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Turkey and Israel announce trade restrictions on each other as relations worsen

By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

Turkey is imposing export restrictions in retaliation for Israel barring its jets from participating in aid operations for Gaza. Israel in response plans to ban products from Turkey.

Turkish opposition retains key cities in local elections, posing setback to President Erdogan

By Suzan Fraser, Cinar Kiper, Associated Press

Turkey's main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday's local elections, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas.

Workers at gold mine in Turkey missing, assumed trapped underground after landslide

By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press

Nine workers had not been heard from since the landslide struck and “it is thought that they are buried under the ground,” Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.

Survivors face slow recovery in northwestern Syria a year after devastating earthquake

By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev

One year ago, a devastating earthquake laid waste to large parts of southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. Tens of thousands were killed and recovery has been slow and agonizing, especially in Syria, where more than a decade of war had…

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WATCH: Blinken and NATO head Stoltenberg meet as Sweden moves closer to military alliance entry

By Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The brazen attack, which the Biden administration blames on Iranian-based proxies, adds another layer of complexity to an already tense Mideast situation as the Biden administration tries to keep the Israel-Hamas war from expanding into a broader regional conflict.

Gunmen kill 1 person in attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul

By Mehmet Guzel, Associated Press

Two masked assailants attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass, killing one person, Turkish officials said.

U.S. approves sale of fighter jets to Turkey and Greece after Turkey ratifies Sweden’s entry to NATO

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and F-35s to Greece following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s membership in NATO.

Turkey formally ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it

By Associated Press

Turkey has published a measure approving Sweden's membership in NATO in its official gazette. That finalizes the ratification, bringing the previously nonaligned country a step closer to joining the military alliance.

Hungary is the last holdout for Sweden’s NATO membership. So when will Orbán follow Turkey’s lead?

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

After more than a year of delays, and consistent urging from its Western partners to move forward with Sweden's application, the Central European country and its conservative populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, are once again in the spotlight.

Turkey approves Sweden’s membership bid to join NATO

By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

Turkish legislators have started debating a long-delayed bill to approve Sweden's bid to join NATO, in a step that could remove a major hurdle for the previously nonaligned Nordic country's entry into the military alliance.