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A Turkish court has ruled to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and for the case to be transferred to Riyadh.

Israel's president arrived in Ankara Wednesday on a trip aimed at repairing fractured ties with Turkey. Demonstrators had burnt the Israeli flag in the Turkish city of Istanbul ahead of the visit.

Ankara welcomes the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. He emphasized that such a move after a long period of time will have positive effects on bilateral ties.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says normalizing relations with Israel would not mean a change in Ankara's Palestinian policy. He was speaking ahead of an expected visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog next month.

The annual inflation rate in Turkey has surged to a 20-year high of 48.7%, state data revealed on Thursday.

The Turkish military aircraft hit Kurdish militants’ targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in Iraq and northern Syria, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Rescue crews on Tuesday were forging ahead with efforts to clear major throughways in and around Istanbul clogged by a massive snow storm. It left countless of people and vehicles stranded overnight in below-freezing conditions.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken over phone on Monday. Normalization of bilateral ties as well as Russia-Ukraine tensions were discussed.

Turkey says a US diplomat has been detained by Turkish authorities on suspicion of selling a fake passport to a Syrian national who attempted to use his new ID to board a flight to Germany.

An explosive device was found on Saturday under the private car of a police officer assigned to provide security to the Turkish president's rally in southeastern Turkey.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed Nureddin Nebati as minister of treasury and finance on Thursday after the resignation of Lutfi Elvan, the last top official seen adhering to orthodox policy in a government gripped by a currency meltdown.

At least six people, including a foreign national, died and dozens more were injured on Monday after heavy storms hit Turkey's largest city of Istanbul and its surrounding regions.

Demonstrations were held in the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Ankara on Tuesday night following the lira's historic crash. People demanded the Turkish government's resignation in the face of the economic crisis.

Turkish warplanes have heavily bombed purported hideouts of the Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq.

The Iranian foreign minister says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Iran in the near future.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will travel to Tehran and Beirut next week to meet with Iranian and Lebanese officials, according to a report.

A Turkish military base in Iraq was targeted by Katyusha rockets, according to an Iraqi military official.

Turkey has launched an investigation into social media rumors claiming Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has passed away.

US president Joe Biden has "reaffirmed" Washington's defense partnership with Ankara, and Turkey's "importance as a NATO ally", but also voiced "US concerns over Ankara's possession of the Russian S-400 missile system".

The Syrian Foreign Ministry has condemned Ankara’s decision to extend its troops' deployment in Syria for two more years. The Damascus government has warned the policies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have become a direct threat to peace and security in region and world.

Turkish army troops have fired heavy artillery rounds at Ain Digna and Bailounieh villages in Syria’s province of Aleppo. The Turkish army is reportedly poised to launch a military operation in the region.

The United States should either deliver the F-35s or return the money Turkey has paid for the military aircraft, Ankara says. Turkey has also announced it could purchase Russian-made SUs instead.

Ankara has deployed hundreds of soldiers in northern Syria to conduct military operation against US-backed Kurdish forces, Turkish officials told Bloomberg on Wednesday. Damascus has repeatedly denounced Turkish incursions into the Syrian territory as blatant a violation of its territory.

Ankara has begun the procedure to Acquire F-16 fighter jets from the United States as compensation for being dropped from F-35 program, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says. The deal was announced by Turkish President Receb Tayyip Erdogan, but Washington has yet to confirm it.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has instructed the foreign ministry to declare ambassadors from 10 countries, including the US, France and Germany, "persona non grata". The envoys had called for the release of a detained Turkish businessman. The move means the diplomats are now just one step from expulsion.