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Faruk Zorlu IZMIR - A total of 125 asylum seekers were rescued off Turkey’s Aegean coast, security sources said Thursday. Turkish Coast Guard teams rescued the group of people, who were in rubber boats which had been directed to Turkish territorial waters by the Greek Coast Guard, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media. Turkey has been a key transit point for asylum seekers aiming to cross into Europe to... Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU - A U.S. drone airstrike in Somalia this Tuesday killed at least six civilians, including a 13-year-old boy, according to a Somali lawmaker. The U.S. African Command airstrike in the town of Janale in the lower Shabelle region killed at least six unarmed civilians who were traveling to the capital Mogadishu, Mahad Dhoore, a lawmaker from the Southwest state, told local media on... Merve Aydogan ANKARA - Turkey’s armed forces maintain their presence in the province of Idlib, Syria, just across Turkey’s southern border, said the Turkish defense minister early Thursday. Rebuffing any claim that Turkey has withdrawn from the region of northwestern Syria, Hulusi Akar told reporters in the capital Ankara that “our elements maintain their presence.” On talks between Turkish and Russian military officials on starting joint patrols in Idlib, under... Burak Bir ANKARA - The Turkish army “neutralized” 8 YPG/ PKK terrorists in northern Syrian territories, the National Defense Ministry said on Thursday. “Our heroic commandos neutralized 8 PKK/YPG terrorists, who were found plotting attacks on our troops in the Operation Peace Spring area,” the ministry said on Twitter. Turkish authorities generally use the word “neutralized” to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or... Busra Nur Bilgic Cakmak ANKARA - The EU will assess the U.S. president’s decision to restrict all travel from Europe in a bid to curtail the spread of the coronavirus, the head of the European Council said on Thursday. “Economic disruption must be avoided,” said Charles Michel on Twitter, adding that EU is taking “all necessary measures” to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Addressing the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday... Fahri Aksut ANKARA - A scientific commission tackling the threat of coronavirus in Turkey believes it will wane with warmer weather, said Turkey’s health minister of Thursday. On Twitter, Fahrettin Koca said the novel coronavirus seems to be a winter infection. “If we can implement all necessary measures to prevent the virus from propagating, daily life will probably return to normal within two months,” he said. Weeks after... Friday Partly Cloudy 16°C WEATHER / ANKARA Friday, March 13, 2020 Turkey rescues 125 asylum seekers from boats inAegean Coronavirus: EU to assess Trump’s Europe travel ban ‘Coronavirus likely to wane with summer’ MORE DETAILS MORE DETAILS MORE DETAILS MORE DETAILS MORE DETAILS US airstrike in Somalia said to have killed 6 civilians Turkey ‘neutralizes’8 YPG/PKK terrorists in N. Syria MORE DETAILS ‘Turkish troops s taying put in Idlib, Syria’ Turkish, Russian delegations continue talks on cease-fire in Idlib, just south of Turkey’s border, says defense minister a EuroLeague basketball competitions suspended over coronavirus Turkey calls off events to stem spread of coronavirus Misleading NY Times travel ban photos slammed by Turkey Sports>> Economy>> Americas>>
