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Indian boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav on Friday defeated Turkey's Sipal Onder 3-0 to enter the quarter-final of the men’s Middleweight (75kg) category at the Rio Olympics. The Haryana boxer now stood a win away from an Olympic medal. Vikas…

Ankara, Feb 15: Turkish Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz has denied Syria's claim that about 100 Turkish troops had entered Syria, the media reported on Monday. "It is not true," Yilmaz told lawmakers in Ankara during a parliamentary budget…

Jerusalem, Feb 1: Israeli and Turkish energy firms signed an agreement on Sunday to sell $1.3 billion worth of gas to Edeltech, Israel's Leviathan natural gas field offshore partners announced. The Leviathan natural gas field was…

Athens, Jan 22: Over 20 people died on Friday as two boats carrying refugees from Turkey capsized in the Aegean Sea, said the Greek Coast Guard. At least 21 people were killed, including six children, as they drowned near Kalolimnos and…

Brussels, Nov 30: The European Union (EU) late on Sunday clinched an agreement with Turkey, offering $3.18 billion in aid and more promising access for Ankara's membership to the bloc to trade for massive reduction of illegal migrant…

Ankara, Nov 27: Six children were killed on Friday when two boats carrying refugees capsized off Turkey's Aegean coast. In one incident, two siblings, aged 1 and 4, lost their lives when a boat with 23 refugees on board overturned amid…

Moscow, Nov 27: Russia on Thursday suspended all military contacts with Turkey as ties between the two countries plummeted after the downing of a Russian warplane, the defence ministry said. "Today (Thursday), all cooperation contacts…

Beijing, Nov 26: Russia is very likely to strike back, warned a state-run Chinese daily over the downing of a Russian fighter jet by Turkey. It added that the Kremlin's next move will influence the future development of this emergency.…

Beijing, Nov 25: Russian President Vladimir Putin, who termed the downing of a Russian fighter jet by Turkey as a stab in the back, would be under pressure to make Turkey pay a price for its act and his personal prestige and Russia's tough…

Ankara, Nov 25: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said everyone must respect Turkey's right to protect its borders. "Turkey holds no grudges toward its neighbouring countries. Undoubtedly, we did our best to prevent the recent…