Oghuz languages
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| 2025 |
Turkey
Turkey's first domestically manufactured communication satellite became operational.
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| 2025 |
Turkey
PKK declared a ceasefire.
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| 2024 |
Turkey
Turkey ranked 37th in the Global Innovation Index and 3rd among upper-middle income countries.
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| 2024 |
Turkey
Turkey's first quantum computer was launched.
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| 2024 |
Turkey
The electron accelerator TARLA became operational as part of a planned particle accelerator center.
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| 2024 |
Cyprus
Cyprus was ranked 27th in the Global Innovation Index, highlighting its educational development and innovation capabilities.
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| 2024 |
Cyprus
Cyprus was ranked as the 88th most peaceful country in the world according to the Global Peace Index for the year 2024.
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| 2024 |
Cyprus
Cyprus confirmed its intention to officially join NATO.
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| 2024 |
Turkey
Turkey, Iraq, UAE, and Qatar signed an agreement to link Iraqi port facilities to Turkey via road and rail connections.
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| 2024 |
Turkey
Turkey's first communication satellite, Türksat 6A, is planned to be launched.
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| 2024 |
Turkey
An electron accelerator called TARLA became operational as part of a planned particle accelerator center.
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| 2024 |
Turkey
Turkey stopped trading with Israel following the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.
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| July 2024 |
Cyprus
On the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Northern Cyprus, Turkish President Erdoğan proposed a two-state solution, which was immediately rejected by Greek Cypriots as a 'non-starter'.
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| 2023 |
Turkey
Istanbul was reported as the most visited city in the world, with more than 20.2 million foreign visitors.
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| 2023 |
Turkey
Fenerbahçe won the FIBA Europe SuperCup Women after two consecutive Euroleague wins in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.
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| 2023 |
Turkey
Total fertility rate declined to 1.51 children per woman, falling below the replacement rate of 2.10.
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| 2023 |
Turkey
The most recent parliamentary and presidential elections were held in Turkey, with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continuing to serve as president and Özgür Özel becoming the Main Opposition Leader.
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| 2023 |
Turkey
Population growth rate slowed to 0.1%, with total population reaching 85,372,377 (excluding Syrians under temporary protection).
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| 2023 |
Turkey
The European Commission issued a critical report on the operation of democratic institutions in Turkey, which Turkey subsequently rejected.
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| 2023 |
Turkey
Gas production began in the recently discovered Sakarya gas field, which is expected to supply about 30% of Turkey's domestic natural gas needs when fully operational.
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| November 2023 |
Cyprus
The Cyprus Confidential data leak published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists exposed strong financial links between Cyprus and Russian oligarchs supporting Putin's regime.
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| November 2023 |
Turkey
The Turkish government granted citizenship to 238,000 Syrians.
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| February 2023 |
Turkey
Turkey experienced the deadliest earthquakes in its contemporary history, with significant destruction in Turkey and Syria.
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| February 28 2023 |
Cyprus
Nikos Christodoulides was sworn in as the eighth president of the Republic of Cyprus after winning the presidential election run-off.
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| 2022 |
Cyprus
Another series of European heat waves affects Cyprus's water resources.
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| 2022 |
Turkey
Approximately 96,000 Ukrainian refugees arrived in Turkey following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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| 2022 |
Turkey
Nearly 100,000 Russian citizens migrated to Turkey, representing a 218% increase from 2021.
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| November 2022 |
Northern Cyprus
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was admitted to the Organization of Turkic States as an observer member.
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| May 2022 |
Turkey
The Turkish government requests the United Nations to officially use 'Türkiye' in English, which the UN subsequently agrees to adopt.
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| 2021 |
Turkey
Turkey's research and development spending as a share of GDP rose to 1.40%, up from 0.47% in 2000.
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| 2021 |
Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus census recorded a population of 918,100 in government-controlled areas, with Nicosia being the most populous district at 38%.
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| 2021 |
Turkey
Survey conducted showing 77% of adult citizens identified as ethnic Turks and 19% identified as ethnic Kurds.
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| 2021 |
Turkey
KONDA survey showed the share of unbelievers increased to 6%, with 4% identifying as Alevi and 88% as Sunni.
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| 2021 |
Turkey
Türkiye Scholarships government-funded program receives 165,000 applications from prospective students across 178 countries.
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| December 2021 |
Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calls for expanded official usage of 'Türkiye', emphasizing its representation of Turkish culture and values.
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| 2020 |
Cyprus
Leaked documents revealed a wide range of international officials who had purchased Cypriot citizenship before legal changes in July 2019.
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| 2020 |
Turkey
Support for LGBT equal rights increased to 45% in a survey, up from 33% in 2016.
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| 2020 |
Turkey
Gezici Araştırma poll found 28.5% of Generation Z identified as irreligious.
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| 2020 |
Turkey
Turkey's population reached 83.6 million, representing a quadrupling of the population since 1950.
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| November 2020 |
Turkey
Turkey hosted 3.6 million Syrian refugees, including Syrian Kurds and Syrian Turkmens.
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| October 2020 |
Northern Cyprus
Ersin Tatar was elected as the 5th president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, defeating incumbent president Mustafa Akıncı.
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| 2019 |
Cyprus
European heat waves continue to challenge Cyprus's water supply.
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| February 2019 |
Cyprus
The European Union warned Cyprus about selling EU passports to Russian oligarchs, potentially allowing organized crime syndicates to infiltrate the EU.
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| 2018 |
Cyprus
Nicos Anastasiades was re-elected as president with 56% of the vote.
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| 2018 |
Cyprus
European heat wave further impacts Cyprus's water resources.
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| 2018 |
Turkey
Health survey revealed that women's ideal number of children was 2.8, increasing to 3 for married women.
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| 2018 |
Turkey
Turkish military and Turkish-backed forces launched an operation in Syria to oust US-backed YPG from the Afrin enclave.
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