Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is located partially in the continent of Asia and partially in Europe. It shares borders with Greece and Bulgaria to the Northwest, Iran to the east and Iraq to the southeast. It also shares various borders with Syria, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
70%-75% of Turkey's population are Turks, and 19% are Kurds, making them the country's largest minority group. The country's capital is Ankara, and the largest city and financial city is Istanbul.
As of November 2021, the President of Turkey is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has served in this position since 2014. Prior to that, he served as Prime Minister of the country from 2003-2014.
Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, an estimated 3.6 million Syrian refugees have taken up residence in Turkey, most of them living with temporary residence permits.
Turkey has reportedly cut exports to Israel to nearly zero since earlier this year.
This comes following reports that senior members of Hamas's leadership outside of Gaza have been in Turkey in recent days.
Miller added that some Hamas leaders are under US indictment and Washington believes they should be turned over to the United States.
IDF finds underground compound in south Lebanon • Female combat soldiers enter Lebanon • IDF names fallen soldiers
Israel rules out Turkey as a mediator for hostages as Hamas demands a complete end to the Israel-Hamas War.
This latest report comes after an American source confirmed to the KAN this month that Qatar had agreed to expel Hamas.
Herzog was supposed to participate in the COP29 climate conference in the country on November 20, along with numerous other global leaders.
The names of the angels Azrael, Gabriel, Michael, and Israfil are listed on the reverse of the pendant.
Greece is keen to invest in its defenses to keep up with its NATO ally and historic rival Turkey, which is also developing its own air defenses, despite some improvement in relations.
Ankara sees the BRICS group as an opportunity to further economic cooperation with member states.
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