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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish
President Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in St. Petersburg,
Russia, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Russia Announces Lifting of Economic Sanctions against Turkey

by Taha Abed alWahed | Jun 5, 2017 | Business

Moscow- Russian authorities have announced the suspension of the ban previously endorsed on Turkish food exports to the Russian markets, along with a warning concerning tourism trips to Turkey. But, the lifting excluded the exports of Turkish tomato, and discussions...

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Parliament member of Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and HDP spokesman Ayhan Bilgen (C) speaks on November 6, 2016 during a press conference in Diyarbakir.
The pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on November 6, 2016 said it was halting all its activities in the Turkish parliament after nine of its MPs, including the two co-leaders, were arrested. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN

EU-Turkey Relations Undergo Tension

by Said Abdul Razzak | Nov 8, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkey condemned Luxemburg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn on Monday after he compared the Turkish government to Nazi Germany. Turkish EU Minister Ömer Çelik said om response to Luxembourg FM statement that “There is a lack of knowledge of history in this....