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Turkey tells Russia it will continue to respond to attacks from northern Syria

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar told his Russian counterpart in a call on Thursday that Ankara would continue responding to attacks from northern Syria, after Russia asked Turkey to refrain from a full-scale Syria offensive.

Reuters

Turkish strikes hit oil installations in northern Syria, sources say

Turkish drones are targeting key oil installations run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria, three local sources said, in air strikes which drew strong condemnation from the United States overnight.

Reuters

Shamima Begum’s mother says ‘world fell apart’ after daughter fled to join ISIS

Shamima Begum, now 23, was 15 when she went to Turkey from east London to join members of the so-called Islamic State before being found nine months pregnant in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019

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Ridvan Yilmaz talks Rangers future amid reports of transfer interest from Turkey

The full-back has ended speculation over departing the Light Blues for a return to Turkey. Besiktas and Galatasaray were both reported to be interested in a quckfire return for the 21-year-old.

Glasgow Live

Ridvan Yilmaz kills off Rangers transfer talk as he rules out quickfire Turkey return

The full back has struggled for game time which resulted in speculation of the former Besiktas man returning to his homeland but he's nipped that in the bud.

Daily Record

Ridvan Yilmaz ends Rangers transfer talk as he discusses Ibrox future

RANGERS star Rıdvan Yılmaz has ended transfer speculation linking him with a return to Turkey by insisting he has no intention of quitting Ibrox.

The National (Scotland)

Turkey says it will launch land invasion of Syria with 'far-reaching consequences'

Local counter-terror operations against Islamic State - who continue to plot attacks against the West - are now on hold as Kurdish militants prepare to fight a ground war with Turkey

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Turkish air attacks on Syria threaten US personnel: Pentagon

Turkey has stepped up air attacks on northern Syria since the November 13 Istanbul bombing.

Al Jazeera

Iraq to Redeploy Federal Forces Along Border with Iran, Türkiye

Iraq announced on Wednesday it planned to redeploy federal guards along its border with Iran and Türkiye, after repeated bombardments from both neighboring countries against Kurdish, Turkish and Iranian rebel groups in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region. The announcement appeared to respond in particular to Iran, which had publicly urged such…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fears in Syria’s Azaz as threat of conflict rises once again

Five civilians were killed in a missile attack in Azaz on Tuesday as Turkey and the YPG exchange attacks.

Al Jazeera

U.S. has "moral duty" to prevent Turkish incursion in Syria, Kurdish commander says

Gen. Mazloum says the U.S. has not done enough to protect its Kurdish partners.

Axios

How to kill common turkey pathogens

Besides normal stuffing, your turkey is stuffed with salmonella, campylobacter and E. coli, too

Salon

The Kurds are the 'ideal scapegoat for both Turkey and Iran'

Turkey began a fresh offensive against Kurdish groups in Syria on Sunday amid a concurrent air campaign against Iraqi Kurdistan launched by the troubled Iranian regime – embattling Kurds on both sides of their border-spanning homeland.

France 24

Top U.S., Turkish generals hold phone call

The United States' top general spoke with his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey's air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it would launch a land operation when convenient.

Reuters

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Danniella Westbrook slips into racy lingerie ahead of jetting to Turkey for face surgery

Danniella Westbrook took to social media to promote her Social Ikon page, a subscription-based website, with a few lingerie snaps ahead of flying out to Turkey to get reconstructive surgery on her face

Daily Mirror

Student 'too embarrassed to go to lectures' blows university loan on £3k gastric sleeve

Megan Fowler, 22, justified spending her student loan money on the weight loss surgery in Turkey because she does not drink, was not going out and used it to "save my life"

Daily Mirror

Asda follows Tesco with frozen Christmas dinner deal - costing less than £5 per person

Asda’s new frozen Christmas dinner comes complete with a turkey, pigs in blankets and a variety of veg - and it can feed a family of 5 for a total of £21.48 as compared with Tesco's £24.05 price tag

The Independent UK

Magnitude 5.9 quake hits northwest Turkey, 68 injured

Turkey's disaster management agency says an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 has hit a town in northwestern Turkey, triggering panic and causing damage to some buildings

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Russia asks Turkey to refrain from full-scale Syria offensive

Russia has asked Turkey to refrain from a full-scale ground offensive in Syria, senior Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev said on Wednesday, because such actions could trigger an escalation of violence.

The Independent UK

Kurdish forces preparing to repel Turkish ground invasion

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria says his group is prepared to repel a ground invasion by Turkey

Reuters

Erdogan says Turkey will launch Syria land operation when convenient

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey's air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it will launch a land operation there when convenient.

The Independent UK

Turkish strikes on Kurds stoke tensions with Syria as well

This weekend's Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria also threaten to stoke tensions with the Syrian government

The Independent UK

Salt, drought decimate buffaloes in Iraq's southern marshes

Iraq’s water buffaloes are suffering from dire water shortages in the country's iconic southern marshes

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye: At Least 35 Hurt in Magnitude-6.1 Quake

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck northwest Turkey during Wednesday's early hours, injuring at least 35 people. The shallow tremor struck about 170 kilometers east of Istanbul, the country's largest city, where it was strongly felt. National authorities said the quake was at a magnitude of 5.9 -- lower than the 6.1…

The Independent UK

Earthquake strikes western Turkey, causing widespread tremors and panic

Strong tremours felt across Istanbul and Ankara as 35 aftershocks recorded

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