports.
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Germany news: Deportations on the decline
Despite a decrease in overall deportations, more people were sent back to Turkey. Meanwhile, Volkswagen is facing a fresh "Dieselgate" trial. And Germany's leading DAX stock index hit a new high. DW has more.
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Turkey nominates former foreign minister Sinirlioglu as UN chief
Turkey has nominated its former foreign minister and UN ambassador Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu for the position of UN secretary-general, state-media reported on Saturday. The submission was officially backed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who has been particularly vocal in calling for reform of the UN Security Council.
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Many Turkish 'guest workers' hit by poverty in old age
West Germany and Turkey signed an agreement allowing the temporary recruitment of workers on October 30, 1961. Sixty-five years on, many so-called 'guest workers' can't live from their pensions.
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A digital publication sheds light on Turkey’s prison system
“For the relatives of people in prison, as well as for national and international human rights organizations and agencies, the information provided by the Prison Agenda publication can be vital.”
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Israel election: Authorities dispute Netanyahu's fraud claims
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud claims large-scale foreign involvement in the elections led by Qatar and Turkey, with Israel’s authorities so far refuting the claims.
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Rock collapse kills two in Turkey's Cappadocia, local media reports
One of the region's famous rock formations, known as "fairy chimneys", reportedly collapsed outside an open-air museum.
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Is Iran headed to war or peace after Mecca alliance meeting?
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have taken their latest peace push directly to Tehran. Officially, it was to avert a new military escalation, but their diplomatic outreach can also be seen as a warning to Iran.
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EU's 'Made in Europe' push unnerves global auto suppliers
In shielding Europe's carmakers from Chinese rivals, the EU risks hurting close partners from Turkey and Morocco to Japan and South Korea. Billions in trade and hundreds of thousands of European jobs are at stake.
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Mecca pact nations hold talks with Iran to prevent renewed Middle East war
Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held talks in Iran on Monday aimed at preventing renewed fighting in the Middle East, with Tehran describing discussions as “very good”. The diplomatic push, attended by Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, followed warnings from Washington, Tehran and Israel of renewed hostilities.
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Archaeologists may have just found the world's oldest shipwreck
A mysterious shipwreck off Turkey’s coast may be the oldest ever discovered, dating back approximately 4,500 years to the age of the Egyptian pyramids. Although the wooden vessel has disappeared, its surviving pottery cargo reveals clues about an ancient trading network that may have connected distant Mediterranean civilizations. Researchers believe the ship may have crashed against rocks during a storm while transporting valuable goods such as oil, wine, or tree resin.
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Turkey's new deal on Mediterranean maritime boundaries with Libya is exacerbating issues with Greece and the EU
Turkey and Libya plan to redraw maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean as part of a new economic corridor. This has sparked strong protests from Greece, and has also drawn the European Union into the conflict.
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Germany news: Wadephul says 'threat of famine' due to ongoing wars
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is joining counterparts in Turkey for discussions on a range of interlinked geopolitical crises. Back in Germany, the Bavarian CSU party begins its two-day conference in Munich.
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Canada's Mark Carney visits Turkey to boost trade ties
It's the first bilateral visit by a Canadian prime minister to Turkey. Canada and Turkey upgraded their relations to a "strategic partnership" as Canada seeks to diversify trade beyond the US.