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Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen dies in the US

Oct. 21, 2024 18:36 PM EDT

SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing unproven accusations that he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died. The Alliance for Shared Values, a New York-based group...

Turkey hopes to double its trade with North Macedonia to $2 billion

Sep. 05, 2024 11:32 AM EDT

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Thursday his country hopes to boost its trade with North Macedonia to $2 billion a year, or roughly double the current volume with the Balkan country. Fidan said following talks in the North Macedonian capital...

Turkey says Ethiopia and Somalia have made 'notable progress' in talks to settle dispute

Aug. 13, 2024 11:45 AM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Ethiopia and Somalia have made “notable progress” in efforts to settle a dispute sparked by Ethiopia’s deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland, Turkey’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Hakan Fidan made the comments at the end of a second round of...

Turkey hosts another round of talks to ease tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia

Aug. 12, 2024 13:48 PM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey hosted a second round of talks on Monday between east African neighbors Ethiopia and Somalia to try and resolve a dispute over Ethiopia's deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland, officials said. Tensions between the two African countries have...

Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court

Aug. 07, 2024 14:43 PM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said. Turkey's ambassador to the Netherlands, accompanied by a group of Turkish legislators, submitted a...