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Turkish military fails to explain deaths of 12 soldiers in Iraq cave operation
Nordic Monitor
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July 10, 2025
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have not provided a detailed or convincing account of the July 6 incident in which 12 soldiers including two officers died after being exposed to toxic gas inside a cave in northern Iraq....
Turkish Amb.: $70 Mln investment agreement was signed bet. Bony Socks, El Sewedy Industrial Development
Sada Elbalad
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July 10, 2025
Thu 10 Jul 2025 | 03:59 PM Turkish ambassador in Cairo Salih Mutlu Şen said: "A $70 million investment agreement was signed between Turkish company Bony Socks and El Sewedy Industrial Development in the 10th of Ramadan Industrial Zone." In a post...
Turkish cosmetics industry eyes growth in Australian market
Hurriyet Daily News
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ISTANBUL Turkish cosmetics companies are targeting expansion in Australia, drawn by the country’s growing beauty sector and its strategic gateway to the Asia-Pacific region. Thirteen Turkish firms recently took part in the “Cosmeet Australia”...
Turkey Industrial Production Grows Most In 5 Months
RTTNews
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July 10, 2025
Turkish industrial production logged its fastest growth in five months in May, the Turkish Statistical Institute reported Thursday. Industrial output expanded 4.9 percent on a yearly basis in May, following a 3.1 percent rise in April. This was...
Turkey’s TPAO Acquires Two Drillships from Eldorado
Nautical Voice
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July 10, 2025
Turkey’s state oil company, TPAO, has made a significant acquisition, purchasing two drillships from Norway’s Eldorado Drilling. The newly acquired vessels, the West Draco (2014) and West Dorado (2015), are set to be deployed in Libya and southern...
Turkish power plant reborn as regional cultural hub
The Art Newspaper
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July 10, 2025
A century-old power plant in northern Turkey has been converted into a culture hub, part of a European Union-backed effort to bring contemporary art and other programmes to parts of the country long left off the modern culture map. Motorhane,...
Energy Minister Says Contract with BOTAS Will Cost Bulgaria Billions, Counter-Corruption Commission Investigates Case
Bulgarian News Agency
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Representatives of the Counter-Corruption Commission (CCC) arrived Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Ministry of Energy building. The CCC was provided with documents containing all information in the ministry related to the contract with the Turkish...
Turkey Navigates an Escalating Israel–Iran Rivalry
Royal United Services Institute
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July 9, 2025
The post–7 October realignment in the Middle East has recalibrated threat perceptions and strategic opportunities for both Turkey and Israel. The recent ‘12-Day War’ has further accelerated this shift. While both Turkey and Israel seek to maximise...
Turkey says gas exposure that killed 12 soldiers in Iraq's north was first of its kind
Bianet
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July 10, 2025
The National Defense Ministry has stated that last week’s fatal gas exposure that killed 12 soldiers during a cave search in northern Iraq was the first of its kind since the cross-border operations began in the region. In a press briefing today,...
Turkey’s TPAO buys drillship pair from Eldorado Drilling
Splash 247
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July 10, 2025
Turkey’s state oil company TPAO has bought two sister drillships from Norway’s Eldorado Drilling. The company bought the 2014-built West Draco and her sister 2015-built West Dorado drillships, and will look to use them in Libya and southern...
Turkish Student Wins in Portugal with AI Travel Guide
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) A Turkish undergraduate specializing in computer engineering has secured the top award at a prestigious international technology gathering in Portugal, thanks to an artificial intelligence-based travel companion application inspired by...
EU approves eighteenth sanctions package on Russia after Slovakia’s Fico drops his objections
BNE Intellinews
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The EU has approved the eighteenth sanctions package after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico agreed to drop his veto, saying that he had run out of negotiating options on July 18. The latest package against Russia was described by EU foreign...
Türkiye’s 2025 investment action plan targets industry, green energy
Sabah
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July 13, 2025
Türkiye’s Investment Environment Improvement Council (YOIKK) has recently released its 2025 Action Plan, outlining legal and structural reforms to improve the country’s investment climate, with a strong focus on several areas, including industrial...
Turkish Firms to Launch Oil and Gas Exploration Offshore Pakistan
Oil Price
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July 9, 2025
Turkish energy firms will explore for oil and gas offshore Pakistan under agreements with local companies, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said during a visit to Pakistan on Wednesday. “This is one of the outcomes of the more...
Turkey fears India may offer LR-LACM missile to Greece, escalating strike threat amid Cyprus row & defence cooperation
Organiser Weekly
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Turkish media has expressed growing concern over reports that India may offer its indigenously developed Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LR-LACM) to Greece, a European country facing the threat of potential invasion by Turkey. Turkish media...
Turkey! Bowling Anime Highlights Major Plot Twist in New Trailer, Visual
Otaku USA Magazine
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July 9, 2025
Turkey! Bowling Anime Highlights Major Plot Twist in New Trailer, Visual Those who have watched all the way through the first episode of the Turkey! anime—which is ostensibly about bowling—were treated to a major plot twist at the end. For...
Turkey prosecutors ban Grok access after insults against government
Cryptopolitan
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July 9, 2025
A Turkish court has ordered a nationwide block on access to Elon Musk’s X platform on Wednesday, after its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok published content that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Prophet Muhammad, and Turkey’s founder,...
Turkish firm Ciner abandons plan for 600-job new glass bottling plant in Ebbw Vale
Wales Online
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July 9, 2025
Turkish industrial group Ciner has abandoned plans for a new glass bottling plant in Ebbw Vale that promised to created 600 new jobs. The family-owned group, which is one of the biggest firms in Turkey, said the business case for the £390m...
Turkey to supply natural gas to Syria after grid connection
Al Mayadeen
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July 9, 2025
Turkey has connected its gas grid to Syria and plans to supply power-generation gas, Turkish Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced at the 2025 OPEC Seminar. Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced on Wednesday that Turkey has...
Growing yet vulnerable: the Turkish Cypriot economy
Cyprus Mail
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July 13, 2025
The availability of data regarding the performance of the Turkish Cypriot economy is limited. However, should efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem intensify, the economic dimension will prove to be a key parameter for the viability of a reunified...